Fiat: Faith In All Things

In today's FIAT: Faith in All Things podcast, Kristi is joined by her daughter, Little Miss, who has something to share with our listeners. Tune in to see what it is!

Hi, friends! We're baaaa-aaack!! Today's podcast is a summary of what all we've had going on, and what's upcoming, since the last FIAT in mid-September. We are so excited to be back! Kristi is solo on this relatively short one, but she'll be joined next week by special guest Little Miss!  Grab a small cuppa and enjoy Kristi rambling about the goings-on of the Hail Marry crew this past 6 weeks!

We're feeling semi-refreshed after last week's break from the podcast for back-to-school time and are excited to be back with you today! As always, happy Friday! And a First Friday at that! Today in the podcast, we chat about our childhoods. Every now and again, and especially now that the weather is cooler, we like to stroll down memory lane. So grab a cup of Joe (or whatever name you call your beverage) and join us!

We are big fans of friendship here at Hail Marry, having been founded by two best friends, so when we were offered the opportunity to preview the new book The Friendship Project by Michele Faehnle and Emily Jaminet (authors of Divine Mercy for Moms, too!), we jumped! Not only did we get to read the book (which is great!), we also got to chat with the lovely ladies on this week's podcast as part of their Friendship Friday Blog Tour to promote the release of this great book. Make sure you listen closely for wonderful conversation, a super deal on bulk buying, and how they make it so easy to read together in community as a small group.

Today we felt like we could use some positivity, so that's what we discuss. Also...you should check out Shallow Hal if you haven't seen it.

Today we talk about the importance of sleep.

Today we talk about your family culture and organization.

Boundaries. What are healthy boundaries? Why even have them? That's the topic of today's Faith in All Things podcasts, friends. This uncomfortable, let's-be-unhappy-with-how-things-are-going-but-just-sweep-it-under-the-rug topic: boundaries. This is Part III in a podcast series we're doing on building your family culture.

Hello, hello! We're officially heading into the long Fourth of July Weekend, so today on FIAT, we chat about fireworks, freedom, and fun! Take a stroll down memory lane with us as we recount our cherished childhood Fourth memories, join us in prayer and remembering what we're truly celebrating, and share in our current plans.  Grab a nice glass of iced tea or lemonade, don your red, white, and blue, and join us!

Today we continue our podcast series on Building Your Family Culture. This is Part II. You can listen to Part I: Quality Time here. Today's topic is the domestic church.

Dads are amazing. They pick you up when you fall, make you laugh with their hilarious jokes, are an endless supply of random facts, and give the best hugs. Dads are a rare breed of rules, fun, love, and protection. This weekend is Father's Day, and in honor of that, we decided to take a pause from our podcast series on Building Your Family Culture and chat about the wonderful men in our lives that we're lucky enough to know, in some capacity, as dad. Mom's tend to get a lot of press, a ton of emphasis in shows, and all the homemade school gifts. Dads tend to get left out a little. We're a little mom-centric in the world. But let's face it: moms and dads are different. They don't do things the same way. And we need them both. So we say that dads deserve some love. Because here at Hail Marry, we are big daddy's girls. In fact, on Wednesday, Bridgette shared some of her dad's sense of humor and dadvice. Earlier this month, we saw marriage through the eyes of Rachel's dad. Previously, we've talked about how TV

Part I of a series on Building the Family Culture talks about spending quality time as a family, making memories and communicating together. 

Hey, friends. We had a rough night (collectively) at Hail Marry. That rough night revealed to us the importance of community. This is from our Facebook community of tight-knit Catholic women. This is what greeted us this morning after we all prayed and cried together last night. This is why community is SO important. Today's podcast is short, but we urge you to find community (and list ways in the podcast). It's vital.

It's our 20th episode! For this week's podcast, we were planning to feature one of our really good mom friends, Bridgette. In fact, we met and recorded a 16-minute podcast. The software ate it. We recorded an 11-minute podcast. It was also eaten. Next, we recorded an 8-minute podcast, which, too, was devoured. Finally, figuring that it couldn't happen four times in a row and that we now had the script down to a science, we recorded it in a lovely 7-minute podcast. It was the software's dessert. Life is more and more reliant on technology. We are of the Millennial generation. Digital natives. We've been bombarded by technology since our youth. We were some of the first children in utero to be seen via sonogram, the first generation to have PCs in the home, and the generation of AOL dial-up, Instant Messaging, Skype, Facebook, and the entire suite of Apple's smart products. Our children are even more saturated within this. Tablets in pre-school, toys that are Bluetooth-enabled, QR codes for online games inside

Hello, lovlies! Today we're super excited to have #CoolCatholicWomen list-maker Ginny Kochis on the podcast. Ginny blogs at Not So Formulaic about being a homeschooling mama and a Catholic woman. We've linked to her stuff before and we highly recommend that you check out her blog. Ginny and Kristi chat about blogging, writing, family literacy, and gifted and talented children all across the spectrum. It's a delightful 15 minute conversation. Grab a cup of coffee and join us in conversation! Don't forget that you can also subscribe on iTunes here or listen on the blog here. Have a great weekend!

In today's special Mother's Day Edition of FIAT: Faith in All Things, Kristi gets to hang out with her mom, Cindy, for a chat and a sing-along! The duo chats about pregnancy, raising kids, and lullabies. Grab your beverage of choice (Mother's Day mimosa, anyone?) and hang out with Kristi & Cindy.

Another Friday, another FIAT: Faith in All Things podcast! Woo hoo! Since we're in the month of May (the month of mothers!) and we haven't talked with Rachel about her pregnancy on a podcast yet, we decided to do just that today!  Join us in setting aside the Mommy Wars to come together and share our experiences, hopes, and journeys as we suffer and celebrate the moments that lead us closer to our vocation of wife and MOM. We also chat about some of our favorite pregnancy movies.  Grab that toy that's been driving you crazy, hide it from the kids, grab your cup of coffee and reheat it for the third time in the microwave and join us!Don't forget that you can subscribe and listen anytime on iTunes! That article from Becky Thompson we mentioned about having a baby leveling the playing field is entitled "Who Knew Baby Puke Was So Powerful?" and can be found on her website, also called Becky Thompson, here. Have a wonderful weekend! Kristi & Rachel

Happy Friday! We have a new FIAT: Faith in All Things logo! Sorry for the delay in the posting. Little Miss is making her First Holy Communion this weekend and things are kind of all over the place! In honor of Little Miss's big day and the season of sacraments in general, we're discussing memories of our own First Holy Communions and Confirmations.   Grab a glass of iced tea or lemonade (the weather's getting warmer!) and join us in today's conversation. Don't forget that you can also subscribe and listen anytime on iTunes! Have a great weekend! Kristi & Rachel

Rachel and Kristi haven't seen each other in two weeks and friendship is important! So in today's podcast, they share their thoughts on friendships (both theirs and in general) and chat about life in a phone call. Join in! Don't forget to subscribe to FIAT on iTunes and subscribe to our mailing list at www.hailmarry.org so you don't miss out on our great blog content!