Promoting The Beauty Of Catholic Culture In A Secular World

About this Blog

The Candid Catholic is a faith-inspired lifestyle blog that highlights the beauty and traditions of Catholicism.

In October of 2018, Gabriela started The Candid Catholic on Instagram as a place where she could share her Faith journey and help evangelize for the Church through social media.

The Candid Catholic covers topics ranging from domestic life including homemaking, femininity and marriage; to interesting stories and lessons about the saints, feast days, and Catholic traditions.

With the purpose of inspiring and encouraging others in their walk with Christ, this blog is an intentional space that fosters authenticity and accountability in the context of everyday contemporary life.

We have only short moments of this life to work for God’s glory. The devil knows this and that is why he tries to make us waste time in useless things. O, let us not waste our time! Let us save souls!

st. therese of Lisieux

Patron Saint of Missions, Doctor of the Church

Meet the Author

Gabriela, The Candid Catholic

My name is Gabriela – I’m a wife, stay-at-home mom, and homemaker with a deep love for Christ and His Bride, the Holy Catholic Church. I hope to inspire and encourage fellow Catholics to seek Christ and live out their lives for Him.

I am a cradle Catholic, which for me meant that I always had an active faith growing up. However, my understanding of the Church’s teachings was very basic, and it wasn’t until my college years that I began to realize it. I had a very loving and supportive group of Catholic friends in college, all of whom have a special place in my heart. They encouraged me to explore the Faith and foster a deeper relationship with Christ. In my sophomore year of college, I started an Instagram blog where I share my inspirations and experiences as a Catholic woman.

It was also in college where I met my husband, Mark. He had stopped by the University’s Catholic center for Mass on the feast of the Assumption of Mary. We quickly became friends and soon began our courtship. Fast forward to today, we are married and raising our toddler boy and baby girl on a little homestead in the countryside.

During our engagement, Mark introduced me to the Traditional Latin Mass. My eyes were opened to the beauty and reverence for Our Lord in the Eucharist. To think that many of the Church’s greatest saints once worshiped in this way was nothing short of amazing. Ever since then, I’ve become passionate about the traditions of our Catholic heritage.

After nearly a year into our marriage, and a year and a half of working full time as a pediatric neurology nurse, I quit my career to embrace my vocation as stay-at-home mom. This has been a blessing for our family, which continues to teach me the importance of raising up the next generation in the Faith.

Thank you for checking out my blog! I hope you find it inspiring and encouraging in your own Faith journey.

God bless!

– Gabriela

“Instaurare Omnia in Christo”

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  • maybe this is why people always say to never talk about politics or religion

but I’ve recently become more outspoken because I realized how much every decision impacts my family & the way my children grow up in this world

we can agree to disagree, have various views, & still be friends

I truly wish the best in life for everyone I know & hope each one comes to Christ in the Lord’s timing through His Will

+ 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒎𝒏𝒊𝒂 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐 +
    1 week ago
  • Sharing my values & speaking truth this week has me losing hundreds of followers who don’t align with what I believe in 🦅
So if you’re pro-life, want to raise up your children to be strong sons & daughters of Christ, & can’t wait to make America safe & healthy again, comment where you’re from & what you’re most looking forward to these next few years 🇺🇸 Then find someone you resonate with & start a conversation!
Let’s build a community of believers ❤️

#thecandidcatholic #prolife #christianliving #jesusislord #christisking #babiesanddreams #modestfashion #femininestyle #traditionalcatholic #homemaker #tradwife #sahm #backyardhomestead #naturalliving #americababy🇺🇸 #trump2024 #maga #maha #conservative #addyourownhashtag! 🫶🏼

Loved playing dress-up at a Boot Barn during our trip to Arizona last year! 🤠👗👢
    2 weeks ago
  • We got our country back.
God bless America 🇺🇸🦅❤️

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.
#47 #election #usa #trump #trump2024 #maga #maha #prolife #thecandidcatholic
    2 weeks ago
  • Christ Jesus, Victor!
Christ Jesus, Ruler!
Christ Jesus, Lord and Redeemer!

To Jesus Christ, our Sovereign King
Who is the world’s salvation
All praise and homage do we bring
And thanks, and adoration

Thy reign extend, O King benign,
To every land and nation
For in Thy Kingdom, Lord divine,
Alone we find salvation.

To Thee and to Thy Church, great King,
We pledge our hearts’ oblation
Until before Thy throne we sing
In endless jubilation.

Blessed feast of Christ the King! 👑

#thecandidcatholic
📷: @heystephanysuarez
    3 weeks ago
  • I had been wanting to visit this shrine for years - the beauty & peace surrounding this place had been calling to my heart for some time 🤍
More especially last year when we found out we might be experiencing a missed miscarriage.
We prayed to Our Lady of La Leche in our uncertainty, asking for her intercession, that if God allowed us the grace to carry to term, have a healthy baby & a safe delivery, & that I could hold our baby in my arms to nurse, we would make a pilgrimage to this shrine in thanksgiving.
Unfortunately, we did not receive this consolation.
Our little Avila Vianney stopped growing in my womb at just 6 weeks 👼🏼
We were devastated.
But my dream of seeing this place never left.
During our vacation in St. Augustine this past April/May, my husband Mark surprised me with this visit, not telling me where we were going at first, & as we got closer & I read the sign to the Mission, my heart swelled with such joy & excitement, happy tears filling my eyes 🥹
It was a little bittersweet, thinking of our sweet Avila Vianney, but to come pray here in thanksgiving for the gift of a new pregnancy, everything came full circle.
Holding our baby boy in my arms & carrying our rainbow baby in my womb, entrusting them to the care of our Mother Mary, I never felt so fulfilled as a woman, & so blessed as a Mama.

Scroll to the end to see the stunning statue we bought at the Shrine & how we decorated it, placing it in a prominent place on the wall in our birth room, in anticipation of our beautiful homebirth (can’t wait to share those details with you soon! 🥹)

Our Lady of La Leche, pray for us 🤱🏻👑
Happy feast day! 🤍

#thecandidcatholic

P.S. Check out that 12th photo I took as a peacock followed this priest through the gates towards the Shrine - Mark said “hurry, take a picture!” 😂🦚
    1 month ago
  • 🌸🌻 Today is the feast day of my favorite female saint & one of my patron saints - St. Thérèse of Lisieux of the Child Jesus & the Holy Face 💐🌼🌷🌺

I absolutely love this quote from her autobiography “Story of a Soul” as it brings me so much comfort knowing how the Lord has a beautiful plan & an individual purpose for each of our lives! 🫶🏼

She says, “I know that Jesus cannot will needless suffering for us, & that He would not inspire me with the desires I feel if He were unwilling to fulfill them.” 💓

Definitely something to sit with in prayer for a while 🥲
St. Thérèse of Lisieux, pray for us! 🌹

(Also, a happy 6-year birthday to when I started The Candid Catholic!)
Photos taken outside our church when I was 22 weeks pregnant with our rainbow baby girl! 🌈🩷

