Latte and Laundry: A home for Catholic women, moms, and hearts Suzanne Bilodeau

"Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice." —Proverbs 27:9. All too often, our fears and shame keep us from living authentically. Instead, we exhaustingly fight to put on an Instagram-worthy performance for the world to see. This week my dear friend Johnna Sullivan joins me to discuss friendships and the beauty of vulnerability and authenticity. We discuss the need to feel free and safe to be the beautiful mes...

"Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven."~ Matthew 18:3.St. Aloysious said, "It is better to be a child of God, than King of the whole world." Jesus took it even further when he said "little" children. Do we allow ourselves to be little? All too often, we put up walls of overcompensation to hide our interior insecurities. Yet, it is in becoming like little children who are humble, dependent, and trusting, that we can ult...

"No greater joy can I have than this, to hear that my children follow the truth." 3 John 1:4.This week I am so delighted to have my first-born child, my little monkey, Madelyn Rose on the podcast with me. We chat about many things related to mother and daughter relationships and discuss the amazing retreat we recently went on together. We traveled to Virginia to attend a Mother & Daughter retreat hosted by Walking With Purpose (called Sisters of Strength) this spring and it was a beautifu...

"You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me.” Genesis 16:13.This week I talk about the need to be seen. Do we believe that God sees us, sees our heart aches, our sorrows, our joys, and our desires? Do we live that out for our children? Being physically with our children is not the same thing as "seeing" them. This is an invitation to be intentional about ensuring that the people we love know that they are seen by us. If this episode blessed you...

"How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!" 1 John 3:1This week I discuss the healing power of letting ourselves be loved. We often focus so much on our inadequacies, our shortcomings, or ways in which we fail to live up to the calling of our vocation, that we forget how deeply and passionately we are loved by the King of the Universe. If this episode blessed you, I would be so honored if you shared it with a friend, rated it, or left ...

"Do all things without grumbling or questioning …” (Phil 2:14).How often do we serve our children, our spouses, our friends, with a hidden (or not-so-hidden) grumbling inside? Do we complain as we go about our tasks of the day, or do we surrender the present moment to the will of God? This my friends is a place I continuously come back to in prayer, a place I frequently find myself falling, and a place I am continuously met with God's mercy and compassion. This week I discuss the invitat...