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Oct 23, 2017
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What is “Prayer Wine Chocolate”?

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Prayer Wine Chocolate is . . .

Catholic Fellowship

At Prayer Wine Chocolate, we embrace and encourage events that combine faith and friendship!

Retreat Days occur once a year –  The 2017 Prayer Wine Chocolate Retreat

****THIS YEAR’S RETREAT IS SOLD OUT*****

For those of you who can not attend, we offer help in “do-it-yourself” gatherings!

For example, How to Host a Prayer and Pair Party and How to host a “Sip and Script” party

*Prayer Journaling workshops being booked locally and hopefully nationally soon! Get your friends together for a “Sip and Script” with a brief intro by Amy! Email for details: prayerwinechocolate@gmail.com

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Prayer Wine Chocolate is . . .

a reassurance to readers that faith in God is awesome, that prayers are truly heard, and that miracles really do happen.

Articles are written from the heart, and give witness and testimony to amazing miracles of faith and prayer; including personal reflections of how God works in our lives!

God Hears Us!

My Stupid Talent Was a Great Blessing

Prayer Wine Chocolate is . . .

all about prayer journaling!

Wondering how to start a prayer journal?  I can help! Here is an easy “how to” guide!! How to Start a Prayer Journal (in 3 easy steps)

Staying connected to and with God through a physical, tangible, letter, prayer, picture, coloring page or collage helps me, personally.  It has helped me get through depression.  It’s help me hear what God wants me to think and focus on.  It helps me express myself and stay focused in prayer! 

There are some many secular benefits to journaling – add prayer and  . . . wow!  And for those of us that lack the “Pinterest Craftiness”, it really allows a creative outlet!

5 Benefits of Prayer Journaling

I believe in prayer journaling so much, I wrote a guided prayer journal for young Catholic girls!

The Be Yourself Journal combines fun games (like “would you rather” and “truth or dare”) with wisdom from Scripture and the Saints.  The Be Yourself Journal gives girls the option to color on every page, and promotes meditation with powerful quote coloring pages.  There is so much fun – and reassurance of God’s love for the individual girl – on each and every page.  Every young girl should have this book – and every mom would love the nostalgia of filling out her own too!

Prayer journaling is something we can truly do with all Christians – it’s a great way to bond with and remember we do have a lot in common!

Best Journals for Busy Women

Subscribe to Prayer Wine Chocolate and receive a ton of prayer journaling tips and resources!

 

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Prayer Wine Chocolate is . . .

Pro-love, Pro-life and Pro-adoption

And yes, all of those are connected!  Part of the reason why the blog started was to share our families journey of Pursuing an Adoption Without an Agency: Part 1

While we on that journey, we started praying the Spiritual Adoption prayer – and witnessed more than one miracle through it.  I now speak about this miracle at churches, pro-life events, on radio shows and anywhere people will listen!

Our family has been so blessed by the gift of adoption!  I love promoting adoption and crisis pregnancy centers.  I believe so many women do not realize how much help is available for women who choose life – whether or not they are ready to parent.  I believe so many women do not know how many groups would help them parent.  I believe sometimes God calls a woman to choose adoption, after really looking at parenting first.

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Photo taken by Kellyanne Adams http://www.kellyanneadamsphotography.com/

Prayer Wine Chocolate is . . .

a platform that celebrates other Catholic Christian writers, businesses, and social media influencers.

Before I started blogging, I knew I wanted to do two things: share our adoption journey with others who feel called to adopt; and promote other bloggers (like Annie from Catholic Wife, Catholic Life).  That desire to promote others and birthed a whole new website and dream.  Together with Sara from To Jesus, Sincerely, 

Catholic Social Media Influencers

has been founded!  We are bringing promotion of Catholics to a whole new level!  If you are interested in being in our directory, contact us and let’s start chatting!

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  1. Brittany says

    October 23, 2017 at 9:47 am

    I wish I could come to the retreat. I know you do an awesome job with it! Maybe one day!!! Keep rocking it and spreading God’s love!

    • Amy says

      October 23, 2017 at 10:07 am

      Thank you Brittany! Yes, one day for sure!!!