#thecandidcatholic 

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How will you be celebrating today? 🎂
    2 months ago
maybe this is why people always say to never talk about politics or religion

but I’ve recently become more outspoken because I realized how much every decision impacts my family & the way my children grow up in this world

we can agree to disagree, have various views, & still be friends

I truly wish the best in life for everyone I know & hope each one comes to Christ in the Lord’s timing through His Will

+ 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒎𝒏𝒊𝒂 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐 +
maybe this is why people always say to never talk about politics or religion

but I’ve recently become more outspoken because I realized how much every decision impacts my family & the way my children grow up in this world

we can agree to disagree, have various views, & still be friends

I truly wish the best in life for everyone I know & hope each one comes to Christ in the Lord’s timing through His Will

+ 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒎𝒏𝒊𝒂 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐 +
maybe this is why people always say to never talk about politics or religion

but I’ve recently become more outspoken because I realized how much every decision impacts my family & the way my children grow up in this world

we can agree to disagree, have various views, & still be friends

I truly wish the best in life for everyone I know & hope each one comes to Christ in the Lord’s timing through His Will

+ 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒎𝒏𝒊𝒂 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐 +
maybe this is why people always say to never talk about politics or religion

but I’ve recently become more outspoken because I realized how much every decision impacts my family & the way my children grow up in this world

we can agree to disagree, have various views, & still be friends

I truly wish the best in life for everyone I know & hope each one comes to Christ in the Lord’s timing through His Will

+ 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒎𝒏𝒊𝒂 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐 +
maybe this is why people always say to never talk about politics or religion

but I’ve recently become more outspoken because I realized how much every decision impacts my family & the way my children grow up in this world

we can agree to disagree, have various views, & still be friends

I truly wish the best in life for everyone I know & hope each one comes to Christ in the Lord’s timing through His Will

+ 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒎𝒏𝒊𝒂 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐 +
maybe this is why people always say to never talk about politics or religion

but I’ve recently become more outspoken because I realized how much every decision impacts my family & the way my children grow up in this world

we can agree to disagree, have various views, & still be friends

I truly wish the best in life for everyone I know & hope each one comes to Christ in the Lord’s timing through His Will

+ 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒎𝒏𝒊𝒂 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐 +
maybe this is why people always say to never talk about politics or religion

but I’ve recently become more outspoken because I realized how much every decision impacts my family & the way my children grow up in this world

we can agree to disagree, have various views, & still be friends

I truly wish the best in life for everyone I know & hope each one comes to Christ in the Lord’s timing through His Will

+ 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒎𝒏𝒊𝒂 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐 +
maybe this is why people always say to never talk about politics or religion

but I’ve recently become more outspoken because I realized how much every decision impacts my family & the way my children grow up in this world

we can agree to disagree, have various views, & still be friends

I truly wish the best in life for everyone I know & hope each one comes to Christ in the Lord’s timing through His Will

+ 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒎𝒏𝒊𝒂 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐 +
maybe this is why people always say to never talk about politics or religion

but I’ve recently become more outspoken because I realized how much every decision impacts my family & the way my children grow up in this world

we can agree to disagree, have various views, & still be friends

I truly wish the best in life for everyone I know & hope each one comes to Christ in the Lord’s timing through His Will

+ 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒎𝒏𝒊𝒂 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐 +
maybe this is why people always say to never talk about politics or religion

but I’ve recently become more outspoken because I realized how much every decision impacts my family & the way my children grow up in this world

we can agree to disagree, have various views, & still be friends

I truly wish the best in life for everyone I know & hope each one comes to Christ in the Lord’s timing through His Will

+ 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒎𝒏𝒊𝒂 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐 +
maybe this is why people always say to never talk about politics or religion

but I’ve recently become more outspoken because I realized how much every decision impacts my family & the way my children grow up in this world

we can agree to disagree, have various views, & still be friends

I truly wish the best in life for everyone I know & hope each one comes to Christ in the Lord’s timing through His Will

+ 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒎𝒏𝒊𝒂 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐 +
maybe this is why people always say to never talk about politics or religion

but I’ve recently become more outspoken because I realized how much every decision impacts my family & the way my children grow up in this world

we can agree to disagree, have various views, & still be friends

I truly wish the best in life for everyone I know & hope each one comes to Christ in the Lord’s timing through His Will

+ 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒎𝒏𝒊𝒂 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐 +
maybe this is why people always say to never talk about politics or religion

but I’ve recently become more outspoken because I realized how much every decision impacts my family & the way my children grow up in this world

we can agree to disagree, have various views, & still be friends

I truly wish the best in life for everyone I know & hope each one comes to Christ in the Lord’s timing through His Will

+ 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒎𝒏𝒊𝒂 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐 +
maybe this is why people always say to never talk about politics or religion

but I’ve recently become more outspoken because I realized how much every decision impacts my family & the way my children grow up in this world

we can agree to disagree, have various views, & still be friends

I truly wish the best in life for everyone I know & hope each one comes to Christ in the Lord’s timing through His Will

+ 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒎𝒏𝒊𝒂 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐 +
maybe this is why people always say to never talk about politics or religion

but I’ve recently become more outspoken because I realized how much every decision impacts my family & the way my children grow up in this world

we can agree to disagree, have various views, & still be friends

I truly wish the best in life for everyone I know & hope each one comes to Christ in the Lord’s timing through His Will

+ 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒎𝒏𝒊𝒂 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐 +
maybe this is why people always say to never talk about politics or religion but I’ve recently become more outspoken because I realized how much every decision impacts my family & the way my children grow up in this world we can agree to disagree, have various views, & still be friends I truly wish the best in life for everyone I know & hope each one comes to Christ in the Lord’s timing through His Will + 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒎𝒏𝒊𝒂 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐 +
1 week ago
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Sharing my values & speaking truth this week has me losing hundreds of followers who don’t align with what I believe in 🦅 So if you’re pro-life, want to raise up your children to be strong sons & daughters of Christ, & can’t wait to make America safe & healthy again, comment where you’re from & what you’re most looking forward to these next few years 🇺🇸 Then find someone you resonate with & start a conversation! Let’s build a community of believers ❤️ #thecandidcatholic #prolife #christianliving #jesusislord #christisking #babiesanddreams #modestfashion #femininestyle #traditionalcatholic #homemaker #tradwife #sahm #backyardhomestead #naturalliving #americababy🇺🇸 #trump2024 #maga #maha #conservative #addyourownhashtag! 🫶🏼 Loved playing dress-up at a Boot Barn during our trip to Arizona last year! 🤠👗👢
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We got our country back.
God bless America 🇺🇸🦅❤️

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#47 #election #usa #trump #trump2024 #maga #maha #prolife #thecandidcatholic
We got our country back. God bless America 🇺🇸🦅❤️ . . #47 #election #usa #trump #trump2024 #maga #maha #prolife #thecandidcatholic
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Christ Jesus, Victor!
Christ Jesus, Ruler!
Christ Jesus, Lord and Redeemer!

