What season are you in? No, I’m not asking about your wardrobe, but what stage of life are you in? I hear a lot of my clients, mostly moms, worried about what they should be doing instead of simply embracing the season they are in. What is God calling you to do now? Are you responding to His call or…
Last spring, I wasn’t following my own advice… Between wrapping up our first year of homeschooling, coaching, trainings, baseball games and practices, and missing my mom, I needed some extra rest and I didn’t take it. When I accepted this and reflected on letting myself get fried, I realized I hadn’t written out my evening…
Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you. Saint Augustine In the past, I wrestled with this concept a bit. Even though I’m a faithful person, supernatural trust and surrender are not easy. For most of my adult life I thought, if I want something to happen, I need…
Liz Montigny shares how a good friend, the advice of Saint Thomas Aquinas, and a hot bath revived her for Advent. Recently I was struggling through a period of heaviness and cloudiness, not only in my relationships but my work too. It was exhausting. I shared with a dear friend how I wasn’t depressed but…
Liz Montigny reflects on the peace and simplicity that comes from living a right-ordered life. Recently I was reminded of what a right ordered life is. Here’s what I mean by right ordered: you may know that we’re intended for relationship with God first, then our spouse, then our children, and then everything else—work, ministry,…
Liz Montigny shares how she’s letting go of worry while she’s in a waiting season. For moms, most of our work is for “later.” It got me thinking about Jesus’ reply to Peter in the Gospel of John: Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing, you do not understand now, but you…
Liz Montigny shares three tips for making the most of your experience before, during, and after a retreat. During Lent, many of us will participate in a parish mission or attend a day of reflection, and some of us may take a pilgrimage or a experience a retreat; speaking as a retreat leader (and past…
Liz Montigny shares how Advent can help us create God-led goals for the new year. We’re already into the second week of Advent! Last year, my family became more intentional about honoring Advent and Christmas as two separate seasons. Advent is a time of reflection, preparation, and repentance and Christmas is a time of gift…
Liz Montigny shares the how-tos and benefits of a retreat experience and regular self-reflection. As an entrepreneur, mom to three boys and homeschooler to one, it may sound like I don’t have much time for anything else. I’m sure many of you feel this way. But I was blessed to lead a week-long retreat last…
Liz Montigny uncovers the fruits of holding herself accountable to the goal of creating more silence in her daily routine. In my last article I challenged myself to create more silence in my daily routine. Glad to tell you I followed through by taking small steps and despite raising three loud boys. Have you ever noticed how…