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Oct 9, 2017
Catholic Influencers

Catholic Social Media Influencers: Fall Product Spotlight and Giveaway

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Catholic Social Media Influencers (CSMI) is a close-knit supportive, interactive, and promotional group of Catholics from around the world with blogs, web pages, and/or social media business accounts.

You can follow Catholic Social Media Influencers on Pinterest!

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The members of CSMI’s love to connect with new people and encourage others to embrace their faith in God and nourish their relationship with Jesus, Mary and all the saints.  Many of them have small businesses that aim to do just that.

This post is to introduce you to some of the members of the CSMI group and some of their businesses.  Out of gratitude for helping these business gain exposure, we will award one winner with 5 AWESOME GIFTS (a beautiful print, a masculine Rosary, a YA novel, a Christmas ornament and a beautiful Liturgical Calendar)!

See the rafflecopter link at the end of the article to help spread the word about these small businesses – and enter to win FIVE awesome prizes!!!

Meet Jessica

Owner of SweetLittleOnesShop on Etsy

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Hello, I’m Jessica, wife to Jim, mom to 3 sweet little ones through the blessing of adoption, and the artisan behind Sweet Little Ones Shop. God’s truth is seen in beauty – and I love to share this through creating beautiful and meaningful printable art. As a wife, mother, and business owner, I can easily get wrapped up in the busyness of life – I often need to be reminded to pause, pray, and listen to God’s call for me in the big and the little moments. So the printables I design serve as beautiful visual reminders to inspire all of us as Catholic women to nurture and deepen our faith in our (sometimes very hectic!) everyday lives.

I’m so excited to include one of my favorite printables in this giveaway! This St. Catherine of Siena quote is a perfect reminder that God is calling us to holiness exactly through our unique set of gifts and experiences that He gave us.
This would be perfect to decorate your home or prayer altar or give as a gift to a fellow sister in Christ. You can purchase yours here for $5: SweetLittleOnesShop

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Read A.J. Cattapan

Author of Seven Riddles to Nowhere

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A.J. Cattapan is a Catholic speaker and author, whose books for teens and tweens have won multiple awards and become popular additions to the reading curriculum in Catholic schools.
 
In the middle grade mystery Seven Riddles to Nowhere,   seventh grader Kameron Boyd must be the first to solve seven riddles involving churches in Chicago in order to inherit a fortune and save his school from closing.
 
This fast-paced mystery filled with quirky characters and fun riddles emphasizes the importance of friendship, teamwork, and community–all wrapped up in a story kids won’t want to put down!

Shop SaongJai

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My name is Aleesa and there is this sweet little shop called SaongJai {sounds like= song jeye} that I run. It means two hearts in Thai and called that name for the two hearts of Jesus and Mary also my sister and I love to make rosaries together and that is how this handmade Catholic goods shop all started out.

Like SaongJai on facebook at: www.facebook.com/saongjai
This awesome gunmetal rosary can always be purchased for the fellow in your life. It is super sturdy, masculine, and simple. The heavy hematite beads are stone and gently warm up as you hold them and pray almost feeling as if the rosary is becoming a part of your hands just as the mysteries you are meditating on should be absorbing into your soul!
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Meet Anne from Kidderbug Kreations

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Hi I’m Anne from Kidderbug Kreations! I sew and embroider gifts for all ages.  All of my items are handcrafted with love so you can give the perfect gift for your loved one. My goal is to provide people quality items that are useful and beautiful at the same time and make gift giving easy and fun.  You can find helpful information on healthy living, happy gifting at www.facebook.com/kidderbugkreations/ or www.instagram.com/kidderbugkreations/ and join my Facebook group at  https://www.facebook.com/groups/129339737402286/.  Best of luck on winning my free standing lace ornament.

This is a beautiful ornament depicting the journey to Bethlehem and would be a lovely addition to any tree.  If you don’t win, you can purchase it or other lace ornaments as well as many other gift items at www.kidderbugkreations.com.

Meet Jessica Connolly

As a Catholic convert myself and new to the idea of liturgical seasons, I was inspired to create modern calendars to help me, my family, and other families navigate the wealth of daily resources available through the Church. In the past year I have also opened an Etsy storefront and a Peter’s Square shop to sell liturgical calendars, sacred art calendars, fine art, and jewelry.