To Jesus Christ, our Sovereign King
Who is the world’s salvation
All praise and homage do we bring
And thanks, and adoration

Thy reign extend, O King benign,
To every land and nation
For in Thy Kingdom, Lord divine,
Alone we find salvation.

To Thee and to Thy Church, great King,
We pledge our hearts’ oblation
Until before Thy throne we sing
In endless jubilation.

Blessed feast of Christ the King! 👑

#thecandidcatholic
📷: @heystephanysuarez
Christ Jesus, Victor! Christ Jesus, Ruler! Christ Jesus, Lord and Redeemer! To Jesus Christ, our Sovereign King Who is the world’s salvation All praise and homage do we bring And thanks, and adoration Thy reign extend, O King benign, To every land and nation For in Thy Kingdom, Lord divine, Alone we find salvation. To Thee and to Thy Church, great King, We pledge our hearts’ oblation Until before Thy throne we sing In endless jubilation. Blessed feast of Christ the King! 👑 #thecandidcatholic 📷: @heystephanysuarez
3 weeks ago
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I had been wanting to visit this shrine for years - the beauty & peace surrounding this place had been calling to my heart for some time 🤍
More especially last year when we found out we might be experiencing a missed miscarriage.
We prayed to Our Lady of La Leche in our uncertainty, asking for her intercession, that if God allowed us the grace to carry to term, have a healthy baby & a safe delivery, & that I could hold our baby in my arms to nurse, we would make a pilgrimage to this shrine in thanksgiving.
Unfortunately, we did not receive this consolation.
Our little Avila Vianney stopped growing in my womb at just 6 weeks 👼🏼
We were devastated.
But my dream of seeing this place never left.
During our vacation in St. Augustine this past April/May, my husband Mark surprised me with this visit, not telling me where we were going at first, & as we got closer & I read the sign to the Mission, my heart swelled with such joy & excitement, happy tears filling my eyes 🥹
It was a little bittersweet, thinking of our sweet Avila Vianney, but to come pray here in thanksgiving for the gift of a new pregnancy, everything came full circle.
Holding our baby boy in my arms & carrying our rainbow baby in my womb, entrusting them to the care of our Mother Mary, I never felt so fulfilled as a woman, & so blessed as a Mama.

Scroll to the end to see the stunning statue we bought at the Shrine & how we decorated it, placing it in a prominent place on the wall in our birth room, in anticipation of our beautiful homebirth (can’t wait to share those details with you soon! 🥹)

Our Lady of La Leche, pray for us 🤱🏻👑
Happy feast day! 🤍

#thecandidcatholic

P.S. Check out that 12th photo I took as a peacock followed this priest through the gates towards the Shrine - Mark said “hurry, take a picture!” 😂🦚
I had been wanting to visit this shrine for years - the beauty & peace surrounding this place had been calling to my heart for some time 🤍
More especially last year when we found out we might be experiencing a missed miscarriage.
We prayed to Our Lady of La Leche in our uncertainty, asking for her intercession, that if God allowed us the grace to carry to term, have a healthy baby & a safe delivery, & that I could hold our baby in my arms to nurse, we would make a pilgrimage to this shrine in thanksgiving.
Unfortunately, we did not receive this consolation.
Our little Avila Vianney stopped growing in my womb at just 6 weeks 👼🏼
We were devastated.
But my dream of seeing this place never left.
During our vacation in St. Augustine this past April/May, my husband Mark surprised me with this visit, not telling me where we were going at first, & as we got closer & I read the sign to the Mission, my heart swelled with such joy & excitement, happy tears filling my eyes 🥹
It was a little bittersweet, thinking of our sweet Avila Vianney, but to come pray here in thanksgiving for the gift of a new pregnancy, everything came full circle.
Holding our baby boy in my arms & carrying our rainbow baby in my womb, entrusting them to the care of our Mother Mary, I never felt so fulfilled as a woman, & so blessed as a Mama.

Scroll to the end to see the stunning statue we bought at the Shrine & how we decorated it, placing it in a prominent place on the wall in our birth room, in anticipation of our beautiful homebirth (can’t wait to share those details with you soon! 🥹)

Our Lady of La Leche, pray for us 🤱🏻👑
Happy feast day! 🤍

#thecandidcatholic

P.S. Check out that 12th photo I took as a peacock followed this priest through the gates towards the Shrine - Mark said “hurry, take a picture!” 😂🦚
I had been wanting to visit this shrine for years - the beauty & peace surrounding this place had been calling to my heart for some time 🤍
More especially last year when we found out we might be experiencing a missed miscarriage.
We prayed to Our Lady of La Leche in our uncertainty, asking for her intercession, that if God allowed us the grace to carry to term, have a healthy baby & a safe delivery, & that I could hold our baby in my arms to nurse, we would make a pilgrimage to this shrine in thanksgiving.
Unfortunately, we did not receive this consolation.
Our little Avila Vianney stopped growing in my womb at just 6 weeks 👼🏼
We were devastated.
But my dream of seeing this place never left.
During our vacation in St. Augustine this past April/May, my husband Mark surprised me with this visit, not telling me where we were going at first, & as we got closer & I read the sign to the Mission, my heart swelled with such joy & excitement, happy tears filling my eyes 🥹
It was a little bittersweet, thinking of our sweet Avila Vianney, but to come pray here in thanksgiving for the gift of a new pregnancy, everything came full circle.
Holding our baby boy in my arms & carrying our rainbow baby in my womb, entrusting them to the care of our Mother Mary, I never felt so fulfilled as a woman, & so blessed as a Mama.

Scroll to the end to see the stunning statue we bought at the Shrine & how we decorated it, placing it in a prominent place on the wall in our birth room, in anticipation of our beautiful homebirth (can’t wait to share those details with you soon! 🥹)

Our Lady of La Leche, pray for us 🤱🏻👑
Happy feast day! 🤍

#thecandidcatholic

P.S. Check out that 12th photo I took as a peacock followed this priest through the gates towards the Shrine - Mark said “hurry, take a picture!” 😂🦚
I had been wanting to visit this shrine for years - the beauty & peace surrounding this place had been calling to my heart for some time 🤍
More especially last year when we found out we might be experiencing a missed miscarriage.
We prayed to Our Lady of La Leche in our uncertainty, asking for her intercession, that if God allowed us the grace to carry to term, have a healthy baby & a safe delivery, & that I could hold our baby in my arms to nurse, we would make a pilgrimage to this shrine in thanksgiving.
Unfortunately, we did not receive this consolation.
Our little Avila Vianney stopped growing in my womb at just 6 weeks 👼🏼
We were devastated.
But my dream of seeing this place never left.
During our vacation in St. Augustine this past April/May, my husband Mark surprised me with this visit, not telling me where we were going at first, & as we got closer & I read the sign to the Mission, my heart swelled with such joy & excitement, happy tears filling my eyes 🥹
It was a little bittersweet, thinking of our sweet Avila Vianney, but to come pray here in thanksgiving for the gift of a new pregnancy, everything came full circle.
Holding our baby boy in my arms & carrying our rainbow baby in my womb, entrusting them to the care of our Mother Mary, I never felt so fulfilled as a woman, & so blessed as a Mama.

