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Welcome to Grace Rewoven: a space for honest reflection, gentle teaching, and authentic community. As we journey through the ordinary watching the Lord lovingly weave our story, I plan to share the hard-won wisdom that has emerged from seasons that unraveled my world. Christ has met me in the frayed edges with healing, peace, and surprising joy. My hope is that as I trace the ways God has rewoven grace through my own life, you’ll feel invited to look more deeply into yours, discovering that in the day-to-day ordinary, through seasons of abundance, and even in hardship and trauma, Christ is present, stitching together something whole, holy, and beautifully new.
exploring everyday theology through the sacred threads of ordinary life.
The Açaí Bowl and The Ocean
I am writing this from a hammock on my patio; Jack tucked away calmly in his room “just chillin, Mom”. I am wearing silky pajamas in the West Texas heat because September has no intention of acknowledging that fall is coming. There is just enough gray in the sky to suggest rain, although whether it actually intends to rain is another matter entirely. And for the first time in several days, I am still. This week was hard. There are parts of it that belong to my son and theref
Keep Up With Me
Yesterday, before I left my grandfather’s hospital room, he looked up at me and said, “Keep up with me.” He meant it practically. He knew they would probably transfer him to a rehab hospital soon, and he wanted to make sure I knew where he went. “Keep up with me.” I assured him I would. What he doesn’t remember is that less than twenty-four hours earlier, I had been trying desperately to do exactly that. A scary health situation unfolded and I quickly figured out care for Jac
I Can Sleep Because He Does Not
www.instagram.com/hillary.creates “You look stressed.” Thanks. It’s all the stress. I saw that little graphic this week and laughed harder than it probably deserved. Jack has autism, and this week his nervous system simply had more than it could manage. Puberty. A new school campus. That darn full moon (don’t come at me; it’s so very valid). Changes in routine. Expectations. Sensory input. Fight or flight. The amygdala. Life. Whatever combination finally tipped the scale, it
Oh, There You Are
Two Sundays ago, I walked into Mass completely unaware that I was scheduled to lector. I was barely through the door when I was greeted with, “Oh, there you are!” There I was, indeed. There was just one problem: I had absolutely no idea why anyone was looking for me. When I realized I was supposed to be reading the Word to the faithful, I said NO. More than once. I was unprepared. I hadn't looked at the readings beforehand. I hadn't mentally shifted from walking into Mass as
The Heart Remembers What We Teach It to See
Today, my oldest left for college. I've known this day was coming for eighteen years. I still wasn't ready. I can still picture the little boy who layed in his bed one night with tears in his eyes, crying because he realized he was growing up: “My ‘little blanket’ doesn’t cover my legs anymore; I'm growing up, and I can't do anything about it. I don't want to have to leave home." I held him then, wishing I could somehow slow time. Today, he drove away to become the man God is
She Learned His Voice Before She Found Her Own
Lately, St. Joan of Arc has been quietly appearing in my life: a quote, a study, a passing thought. She seems to be one of those saints who keeps tapping me on the shoulder until I stop and pay attention. Joan's story has never captivated me primarily because she led armies or changed history. It captivates me because she learned to recognize the voice of God, and then she courageously spent the rest of her life refusing to let louder voices drown it out. That kind of discern
Dios está aquí.