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Our 2017-2018 monthly calendar offers seasonal liturgical colors, daily readings, feast days, and sacred art by contemporary and classical artists. By celebrating liturgical seasons at home, we can experience the full “mystery of Christ from Incarnation and Nativity through his Ascension, to Pentecost and the expectation of the blessed hope of the coming of the Lord” (Catechism 1194).

You can learn more about about all of our liturgical calendars at www.liturgicalcalendars.com We offer a yearly calendar with seasonal colors included, an interactive yearly calendar for kids (or adults) who like to complete the calendar colors themselves, and a variety of other prints with uplifting quotes. We also offer bulk pricing for bookstores, classes, and groups. 


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  1. Lindsay says

    October 11, 2017 at 9:09 am

    Awesome fellow Catholic artists. Thanks for sharing their beautiful ministries!

  2. Caitlyn says

    October 11, 2017 at 3:19 pm

    Whoever wins this is so lucky!!! Wow!!

  3. Brittany says

    October 11, 2017 at 10:31 pm

    What an awesome giveaway. Thank you all for sharing your talents, it’s so great discovering new Catholic shops that I can support this holiday season.

  4. Cecilia says

    October 12, 2017 at 7:27 am

    I was enjoy reading more about these catholic women. What a great giveaway! Thank you for hosting it!

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Striving for Sainthood can be as simple as this… Striving for Sainthood can be as simple as this… 

This type of advice can be really helpful for all of us… especially for a young girl navigating middle school or her early teens.

This advice would have helped me.
Why?

Because it takes some pressure off the high expectations often felt by us as individuals.

It makes God’s will for us feel achievable and realistic.

It’s totally relevant to a student in junior high
(And a slightly stressed out adult)

This page in the Be Yourself embraces scrapbooking fun- just like the back cover. Only this page encourages photographs. Yes, actual printed ones 🎞️📸

Take a deep breath.
Love the next person that comes near you.
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A prayer and the story behind the picture… Oh S A prayer and the story behind the picture…

Oh St. Joseph whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God, 

I place in you all my interests and desires. Oh St. Joseph do assist me by your powerful intercession and obtain for me from your divine son all spiritual blessings through Jesus Christ, our Lord; 

so that having engaged here below your heavenly power I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of fathers. 

Oh St. Joseph, I never weary contemplating you and Jesus asleep in your arms. I dare not approach while he reposes near your heart. Press him in my name and kiss his fine head for me, and ask him to return the kiss when I draw my dying breath. 

St. Joseph, patron of departing souls, pray for us.
Amen.

My children had off from school on Friday. I had committed to an hour of Eucharistic Adoration on Fridays from to 2 to 3 during Lent… so since they had off, they had to come with me.
It was stressful.
They CAN NOT sit still.
Once I got one to stop walking around or talking, another one started.
But in the middle of all this… I witnessed a sweet moment.
I hesitated to pull out my phone because I really try not to during Adoration.
But, the beauty of the moment struck me, and I had to capture it.
📸 
Motherhood is hard. Parenting is difficult.
But I’m often reminded it’s like farming… and I’m planting seeds.

I just hope and pray I’m planting more good seeds then bad ones.

Thank goodness we can pray and ask for prayers from others!

Saint Joseph, pray for us!
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THANK YOU! Thank you! Thank you! If you have left THANK YOU! Thank you!
Thank you!

If you have left a review on Amazon for either of the Be Yourself Journals… thank you from the bottom of my heart!

When you leave a review on Amazon it makes me SO HAPPY… plus it sends a signal to Amazon to show more people these books!
I’d love for more girls to get this book in their Easter Basket this year!

I’m so grateful this book is being used and appreciated!

God is good!

If you like this book and haven’t left a review, please write one! It’s okay if you didn’t buy it from there!

Tag someone with a 10 or 11 year old girl!

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I can’t believe in the past week I’ve posted 4 I can’t believe in the past week I’ve posted 4 videos on YouTube!

And last week’s interview with Dr. Matthew Breuninger (@askacatholictherapist ) still has me thinking about the “psychology of prayer journaling “!