Scroll to the end to see the stunning statue we bought at the Shrine & how we decorated it, placing it in a prominent place on the wall in our birth room, in anticipation of our beautiful homebirth (can’t wait to share those details with you soon! 🥹)

Our Lady of La Leche, pray for us 🤱🏻👑
Happy feast day! 🤍

#thecandidcatholic

P.S. Check out that 12th photo I took as a peacock followed this priest through the gates towards the Shrine - Mark said “hurry, take a picture!” 😂🦚
I had been wanting to visit this shrine for years - the beauty & peace surrounding this place had been calling to my heart for some time 🤍
More especially last year when we found out we might be experiencing a missed miscarriage.
We prayed to Our Lady of La Leche in our uncertainty, asking for her intercession, that if God allowed us the grace to carry to term, have a healthy baby & a safe delivery, & that I could hold our baby in my arms to nurse, we would make a pilgrimage to this shrine in thanksgiving.
Unfortunately, we did not receive this consolation.
Our little Avila Vianney stopped growing in my womb at just 6 weeks 👼🏼
We were devastated.
But my dream of seeing this place never left.
During our vacation in St. Augustine this past April/May, my husband Mark surprised me with this visit, not telling me where we were going at first, & as we got closer & I read the sign to the Mission, my heart swelled with such joy & excitement, happy tears filling my eyes 🥹
It was a little bittersweet, thinking of our sweet Avila Vianney, but to come pray here in thanksgiving for the gift of a new pregnancy, everything came full circle.
Holding our baby boy in my arms & carrying our rainbow baby in my womb, entrusting them to the care of our Mother Mary, I never felt so fulfilled as a woman, & so blessed as a Mama.

Scroll to the end to see the stunning statue we bought at the Shrine & how we decorated it, placing it in a prominent place on the wall in our birth room, in anticipation of our beautiful homebirth (can’t wait to share those details with you soon! 🥹)

Our Lady of La Leche, pray for us 🤱🏻👑
Happy feast day! 🤍

#thecandidcatholic

P.S. Check out that 12th photo I took as a peacock followed this priest through the gates towards the Shrine - Mark said “hurry, take a picture!” 😂🦚
I had been wanting to visit this shrine for years - the beauty & peace surrounding this place had been calling to my heart for some time 🤍
More especially last year when we found out we might be experiencing a missed miscarriage.
We prayed to Our Lady of La Leche in our uncertainty, asking for her intercession, that if God allowed us the grace to carry to term, have a healthy baby & a safe delivery, & that I could hold our baby in my arms to nurse, we would make a pilgrimage to this shrine in thanksgiving.
Unfortunately, we did not receive this consolation.
Our little Avila Vianney stopped growing in my womb at just 6 weeks 👼🏼
We were devastated.
But my dream of seeing this place never left.
During our vacation in St. Augustine this past April/May, my husband Mark surprised me with this visit, not telling me where we were going at first, & as we got closer & I read the sign to the Mission, my heart swelled with such joy & excitement, happy tears filling my eyes 🥹
It was a little bittersweet, thinking of our sweet Avila Vianney, but to come pray here in thanksgiving for the gift of a new pregnancy, everything came full circle.
Holding our baby boy in my arms & carrying our rainbow baby in my womb, entrusting them to the care of our Mother Mary, I never felt so fulfilled as a woman, & so blessed as a Mama.

Scroll to the end to see the stunning statue we bought at the Shrine & how we decorated it, placing it in a prominent place on the wall in our birth room, in anticipation of our beautiful homebirth (can’t wait to share those details with you soon! 🥹)

Our Lady of La Leche, pray for us 🤱🏻👑
Happy feast day! 🤍

#thecandidcatholic

P.S. Check out that 12th photo I took as a peacock followed this priest through the gates towards the Shrine - Mark said “hurry, take a picture!” 😂🦚
I had been wanting to visit this shrine for years - the beauty & peace surrounding this place had been calling to my heart for some time 🤍
More especially last year when we found out we might be experiencing a missed miscarriage.
We prayed to Our Lady of La Leche in our uncertainty, asking for her intercession, that if God allowed us the grace to carry to term, have a healthy baby & a safe delivery, & that I could hold our baby in my arms to nurse, we would make a pilgrimage to this shrine in thanksgiving.
Unfortunately, we did not receive this consolation.
Our little Avila Vianney stopped growing in my womb at just 6 weeks 👼🏼
We were devastated.
But my dream of seeing this place never left.
During our vacation in St. Augustine this past April/May, my husband Mark surprised me with this visit, not telling me where we were going at first, & as we got closer & I read the sign to the Mission, my heart swelled with such joy & excitement, happy tears filling my eyes 🥹
It was a little bittersweet, thinking of our sweet Avila Vianney, but to come pray here in thanksgiving for the gift of a new pregnancy, everything came full circle.
Holding our baby boy in my arms & carrying our rainbow baby in my womb, entrusting them to the care of our Mother Mary, I never felt so fulfilled as a woman, & so blessed as a Mama.

Scroll to the end to see the stunning statue we bought at the Shrine & how we decorated it, placing it in a prominent place on the wall in our birth room, in anticipation of our beautiful homebirth (can’t wait to share those details with you soon! 🥹)

Our Lady of La Leche, pray for us 🤱🏻👑
Happy feast day! 🤍

#thecandidcatholic

P.S. Check out that 12th photo I took as a peacock followed this priest through the gates towards the Shrine - Mark said “hurry, take a picture!” 😂🦚
I had been wanting to visit this shrine for years - the beauty & peace surrounding this place had been calling to my heart for some time 🤍
More especially last year when we found out we might be experiencing a missed miscarriage.
We prayed to Our Lady of La Leche in our uncertainty, asking for her intercession, that if God allowed us the grace to carry to term, have a healthy baby & a safe delivery, & that I could hold our baby in my arms to nurse, we would make a pilgrimage to this shrine in thanksgiving.
Unfortunately, we did not receive this consolation.
Our little Avila Vianney stopped growing in my womb at just 6 weeks 👼🏼
We were devastated.
But my dream of seeing this place never left.
During our vacation in St. Augustine this past April/May, my husband Mark surprised me with this visit, not telling me where we were going at first, & as we got closer & I read the sign to the Mission, my heart swelled with such joy & excitement, happy tears filling my eyes 🥹
It was a little bittersweet, thinking of our sweet Avila Vianney, but to come pray here in thanksgiving for the gift of a new pregnancy, everything came full circle.
Holding our baby boy in my arms & carrying our rainbow baby in my womb, entrusting them to the care of our Mother Mary, I never felt so fulfilled as a woman, & so blessed as a Mama.