"Dios está aquí." God is here. Those were the among the first words we sang as Mass began today. By the time we reached Communion, we were singing, "Where You are, Lord, I am free." Those two simple refrains tell the entire Christian life. God is here. And where He is, there is freedom. Today's readings (1 Kings 3:5, 7-12; Matthew 13:44-52) invite us to ask a question that cuts beneath our surface desires: What do you treasure most? In 1 Kings, Solomon could have asked for fi
Not Everything That Grows is Good
Over the past two Sundays, I’ve been struck by the theme in the Gospel readings: Everyone wants the harvest. We celebrate the full wheat field, the overflowing fruit basket, the answered prayer, the healed marriage, the saintly life. We love the harvest. But almost no one talks about what had to happen before the harvest. Before a seed ever grows, hard ground has to be broken open. Rocks have to be removed. Weeds have to be pulled. Soil has to be turned over, often in ways th
On Peace
The older I get, the more I realize that peace isn’t found when life finally slows down. It’s found in the presence of Christ. As I sat in my rocking chair recently one afternoon with my Marian garden behind me, Jesus the Good Shepherd in front of me, and storm clouds gathering overhead, the Gospel of the day settled deep in my heart: “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28) There is a verb there. Come. Rest requires movement
New Mercies
On July 4th, a friend's yearly Fourth of July iced coffee showed up on my porch. I look forward to it annually; I might get a little too excited about it. But this year, there was something else tucked alongside it: cranberry orange muffins in a simple brown paper bag. And I cried. To anyone else, they are just muffins. To me, they carry great significance of God’s peace and mercy. The tradition began after tragedy struck our little friend group of young moms sixteen years ag
A Blip in Time
Four years ago this fall, my phone buzzed with a text from my brother-in-law. Honestly, it feels as though an entire decade has passed in that time. I had forgotten about the text. It popped up again this week as I was searching for something in my phone. It reads: “I know that you are in a whirlwind right now. To the point where it likely seems like almost more than you can bare. Only you can define that but give yourself the credit that you deserve and put everything else o
From a Mother’s Heart to the Sacred Heart
This year, May did not feel like flowers. May felt like motion. Relentless motion. One particular four-day stretch required an hour-by-hour list just to keep my world from falling apart. I slipped into survival mode. It was the kind of motion mothers understand: calendars, forms, schedules, clothes, ironing, forgotten details recovered at the last minute, unexpected trips to urgent care, and celebrations that require someone quietly holding everything together behind the scen
Easter is Not a Day
Why depth matters: Easter is not over; we’re just getting started. I did not post on Good Friday or Holy Saturday. Part of that was practical. Part of it was intentional. Some days are not meant to be hurried past with commentary. Some days are meant to be kept. And that is part of what I have been thinking about now that Easter has burst upon us in all her light: Catholicism does not train us to treat the holiest mysteries as moments to glance at and move on from. It teache
Love Serves
Holy Thursday and the love that kneels The house has been quieter these last few days. As I have worked towards living more liturgically, in the rhythm of the church, it brings to life the season and the Word for me. I have slowed my commitments to focus on the gravity of the week. More quiet, less hurry, more candles, less light. The ache of betrayal has already entered the Gospel. The shadow has been gathering. Morning by morning, the Lord has been opening the ear, teaching
Morning by Morning
Holy Wednesday and the faithfulness of God By Holy Wednesday, Holy Week has changed its tone. The palms are long since folded away. Monday’s tenderness still lingers somewhere in the house. Tuesday’s ache still lingers somewhere in the body. And now the week feels quieter, but it's heavier too. How fitting that as I type the dark sky is lit by lightning as ominous thunder splits the quiet in my study . The darkness is also moving in the Gospel. Judas has begun his bargain. Th
When Betrayal Enters the Room
Holy Tuesday and the wounds that still ache Holy Tuesday’s Gospel is not an easy reading. Some passages of Holy Week feel tender. Some feel solemn. Some feel beautiful in a way that almost carries you. But today’s Gospel is sharp in a different way. It enters the room and touches places many of us would rather keep guarded. Jesus is troubled in spirit. Betrayal is no longer a shadow somewhere out ahead; it is already at the table. And before the night is over, denial will be
Let the House Be Filled
Holy Monday in the domestic church Holy Monday does not begin in a spotless chapel or a perfectly ordered heart. It begins, for many of us, in a house. On a Monday when things may feel a little chaotic. For me it did. I woke up a bit confused at first about what day it was and what I was supposed to be doing. After a busy weekend on the heels of being sick, I was a bit disoriented this morning. Monday unfortunately began with dishes still in the sink, the shoes by the door, t
What I learned studying the Cross from the Eyes of Mary
Photo: My own; Hermleigh, TX I spoke at a women's gathering today at a chapel in the middle of a cotton field. As the wind howled through the windows of the tiny space in West Texas fashion, I was tasked with leading the Stations of the Cross through the eyes of Mary ( Mary's Way of the Cross ) followed by my reflections. When preparing, I expected Mary's Way of the Cross to be something tender and prayerful. Something quietly Marian. And although it is all of those things, w
Love That Costs Something
On Lazarus, the love of Christ, and trusting God when the storms blow through Sunday’s readings led us straight into one of the most tender and startling moments in Scripture: the raising of Lazarus in John 11:1–45. Alongside it, the Church gave us Ezekiel 37:12–14, Psalm 130, and Romans 8:8–11; readings full of grief, waiting, and the promise that God brings life where we see only death. Photo: my own; Groton, Massachusetts There is a kind of love that feels beautiful until
Holy Matrimony: When the Ordinary Became Sacramental
Today marks one year since one of the most grace-filled days of my life. On March 13, 2025, in the heart of Lent, my husband was baptized. In that same Mass, we were both confirmed in the Catholic Church, received our first Holy Communion, and in the midst of it all, had our marriage convalidated before God and the Church. We had the joy of celebrating a second wedding with friends and family in attendance. The readings that day were from Esther, Psalm 138, and Matthew 7:7–12
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