The last 4 videos posted consist of two new interviews (Jessica Castillo from @athrivingcatholic and Dr. John Spitzer @johnspitzermd ); 

a box opening of @pinksaltriot ‘s latest JOY BOX and finally 

a “how to” video that demonstrates how girls can design the back cover of Be Yourself: a Journal for Catholic Girls!
Whew!

Dr. John Spitzer shared parenting advice for moms and dads of tweens;

Jessica Castillo shared how our physical and spiritual health are connected;

The Joy Box had some fun surprises… one will be going in my daughter’s Easter Basket;
And my friend’s daughter was the perfect co-host in the “how to design “ video!

Tell me which topic interests you the most… maybe I’ll dedicate an Instagram post highlighting that content!

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Finish up Lent strong… and add this fun book to an Easter Basket!
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I adore you Jesus, true God, and true man, pres I  adore you Jesus, 
true God, and true man, 
present in the Holy Eucharist, 
kneeling before you 
and united in spirit 
with all the faithful on earth 
and all the saints in heaven. 

In gratitude for so great a blessing, 
I love you with all my heart, 
for you are worthy of all praise 
and adoration. 

Lord Jesus Christ, may I never offend you with my lack of love. 

May your Eucharistic presence refresh me in body and soul. 

Mary, Mother of the Eucharistic Lord, pray for me 
and obtain for me a greater love for Jesus. Amen.

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Have you ever seen a statistic and thought… thes Have you ever seen a statistic and thought… these numbers are NOT in my favor?

Years ago, I was lonely, depressed and wondering if I would ever not be lonely and depressed.

I dreamed of falling in love and getting married.

But, I wanted to marry a faithful Catholic man… and I believe I saw that only 22% (?) of Americans were Catholic.

And then I thought…
Half of them aren’t men, a large percentage are not practicing and … also how many are BOOMERS?

Lucky for me, God math goes like this…
5 loaves 
2 fish
=
5,000 meals and leftovers 

This is my handsome husband and our awesome nephew with the Bishop that Confirmed him on Friday.
Matt was -and is- such a proud Sponsor and Uncle!
God bless Grayson Patrick FRANCIS!

Thank you God for all of your gifts!!!
“You pay God a compliment when you ask big things of Him.” ~ Saint Teresa of Avila

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Don’t you love when a plan comes together for a Don’t you love when a plan comes together for a retreat and you see joyful faces! 

Listen, this is the best retreat hack for Catholic girls!
****The Be Yourself Journal Scrapbooking activity.****

Give each girl a Be Yourself Journal.
Explain how, “We are all called to holiness but we take different paths.” ~ Saint Katharine Drexel.

Have each girl pick out a Holy card and two Catholic stickers.

Put scrapbooking paper and Catholic washi-tape (thank you @thestumpofjesse ) on the tables and get them started with decorating the back of their journals.

As they work add more stickers and quote cards to their table.

Point out that they were all given the same set of instructions… yet each cover design is unique.

The same is true for their calling!
God has a unique mission for each individual.

He calls us to follow the Commandments, embrace His Word and trust the teachings of the Church…
same set of basic instructions, different yet BEAUTIFUL results when followed!
“Be who God meant you to be and you’ll set the world on fire!” ~Saint Catherine of Siena
Huge thank you to the women who donated journals and holy cards!!!
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Not sure what to do with all those prayer cards? Not sure what to do with all those prayer cards? 

Holy cards can be a fantastic prayer journal prompt. 

Copy the prayer off the back and glue the card to the page ;next to, underneath or above where you wrote the prayer).

Follow me for more prayer journaling tips!
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Getting ready for a Confirmation Retreat this week Getting ready for a Confirmation Retreat this weekend!

So excited to help these young Catholics see that each is called to holiness… but each mission is unique and unrepeatable!

Huge thank you to the women who donated journals for the retreat (11 donated!!!) and the women from my Bible study group who donated Holy cards!

If you would like to donate a Journal for one of the girls attending the retreat this weekend… send me a private message and I’ll explain how!

Holy cards are GREAT prayer journal prompts!

Which Holy card would you put in your prayer journal?
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Keep at it!!! Don’t give up and Don’t give in! Keep at it!!! Don’t give up and Don’t give in!!! “The world offers you comfort… but you were not made for comfort, you were made for GREATNESS!”
Pope Benedict XVI
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