Scroll to the end to see the stunning statue we bought at the Shrine & how we decorated it, placing it in a prominent place on the wall in our birth room, in anticipation of our beautiful homebirth (can’t wait to share those details with you soon! 🥹)

Our Lady of La Leche, pray for us 🤱🏻👑
Happy feast day! 🤍

#thecandidcatholic

P.S. Check out that 12th photo I took as a peacock followed this priest through the gates towards the Shrine - Mark said “hurry, take a picture!” 😂🦚
I had been wanting to visit this shrine for years - the beauty & peace surrounding this place had been calling to my heart for some time 🤍
More especially last year when we found out we might be experiencing a missed miscarriage.
We prayed to Our Lady of La Leche in our uncertainty, asking for her intercession, that if God allowed us the grace to carry to term, have a healthy baby & a safe delivery, & that I could hold our baby in my arms to nurse, we would make a pilgrimage to this shrine in thanksgiving.
Unfortunately, we did not receive this consolation.
Our little Avila Vianney stopped growing in my womb at just 6 weeks 👼🏼
We were devastated.
But my dream of seeing this place never left.
During our vacation in St. Augustine this past April/May, my husband Mark surprised me with this visit, not telling me where we were going at first, & as we got closer & I read the sign to the Mission, my heart swelled with such joy & excitement, happy tears filling my eyes 🥹
It was a little bittersweet, thinking of our sweet Avila Vianney, but to come pray here in thanksgiving for the gift of a new pregnancy, everything came full circle.
Holding our baby boy in my arms & carrying our rainbow baby in my womb, entrusting them to the care of our Mother Mary, I never felt so fulfilled as a woman, & so blessed as a Mama.

Scroll to the end to see the stunning statue we bought at the Shrine & how we decorated it, placing it in a prominent place on the wall in our birth room, in anticipation of our beautiful homebirth (can’t wait to share those details with you soon! 🥹)

Our Lady of La Leche, pray for us 🤱🏻👑
Happy feast day! 🤍

#thecandidcatholic

P.S. Check out that 12th photo I took as a peacock followed this priest through the gates towards the Shrine - Mark said “hurry, take a picture!” 😂🦚
I had been wanting to visit this shrine for years - the beauty & peace surrounding this place had been calling to my heart for some time 🤍
More especially last year when we found out we might be experiencing a missed miscarriage.
We prayed to Our Lady of La Leche in our uncertainty, asking for her intercession, that if God allowed us the grace to carry to term, have a healthy baby & a safe delivery, & that I could hold our baby in my arms to nurse, we would make a pilgrimage to this shrine in thanksgiving.
Unfortunately, we did not receive this consolation.
Our little Avila Vianney stopped growing in my womb at just 6 weeks 👼🏼
We were devastated.
But my dream of seeing this place never left.
During our vacation in St. Augustine this past April/May, my husband Mark surprised me with this visit, not telling me where we were going at first, & as we got closer & I read the sign to the Mission, my heart swelled with such joy & excitement, happy tears filling my eyes 🥹
It was a little bittersweet, thinking of our sweet Avila Vianney, but to come pray here in thanksgiving for the gift of a new pregnancy, everything came full circle.
Holding our baby boy in my arms & carrying our rainbow baby in my womb, entrusting them to the care of our Mother Mary, I never felt so fulfilled as a woman, & so blessed as a Mama.

Scroll to the end to see the stunning statue we bought at the Shrine & how we decorated it, placing it in a prominent place on the wall in our birth room, in anticipation of our beautiful homebirth (can’t wait to share those details with you soon! 🥹)

Our Lady of La Leche, pray for us 🤱🏻👑
Happy feast day! 🤍

#thecandidcatholic

P.S. Check out that 12th photo I took as a peacock followed this priest through the gates towards the Shrine - Mark said “hurry, take a picture!” 😂🦚
I had been wanting to visit this shrine for years - the beauty & peace surrounding this place had been calling to my heart for some time 🤍
More especially last year when we found out we might be experiencing a missed miscarriage.
We prayed to Our Lady of La Leche in our uncertainty, asking for her intercession, that if God allowed us the grace to carry to term, have a healthy baby & a safe delivery, & that I could hold our baby in my arms to nurse, we would make a pilgrimage to this shrine in thanksgiving.
Unfortunately, we did not receive this consolation.
Our little Avila Vianney stopped growing in my womb at just 6 weeks 👼🏼
We were devastated.
But my dream of seeing this place never left.
During our vacation in St. Augustine this past April/May, my husband Mark surprised me with this visit, not telling me where we were going at first, & as we got closer & I read the sign to the Mission, my heart swelled with such joy & excitement, happy tears filling my eyes 🥹
It was a little bittersweet, thinking of our sweet Avila Vianney, but to come pray here in thanksgiving for the gift of a new pregnancy, everything came full circle.
Holding our baby boy in my arms & carrying our rainbow baby in my womb, entrusting them to the care of our Mother Mary, I never felt so fulfilled as a woman, & so blessed as a Mama.

Scroll to the end to see the stunning statue we bought at the Shrine & how we decorated it, placing it in a prominent place on the wall in our birth room, in anticipation of our beautiful homebirth (can’t wait to share those details with you soon! 🥹)

Our Lady of La Leche, pray for us 🤱🏻👑
Happy feast day! 🤍

#thecandidcatholic

P.S. Check out that 12th photo I took as a peacock followed this priest through the gates towards the Shrine - Mark said “hurry, take a picture!” 😂🦚
I had been wanting to visit this shrine for years - the beauty & peace surrounding this place had been calling to my heart for some time 🤍
More especially last year when we found out we might be experiencing a missed miscarriage.
We prayed to Our Lady of La Leche in our uncertainty, asking for her intercession, that if God allowed us the grace to carry to term, have a healthy baby & a safe delivery, & that I could hold our baby in my arms to nurse, we would make a pilgrimage to this shrine in thanksgiving.
Unfortunately, we did not receive this consolation.
Our little Avila Vianney stopped growing in my womb at just 6 weeks 👼🏼
We were devastated.
But my dream of seeing this place never left.
During our vacation in St. Augustine this past April/May, my husband Mark surprised me with this visit, not telling me where we were going at first, & as we got closer & I read the sign to the Mission, my heart swelled with such joy & excitement, happy tears filling my eyes 🥹
It was a little bittersweet, thinking of our sweet Avila Vianney, but to come pray here in thanksgiving for the gift of a new pregnancy, everything came full circle.
Holding our baby boy in my arms & carrying our rainbow baby in my womb, entrusting them to the care of our Mother Mary, I never felt so fulfilled as a woman, & so blessed as a Mama.