  2. Lexie says

    October 23, 2017 at 10:21 am

    This ministry is absolutely wonderful!

    • Amy says

      October 23, 2017 at 10:25 am

      Thank you Lexie!!!

  3. miraz nur says

    October 23, 2017 at 11:48 am

    very nice.i love your articles.it’s very help full.people love you a lot.i wish love my online shoping site.

  4. Sara @ To Jesus Sincerely says

    October 24, 2017 at 9:48 pm

    I just love your babies!!! This is such a great intro post to your site.

    • Amy says

      October 26, 2017 at 8:25 pm

      Thank you Sara!!!

  5. Cecilia says

    October 24, 2017 at 11:04 pm

    This was a great post. I never look into before hand. I love the idea being prayer and pairing.. I got put it out there for the ladies near me! Thank you for such an amazing work you do for the Lord!

  6. Kimberly says

    October 27, 2017 at 1:42 pm

    What a wonderful ministry you have developed Amy! PWC is blessing a lot of women and I’m so excited about this retreat for you.

    • Amy says

      October 28, 2017 at 9:51 am

      Thank you Kim!!

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I connect Catholics! Make Catholic friends that love a GNO! Attend a retreat, start a parish group! Author of Be Yourself Journals @catholicsonline

If you’re looking for advice… let me introduce you If you’re looking for advice… let me introduce you to Mother, I mean Saint, Teresa of Calcutta…

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Mother Teresa gives the BEST advice! Smile at one Mother Teresa gives the BEST advice!

Smile at one another!!!

Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time and always start with the person nearest you.

Give yourself fully to God! He will use you to accomplish great things!

GO HOME AND LOVE YOUR FAMILY 

What advice from Mother Teresa is your favorite? What advice would you add from Saint Teresa of Calcutta?

This Rosary is available from @dellamadonnarosaries ; quite a few quotes are in the book Be Yourself: a Journal for Catholic Girls

Follow @catholicsonline and  @dellamadonnarosaries for more inspiration and @prayerwinechocolate for fun 😂
Cabbage.Patch. Diary. What I had v. what I needed… Cabbage.Patch. Diary. What I had v. what I needed…
When I discovered this in my basement, my daughter grabbed it and ran off… I still have some speed left in me. “Secrets” recovered 😅.

Writing in a diary or a journal is much different than writing and sharing on social media… especially for kids and teens. Dr. Leonard Sax (author of The Collapse of Parenting) shares in his talks how writing in a diary or journal is living… but writing and posting is performing.

The young need the space to write out of the public eye.

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Shhh 🤫 I’m letting you look inside one of my praye Shhh 🤫 I’m letting you look inside one of my prayer journals!!!
I love this unique way to pray… it helps my ADHD brain to stay more focused and slows me down in a busy world!
#jesusjournaljunkies 

Wendy Townley hosts junk journaling workshops… and I noticed a crossover, so we teamed up!

I’m excited to share more ways I use a journal to pray! Would you like some time to journal? Would you like some tips on how to start?
#prayerjournal 

Join Wendy and I Thursday evening and we will all journal together!

Type ME if you want more information!

Follow @wendytownley and @prayerwinechocolate for more inspiration!!!

#junkjournal
Have you heard of this? I remember when I was hopi Have you heard of this? I remember when I was hoping and praying to become a mom, my Mom walked with me in the Ocean on the feast of the Assumption and splashed water on my belly.
Our Lady wants the whole world to love her Son ❤️

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Tag your friends that love to pray the Rosary and Tag your friends that love to pray the Rosary and need some time with friends!

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I left with two outfits for my younger son since a I left with two outfits for my younger son since all his clothes are hand me downs of hand me downs @kohls 

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This is how you start a Prayer Wine Chocolate grou This is how you start a Prayer Wine Chocolate group at your parish!!
Huge thank you to Jessica (@sallykpub ) and Betsy (@vacationlearning_blog ) for starting this movement!!

Please comment any questions you might have or simply type PITCH and I’ll send you some resources!

