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Danielle Bean

Danielle Bean
Danielle Bean, a mother of eight, is editor-in-chief of Catholic Digest and Faith & Family. She is author of My Cup of Tea, Mom to Mom, Day to Day, and most recently Small Steps for Catholic Moms. Though she once struggled to separate her life and her …
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Rachel Balducci

Rachel Balducci
Rachel Balducci is married to Paul and they are the parents of five lively boys and one precious baby girl. She is the author of How Do You Tuck In A Superhero?, and is a newspaper columnist for the Diocese of Savannah, Georgia. For the past four years, she has …
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Lisa Hendey

Lisa Hendey
Lisa Hendey is the founder and editor of CatholicMom.com and the author of A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms and The Handbook for Catholic Moms. Lisa is also enjoys speaking around the country, is employed as webmaster for her parish web sites and spends time on various …
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Arwen Mosher

Arwen Mosher
Arwen Mosher lives in southeastern Michigan with her husband Bryan and their 4-year-old daughter, 2-year-old son, and twin boys born May 2011. She has a bachelor's degree in theology. She dreads laundry, craves sleep, loves to read novels and do logic puzzles, and can't live without tea. Her personal blog site …
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Rebecca Teti

Rebecca Teti
Rebecca Teti is married to Dennis and has four children (3 boys, 1 girl) who -- like yours no doubt -- are pious and kind, gorgeous, and can spin flax into gold. A Washington, DC, native, she converted to Catholicism while an undergrad at the U. Dallas, where she double-majored in …
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Robyn Lee

Robyn Lee
Robyn Lee is a 30-something, single lady, living in Connecticut in a small bungalow-style kit house built by her great uncle in the 1950s. She also conveniently lives next door to her sister, brother-in-law and six kids ... and two doors down are her parents. She received her undergraduate degree from …
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DariaSockey

DariaSockey
Daria Sockey is a freelance writer and veteran of the large family/homeschooling scene. She recently returned home from a three-year experiment in full time outside employment. (Hallelujah!) Daria authored several of the original Faith&Life Catechetical Series student texts (Ignatius Press), and is currently a Senior Writer for Faith&Family magazine. A latecomer …
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Kate Lloyd

Kate Lloyd
Kate Lloyd is a rising senior, and a political science major at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts in New Hampshire. While not in school, she lives in Whitehall PA, with her mom, dad, five sisters and little brother. She needs someone to write a piece about how it's possible to …
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Lynn Wehner

Lynn Wehner
As a wife and mother, writer and speaker, Lynn Wehner challenges others to see the blessings that flow when we struggle to say "Yes" to God’s call. Control freak extraordinaire, she is adept at informing God of her brilliant plans and then wondering why the heck they never turn out that …
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What a lovely tribute!  How nice to be welcomed with such warmth.  It is a gift, really, that ability to “welcome the stranger” and make others feel so instantly at home.  We’re all called to do it, of course, but some of us—like your hostess— have that special something that elevates it to an art form.

 

I do have a “Harveen” in my life and I am so blessed because of her!

Molly has been the Youth Minister at our small, rural Catholic parish for several years.  Recently, she began hosting a Catholic Women’s Bible study in her home.  I decided to join…and am so glad I did!!!

Molly’s home is so warm and welcoming.  As a young mother to 4 (her husband works in the Planned Giving office for our Archdiocese) her home is comfortably decorated, always inviting, and a safe place for us moms with little ones. 

Nope, her home doesn’t look like anything out of BH&G…it’s better!  A family altar supports beautiful reminders of her family blessings…sacramentals placed strategically around her family room remind you of God’s ever-presence…a bookcase overflowing with beautiful works on Catholicism from the history of our Church fathers to living a traditional Catholic faith in our secular society makes me want to curl up in her double-wide chair and read all afternoon. 

My children are always welcome to attend with me…and the atmosphere is such that one of the 5 or 6 of us ladies just quietly exits the group when we hear a random scream or battle over a toy from the 3-season porch. 

A hot pot of coffee, simple vanilla creamer and coffee cups are all that we need to fuel us as we work our way through different Catholic studies. 

Molly has taught me that hospitality looks like love.  Simple love extended to each of us exactly where we are at in life.  She makes me want to be a better mother…hostess…friend.

Thank you for providing me with an opportunity to honor her today!


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