Scroll to the end to see the stunning statue we bought at the Shrine & how we decorated it, placing it in a prominent place on the wall in our birth room, in anticipation of our beautiful homebirth (can’t wait to share those details with you soon! 🥹)

Our Lady of La Leche, pray for us 🤱🏻👑
Happy feast day! 🤍

#thecandidcatholic

P.S. Check out that 12th photo I took as a peacock followed this priest through the gates towards the Shrine - Mark said “hurry, take a picture!” 😂🦚
I had been wanting to visit this shrine for years - the beauty & peace surrounding this place had been calling to my heart for some time 🤍
More especially last year when we found out we might be experiencing a missed miscarriage.
We prayed to Our Lady of La Leche in our uncertainty, asking for her intercession, that if God allowed us the grace to carry to term, have a healthy baby & a safe delivery, & that I could hold our baby in my arms to nurse, we would make a pilgrimage to this shrine in thanksgiving.
Unfortunately, we did not receive this consolation.
Our little Avila Vianney stopped growing in my womb at just 6 weeks 👼🏼
We were devastated.
But my dream of seeing this place never left.
During our vacation in St. Augustine this past April/May, my husband Mark surprised me with this visit, not telling me where we were going at first, & as we got closer & I read the sign to the Mission, my heart swelled with such joy & excitement, happy tears filling my eyes 🥹
It was a little bittersweet, thinking of our sweet Avila Vianney, but to come pray here in thanksgiving for the gift of a new pregnancy, everything came full circle.
Holding our baby boy in my arms & carrying our rainbow baby in my womb, entrusting them to the care of our Mother Mary, I never felt so fulfilled as a woman, & so blessed as a Mama.

Scroll to the end to see the stunning statue we bought at the Shrine & how we decorated it, placing it in a prominent place on the wall in our birth room, in anticipation of our beautiful homebirth (can’t wait to share those details with you soon! 🥹)

Our Lady of La Leche, pray for us 🤱🏻👑
Happy feast day! 🤍

#thecandidcatholic

P.S. Check out that 12th photo I took as a peacock followed this priest through the gates towards the Shrine - Mark said “hurry, take a picture!” 😂🦚
I had been wanting to visit this shrine for years - the beauty & peace surrounding this place had been calling to my heart for some time 🤍
More especially last year when we found out we might be experiencing a missed miscarriage.
We prayed to Our Lady of La Leche in our uncertainty, asking for her intercession, that if God allowed us the grace to carry to term, have a healthy baby & a safe delivery, & that I could hold our baby in my arms to nurse, we would make a pilgrimage to this shrine in thanksgiving.
Unfortunately, we did not receive this consolation.
Our little Avila Vianney stopped growing in my womb at just 6 weeks 👼🏼
We were devastated.
But my dream of seeing this place never left.
During our vacation in St. Augustine this past April/May, my husband Mark surprised me with this visit, not telling me where we were going at first, & as we got closer & I read the sign to the Mission, my heart swelled with such joy & excitement, happy tears filling my eyes 🥹
It was a little bittersweet, thinking of our sweet Avila Vianney, but to come pray here in thanksgiving for the gift of a new pregnancy, everything came full circle.
Holding our baby boy in my arms & carrying our rainbow baby in my womb, entrusting them to the care of our Mother Mary, I never felt so fulfilled as a woman, & so blessed as a Mama.

Scroll to the end to see the stunning statue we bought at the Shrine & how we decorated it, placing it in a prominent place on the wall in our birth room, in anticipation of our beautiful homebirth (can’t wait to share those details with you soon! 🥹)

Our Lady of La Leche, pray for us 🤱🏻👑
Happy feast day! 🤍

#thecandidcatholic

P.S. Check out that 12th photo I took as a peacock followed this priest through the gates towards the Shrine - Mark said “hurry, take a picture!” 😂🦚
I had been wanting to visit this shrine for years - the beauty & peace surrounding this place had been calling to my heart for some time 🤍
More especially last year when we found out we might be experiencing a missed miscarriage.
We prayed to Our Lady of La Leche in our uncertainty, asking for her intercession, that if God allowed us the grace to carry to term, have a healthy baby & a safe delivery, & that I could hold our baby in my arms to nurse, we would make a pilgrimage to this shrine in thanksgiving.
Unfortunately, we did not receive this consolation.
Our little Avila Vianney stopped growing in my womb at just 6 weeks 👼🏼
We were devastated.
But my dream of seeing this place never left.
During our vacation in St. Augustine this past April/May, my husband Mark surprised me with this visit, not telling me where we were going at first, & as we got closer & I read the sign to the Mission, my heart swelled with such joy & excitement, happy tears filling my eyes 🥹
It was a little bittersweet, thinking of our sweet Avila Vianney, but to come pray here in thanksgiving for the gift of a new pregnancy, everything came full circle.
Holding our baby boy in my arms & carrying our rainbow baby in my womb, entrusting them to the care of our Mother Mary, I never felt so fulfilled as a woman, & so blessed as a Mama.

Scroll to the end to see the stunning statue we bought at the Shrine & how we decorated it, placing it in a prominent place on the wall in our birth room, in anticipation of our beautiful homebirth (can’t wait to share those details with you soon! 🥹)

Our Lady of La Leche, pray for us 🤱🏻👑
Happy feast day! 🤍

#thecandidcatholic

P.S. Check out that 12th photo I took as a peacock followed this priest through the gates towards the Shrine - Mark said “hurry, take a picture!” 😂🦚
I had been wanting to visit this shrine for years - the beauty & peace surrounding this place had been calling to my heart for some time 🤍
More especially last year when we found out we might be experiencing a missed miscarriage.
We prayed to Our Lady of La Leche in our uncertainty, asking for her intercession, that if God allowed us the grace to carry to term, have a healthy baby & a safe delivery, & that I could hold our baby in my arms to nurse, we would make a pilgrimage to this shrine in thanksgiving.
Unfortunately, we did not receive this consolation.
Our little Avila Vianney stopped growing in my womb at just 6 weeks 👼🏼
We were devastated.
But my dream of seeing this place never left.
During our vacation in St. Augustine this past April/May, my husband Mark surprised me with this visit, not telling me where we were going at first, & as we got closer & I read the sign to the Mission, my heart swelled with such joy & excitement, happy tears filling my eyes 🥹
It was a little bittersweet, thinking of our sweet Avila Vianney, but to come pray here in thanksgiving for the gift of a new pregnancy, everything came full circle.
Holding our baby boy in my arms & carrying our rainbow baby in my womb, entrusting them to the care of our Mother Mary, I never felt so fulfilled as a woman, & so blessed as a Mama.