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Are you thinking it might be fun to have a Prayer Are you thinking it might be fun to have a Prayer Wine Chocolate group that meets up at your parish? Tell me in the comments and drop any thoughts, fears or questions you have!!!
I’ll be happy to clarify and encourage you!

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Gotta love the names of their convent AND chapel 💒 Gotta love the names of their convent AND chapel 💒 
When you go to their website they invite you to “Discover a piece of heaven on earth—and be consumed by Divine Love”❤️ 

Had you ever heard of them?

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I stopped there on the way to a Phillies game recently. I brought my son… we didn’t stay long but it was fun to finally see them in person. 
Saint Katharine Drexel once prayed there too!
Seriously we need to mix faith and friendship more Seriously we need to mix faith and friendship more!
Comment below if you want to plan a Prayer Wine Chocolate event or start a parish group!!!

#praytheRosary #Catholicfriends #Catholic #Catholicwomen #Catholicwoman
Pink nuns, Padre Pio, Root beer floats and basebal Pink nuns, Padre Pio, Root beer floats and baseball ⚾️… Life with Christ is a wonderful adventure!

Hi, I’m Amy and I am so grateful that our Lord walks with us in suffering and in the beauty of everyday life. Let’s pour a glass of wine and pray the Rosary together!

“Pray, hope and don’t worry!”
Saint Padre Pio

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We needed a low cost, fun one-day out with our family, and this was great!
 
The Padre Pio museum and the shrine grounds are a great place to pray and learn more about this anything but boring Saint!
And I have to say we all had a blast looking at the nostalgic candy, ordering our ice cream and playing pinball at The Peppermint Stick!

Padre Pio, pray for us!!!

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In 2016 I listened to Father Pio Mandato recount t In 2016 I listened to Father Pio Mandato recount this story and I couldn’t help but laugh 😂.

Father Pio Mandato was able to visit Padre Pio a few times as a boy with his Grandfather. He remembered how Padre Pio in the presence of some Capuchins and laymen, Padre Pio enjoyed the fellowship and he loved to tell jokes and make his friends laugh.

What a joy to know that those in heaven have a sense of humor!

Saint Padre Pio, pray for us!

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When I was growing up my friend used to invite me When I was growing up my friend used to invite me to go to “fellowship” with her at their church. That was not a word or idea I was familiar with… 

Later I was taught that faith is a gift… but I didn’t truly understand that until it was faith that was keeping me hanging on…
Having friends to share prayer intentions with and who will not only pray with you but laugh and become your community is priceless,
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Want more information? Comment friends below!!!

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Let us pray together for our priests! In the name Let us pray together for our priests! In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.

Saint Teresa of Avila is credited with this quote: “Behind each priest, there is a demon fighting for his fall. If we have the language to criticize them, we must have twice as much to pray for them”.

The parish I have been attending for over 20 years has always been blessed either such wonderful priests. I am so grateful, and if I’m being honest, quite sad to see this one go on to another assignment.

Let us fervently pray for all Catholic priests… for they truly help us know and love Jesus Christ more.

God bless Father Windle … and @irishclan7 we loved the ice cream truck at his farewell. Our twins had actually made up a song they would sing on pancake breakfast days… perhaps one day I’ll convince them to sing it for you or for Father Windle 😉 

If you’ve read this far, comment the name of a priest you are praying for!

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If Saint Maria Goretti could send us a letter from If Saint Maria Goretti could send us a letter from heaven… it might say this!

Only about 7 Saints were highlighted in the Be Yourself Journal…. Saint Maria Goretti was one of those Saints.

Saint Maria Goretti, pray for us!

Comment below if you want me to read the other letters!

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Do you want chapter books that are great for beginners and have an element of familiarity th?
If yes, I highly recommend this series by @mariarileyauthor Maria Riley!

My son read the Saint John Bosch book together and we both enjoyed it!

Maria… what are the other titles in the series?
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Follow @catholicsonline @prayerwinechocolate and @mariarileyauthor for more posts like this!

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I think every page is my favorite 😍 Do you have a I think every page is my favorite 😍 Do you have a favorite page of the Be Yourself Journal? Or is this your first time seeing it?

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