In this episode my friend Nell (www.wholeparentingfamily.com) and I talk all things friendship, focusing especially on the importance of friendship in the mom years.

We talk about how having a good mom friend can be essential to the health of your marriage.

We talk about our own struggles in making and keeping mom friends.

We talk about the difficulties women face in friendships, and how easy it is for us to fall into judgement and cattiness.

We talk about real ways that you can go out and start forming the mom friendships that you need.

So, go have a listen!

And, as we mention in the podcast, we will both be at the Edel gathering in Austin August 4-5. (details here: https://www.edelgathering.com/) will we see you there? Let us know!

Thanks for listening!

The years of having and loosing and avoiding having babies offer us a remarkable opportunity to say YES to the will of God over and over again. And surrender over and over again. And work through serious decisions with our spouse.

This is the topic of this episode of the Just One Small Thing Podcast. Since issues of sex and fertility were such a HUGE part of the survey I did of Catholic Men and Women, I decided to focus on these things for this episode.

I cover NFP struggles, the OVER blessing of children, Miscarriage, and Infertility and how each of these situations offer another opportunity to say YES to the will of God, although it might be difficult.

And I would love for you to share your fertility story with us! Head here (http://wp.me/p3TYq7-2iJ) and share in the comments!

Be warned, this episode is SUPER Catholic!

My friend Katie joins me to talk about the transforming nature of the Eucharist. Our conversation takes us from College to Marriage to Motherhood, all while focusing on the Eucharist.

We talk about The Theology of the Body, St. Faustina, The Catholic Wife Academy and little ones receiving 1st communion. It's all there, along with a quick movie review of The Shack.

Enjoy--and blessings,

Nancy

We dive deep into a very specific topic today: the mental health of new mothers and soon-to-be mothers. My guest, Emily Reiter, is the mother of 5 little ones and hails from Texas.

After her own struggles, Emily is quite passionate about helping women get mentally healthy after the birth of their children. To connect with her and help spread this important message, head to Emily's page, Be Like Lillies, on Facebook.

Episode 5 of the Just One Small Thing podcast is all about our desire to control, it's root cause of fear, and our need to surrender.

How control damages our marriages. How our need to control pulls us away from God.

So, if you are a control freak like me, listen in. I talk candidly about many of my struggles with control, tracing all the way back to the days when I was dating my husband.

And, if you have anything to add, tips or just to commiserate, join the conversation right here: http://wp.me/p3TYq7-2ik

Thanks for listening--and please share!

In this podcast I speak from my heart to all Married Catholic Women about how love is a choice. From struggling to really love my husband while he was sick in bed, to dealing with going negative on our husbands, to the difference in the choice to have sex in men and women, I cover it all and really challenge all women to take seriously the choice they made on their wedding day.

In this episode I go it alone, without a guest, and speak from the heart about being small, striving for greatness, being honest and STARTING A MOVEMENT.

A whole new take on the old phrase, "just do it." Prepare to have your marriage changed...for the better.

A whole new take on the old phrase, "just do it." Prepare to have your marriage changed...for the better.

Writer, blogger, mother and Catholic Woman, Laura Fanucci opens up about what she has learned through vulnerability. Listen in for powerful lessons on connecting with others and understanding the very heart of God.