Scroll to the end to see the stunning statue we bought at the Shrine & how we decorated it, placing it in a prominent place on the wall in our birth room, in anticipation of our beautiful homebirth (can’t wait to share those details with you soon! 🥹)

Our Lady of La Leche, pray for us 🤱🏻👑
Happy feast day! 🤍

#thecandidcatholic

P.S. Check out that 12th photo I took as a peacock followed this priest through the gates towards the Shrine - Mark said “hurry, take a picture!” 😂🦚
I had been wanting to visit this shrine for years - the beauty & peace surrounding this place had been calling to my heart for some time 🤍
More especially last year when we found out we might be experiencing a missed miscarriage.
We prayed to Our Lady of La Leche in our uncertainty, asking for her intercession, that if God allowed us the grace to carry to term, have a healthy baby & a safe delivery, & that I could hold our baby in my arms to nurse, we would make a pilgrimage to this shrine in thanksgiving.
Unfortunately, we did not receive this consolation.
Our little Avila Vianney stopped growing in my womb at just 6 weeks 👼🏼
We were devastated.
But my dream of seeing this place never left.
During our vacation in St. Augustine this past April/May, my husband Mark surprised me with this visit, not telling me where we were going at first, & as we got closer & I read the sign to the Mission, my heart swelled with such joy & excitement, happy tears filling my eyes 🥹
It was a little bittersweet, thinking of our sweet Avila Vianney, but to come pray here in thanksgiving for the gift of a new pregnancy, everything came full circle.
Holding our baby boy in my arms & carrying our rainbow baby in my womb, entrusting them to the care of our Mother Mary, I never felt so fulfilled as a woman, & so blessed as a Mama.

Scroll to the end to see the stunning statue we bought at the Shrine & how we decorated it, placing it in a prominent place on the wall in our birth room, in anticipation of our beautiful homebirth (can’t wait to share those details with you soon! 🥹)

Our Lady of La Leche, pray for us 🤱🏻👑
Happy feast day! 🤍

#thecandidcatholic

P.S. Check out that 12th photo I took as a peacock followed this priest through the gates towards the Shrine - Mark said “hurry, take a picture!” 😂🦚
I had been wanting to visit this shrine for years - the beauty & peace surrounding this place had been calling to my heart for some time 🤍
More especially last year when we found out we might be experiencing a missed miscarriage.
We prayed to Our Lady of La Leche in our uncertainty, asking for her intercession, that if God allowed us the grace to carry to term, have a healthy baby & a safe delivery, & that I could hold our baby in my arms to nurse, we would make a pilgrimage to this shrine in thanksgiving.
Unfortunately, we did not receive this consolation.
Our little Avila Vianney stopped growing in my womb at just 6 weeks 👼🏼
We were devastated.
But my dream of seeing this place never left.
During our vacation in St. Augustine this past April/May, my husband Mark surprised me with this visit, not telling me where we were going at first, & as we got closer & I read the sign to the Mission, my heart swelled with such joy & excitement, happy tears filling my eyes 🥹
It was a little bittersweet, thinking of our sweet Avila Vianney, but to come pray here in thanksgiving for the gift of a new pregnancy, everything came full circle.
Holding our baby boy in my arms & carrying our rainbow baby in my womb, entrusting them to the care of our Mother Mary, I never felt so fulfilled as a woman, & so blessed as a Mama.

Scroll to the end to see the stunning statue we bought at the Shrine & how we decorated it, placing it in a prominent place on the wall in our birth room, in anticipation of our beautiful homebirth (can’t wait to share those details with you soon! 🥹)

Our Lady of La Leche, pray for us 🤱🏻👑
Happy feast day! 🤍

#thecandidcatholic

P.S. Check out that 12th photo I took as a peacock followed this priest through the gates towards the Shrine - Mark said “hurry, take a picture!” 😂🦚
I had been wanting to visit this shrine for years - the beauty & peace surrounding this place had been calling to my heart for some time 🤍
More especially last year when we found out we might be experiencing a missed miscarriage.
We prayed to Our Lady of La Leche in our uncertainty, asking for her intercession, that if God allowed us the grace to carry to term, have a healthy baby & a safe delivery, & that I could hold our baby in my arms to nurse, we would make a pilgrimage to this shrine in thanksgiving.
Unfortunately, we did not receive this consolation.
Our little Avila Vianney stopped growing in my womb at just 6 weeks 👼🏼
We were devastated.
But my dream of seeing this place never left.
During our vacation in St. Augustine this past April/May, my husband Mark surprised me with this visit, not telling me where we were going at first, & as we got closer & I read the sign to the Mission, my heart swelled with such joy & excitement, happy tears filling my eyes 🥹
It was a little bittersweet, thinking of our sweet Avila Vianney, but to come pray here in thanksgiving for the gift of a new pregnancy, everything came full circle.
Holding our baby boy in my arms & carrying our rainbow baby in my womb, entrusting them to the care of our Mother Mary, I never felt so fulfilled as a woman, & so blessed as a Mama.

Scroll to the end to see the stunning statue we bought at the Shrine & how we decorated it, placing it in a prominent place on the wall in our birth room, in anticipation of our beautiful homebirth (can’t wait to share those details with you soon! 🥹)

Our Lady of La Leche, pray for us 🤱🏻👑
Happy feast day! 🤍

#thecandidcatholic

P.S. Check out that 12th photo I took as a peacock followed this priest through the gates towards the Shrine - Mark said “hurry, take a picture!” 😂🦚
I had been wanting to visit this shrine for years - the beauty & peace surrounding this place had been calling to my heart for some time 🤍
More especially last year when we found out we might be experiencing a missed miscarriage.
We prayed to Our Lady of La Leche in our uncertainty, asking for her intercession, that if God allowed us the grace to carry to term, have a healthy baby & a safe delivery, & that I could hold our baby in my arms to nurse, we would make a pilgrimage to this shrine in thanksgiving.
Unfortunately, we did not receive this consolation.
Our little Avila Vianney stopped growing in my womb at just 6 weeks 👼🏼
We were devastated.
But my dream of seeing this place never left.
During our vacation in St. Augustine this past April/May, my husband Mark surprised me with this visit, not telling me where we were going at first, & as we got closer & I read the sign to the Mission, my heart swelled with such joy & excitement, happy tears filling my eyes 🥹
It was a little bittersweet, thinking of our sweet Avila Vianney, but to come pray here in thanksgiving for the gift of a new pregnancy, everything came full circle.
Holding our baby boy in my arms & carrying our rainbow baby in my womb, entrusting them to the care of our Mother Mary, I never felt so fulfilled as a woman, & so blessed as a Mama.

Scroll to the end to see the stunning statue we bought at the Shrine & how we decorated it, placing it in a prominent place on the wall in our birth room, in anticipation of our beautiful homebirth (can’t wait to share those details with you soon! 🥹)

