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St. Monica: a pillar of perpetual faith
No prayer offered in faith is ever wasted. Some prayers bloom quickly, others take years. Some may not blossom until eternity. But every prayer entrusted to God is heard. So do not lose hope. Continue praying, trusting, believing that God is working, even when you cannot yet see the fruit. May we become pillars of perpetual faith
Sonia-Maria Szymanski
3 days ago5 min read


Overcoming grief with St. Thomas Aquinas
“Grief is not a state but a process, like a walk in a winding valley with a new prospect at every bend.” — C. S. Lewis From the moment you wake up until your head finally hits the pillow, grief from infertility can feel like a weight you can’t outrun. Some days you come up for air; other days, it swallows you whole. I had known grief before, and it usually passed. But during a difficult adoption process, grief settled in and refused to leave. From the beginning, something abo
Sonia-Maria Szymanski
Jan 286 min read


Awaiting answers and how it changed me
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1) My husband and I went through multiple seasons of awaiting. Awaiting every month's pregnancy test, hoping against hope for those two lines. Awaiting the results of endless blood draws and other medical tests to manage and resolve my hormonal imbalance. Awaiting my surgery to better understand why we had not been able to conceive after a miscarriage. Awaiting our Green Card
Sonia-Maria Szymanski
Dec 17, 20255 min read
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