Our Lady of La Leche, pray for us 🤱🏻👑
Happy feast day! 🤍

#thecandidcatholic

P.S. Check out that 12th photo I took as a peacock followed this priest through the gates towards the Shrine - Mark said “hurry, take a picture!” 😂🦚
I had been wanting to visit this shrine for years - the beauty & peace surrounding this place had been calling to my heart for some time 🤍 More especially last year when we found out we might be experiencing a missed miscarriage. We prayed to Our Lady of La Leche in our uncertainty, asking for her intercession, that if God allowed us the grace to carry to term, have a healthy baby & a safe delivery, & that I could hold our baby in my arms to nurse, we would make a pilgrimage to this shrine in thanksgiving. Unfortunately, we did not receive this consolation. Our little Avila Vianney stopped growing in my womb at just 6 weeks 👼🏼 We were devastated. But my dream of seeing this place never left. During our vacation in St. Augustine this past April/May, my husband Mark surprised me with this visit, not telling me where we were going at first, & as we got closer & I read the sign to the Mission, my heart swelled with such joy & excitement, happy tears filling my eyes 🥹 It was a little bittersweet, thinking of our sweet Avila Vianney, but to come pray here in thanksgiving for the gift of a new pregnancy, everything came full circle. Holding our baby boy in my arms & carrying our rainbow baby in my womb, entrusting them to the care of our Mother Mary, I never felt so fulfilled as a woman, & so blessed as a Mama. Scroll to the end to see the stunning statue we bought at the Shrine & how we decorated it, placing it in a prominent place on the wall in our birth room, in anticipation of our beautiful homebirth (can’t wait to share those details with you soon! 🥹) Our Lady of La Leche, pray for us 🤱🏻👑 Happy feast day! 🤍 #thecandidcatholic P.S. Check out that 12th photo I took as a peacock followed this priest through the gates towards the Shrine - Mark said “hurry, take a picture!” 😂🦚
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🌸🌻 Today is the feast day of my favorite female saint & one of my patron saints - St. Thérèse of Lisieux of the Child Jesus & the Holy Face 💐🌼🌷🌺

I absolutely love this quote from her autobiography “Story of a Soul” as it brings me so much comfort knowing how the Lord has a beautiful plan & an individual purpose for each of our lives! 🫶🏼

She says, “I know that Jesus cannot will needless suffering for us, & that He would not inspire me with the desires I feel if He were unwilling to fulfill them.” 💓

Definitely something to sit with in prayer for a while 🥲
St. Thérèse of Lisieux, pray for us! 🌹

(Also, a happy 6-year birthday to when I started The Candid Catholic!)
Photos taken outside our church when I was 22 weeks pregnant with our rainbow baby girl! 🌈🩷

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How will you be celebrating today? 🎂
🌸🌻 Today is the feast day of my favorite female saint & one of my patron saints - St. Thérèse of Lisieux of the Child Jesus & the Holy Face 💐🌼🌷🌺

I absolutely love this quote from her autobiography “Story of a Soul” as it brings me so much comfort knowing how the Lord has a beautiful plan & an individual purpose for each of our lives! 🫶🏼

She says, “I know that Jesus cannot will needless suffering for us, & that He would not inspire me with the desires I feel if He were unwilling to fulfill them.” 💓

Definitely something to sit with in prayer for a while 🥲
St. Thérèse of Lisieux, pray for us! 🌹

(Also, a happy 6-year birthday to when I started The Candid Catholic!)
Photos taken outside our church when I was 22 weeks pregnant with our rainbow baby girl! 🌈🩷

#thecandidcatholic 

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How will you be celebrating today? 🎂
🌸🌻 Today is the feast day of my favorite female saint & one of my patron saints - St. Thérèse of Lisieux of the Child Jesus & the Holy Face 💐🌼🌷🌺

I absolutely love this quote from her autobiography “Story of a Soul” as it brings me so much comfort knowing how the Lord has a beautiful plan & an individual purpose for each of our lives! 🫶🏼

She says, “I know that Jesus cannot will needless suffering for us, & that He would not inspire me with the desires I feel if He were unwilling to fulfill them.” 💓

Definitely something to sit with in prayer for a while 🥲
St. Thérèse of Lisieux, pray for us! 🌹

(Also, a happy 6-year birthday to when I started The Candid Catholic!)
Photos taken outside our church when I was 22 weeks pregnant with our rainbow baby girl! 🌈🩷

#thecandidcatholic 

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.
How will you be celebrating today? 🎂
🌸🌻 Today is the feast day of my favorite female saint & one of my patron saints - St. Thérèse of Lisieux of the Child Jesus & the Holy Face 💐🌼🌷🌺

I absolutely love this quote from her autobiography “Story of a Soul” as it brings me so much comfort knowing how the Lord has a beautiful plan & an individual purpose for each of our lives! 🫶🏼

She says, “I know that Jesus cannot will needless suffering for us, & that He would not inspire me with the desires I feel if He were unwilling to fulfill them.” 💓

Definitely something to sit with in prayer for a while 🥲
St. Thérèse of Lisieux, pray for us! 🌹

(Also, a happy 6-year birthday to when I started The Candid Catholic!)
Photos taken outside our church when I was 22 weeks pregnant with our rainbow baby girl! 🌈🩷

#thecandidcatholic 

.
.
How will you be celebrating today? 🎂
🌸🌻 Today is the feast day of my favorite female saint & one of my patron saints - St. Thérèse of Lisieux of the Child Jesus & the Holy Face 💐🌼🌷🌺

I absolutely love this quote from her autobiography “Story of a Soul” as it brings me so much comfort knowing how the Lord has a beautiful plan & an individual purpose for each of our lives! 🫶🏼

She says, “I know that Jesus cannot will needless suffering for us, & that He would not inspire me with the desires I feel if He were unwilling to fulfill them.” 💓

Definitely something to sit with in prayer for a while 🥲
St. Thérèse of Lisieux, pray for us! 🌹

(Also, a happy 6-year birthday to when I started The Candid Catholic!)
Photos taken outside our church when I was 22 weeks pregnant with our rainbow baby girl! 🌈🩷

#thecandidcatholic 

.
.
How will you be celebrating today? 🎂
🌸🌻 Today is the feast day of my favorite female saint & one of my patron saints - St. Thérèse of Lisieux of the Child Jesus & the Holy Face 💐🌼🌷🌺

I absolutely love this quote from her autobiography “Story of a Soul” as it brings me so much comfort knowing how the Lord has a beautiful plan & an individual purpose for each of our lives! 🫶🏼

She says, “I know that Jesus cannot will needless suffering for us, & that He would not inspire me with the desires I feel if He were unwilling to fulfill them.” 💓

Definitely something to sit with in prayer for a while 🥲
St. Thérèse of Lisieux, pray for us! 🌹

(Also, a happy 6-year birthday to when I started The Candid Catholic!)
Photos taken outside our church when I was 22 weeks pregnant with our rainbow baby girl! 🌈🩷

#thecandidcatholic 

.
.
How will you be celebrating today? 🎂
🌸🌻 Today is the feast day of my favorite female saint & one of my patron saints - St. Thérèse of Lisieux of the Child Jesus & the Holy Face 💐🌼🌷🌺 I absolutely love this quote from her autobiography “Story of a Soul” as it brings me so much comfort knowing how the Lord has a beautiful plan & an individual purpose for each of our lives! 🫶🏼 She says, “I know that Jesus cannot will needless suffering for us, & that He would not inspire me with the desires I feel if He were unwilling to fulfill them.” 💓 Definitely something to sit with in prayer for a while 🥲 St. Thérèse of Lisieux, pray for us! 🌹 (Also, a happy 6-year birthday to when I started The Candid Catholic!) Photos taken outside our church when I was 22 weeks pregnant with our rainbow baby girl! 🌈🩷 #thecandidcatholic . . How will you be celebrating today? 🎂
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