Identifying with Christ on the Cross in Miscarriage

Nothing about life is certain. No amount of planning, organizing, preparing or dreaming will guarantee our desired outcome. I’m constantly reminded to loosen my grip and, like the song says, “let Jesus take the wheel.”

Letters, Motherhood, Identity, ProtectCorynne StaresinicApril 19, 2019Catholic miscarriage, Catholic motherhood miscarriage, Catholic witness to life, Christian miscarriage, Miscarriage crucifix, Miscarriage redemptive suffering, Redemptive Suffering and Death, Miscarriage Comments

God’s Merciful Love and My Teenage Pregnancy

I learned that putting our trust in God is never a gamble. It is never too late. You are never too far gone that God can't reach you. ...God in his infinite kindness took pity on me, a teenage mother and allows me to live the fairy tale I thought was lost forever. Trust in him sisters. He is so worthy.

Letters, Motherhood, IdentityCorynne StaresinicMarch 28, 2019Catholic pregnancy, Catholic teenage pregnancy Comments

A Small Cross Proves a Lovely Crown

(I) encourage you to not be so quick to categorize the crosses in your life as just suffering you’ll need to buckle up and deal with. Allow yourself the space in your spiritual imagination to envision how something really hard in your life could actually be a wildly massive gift.

Letters, Motherhood, Identity, ReceiveCorynne StaresinicMarch 20, 2019 Comment

How an Unexpected Pregnancy Prepared Me for Christianity

The love I first felt pulling my son out of my womb, bringing him to my breast, singing him to sleep, it had been a mere taste of this heavenly love.

Letters, Spirituality, Motherhood, Identity, NurtureCorynne StaresinicMarch 6, 2019Conversion + Reversion, Catholic woman convert, Faith, Motherhood, For Converts Comment

The Creative Capacity of Motherhood

I want to share a snippet of this journey of overcoming self-doubt and embracing my role as an artist with you. I also want to encourage other women to recognize in themselves their creative capacity, and explore how spiritual and physical motherhood reflect the role of the Creator in the deepest way.

Letters, Vocation, Motherhood, Identity, CreateCorynne StaresinicFebruary 27, 2019Artist, Catholic artist, Blair Piras, Motherhood, Creativity, Calling, Pregnancy, Well-being Comment

Finding a Mother in Mary

When I found out I was pregnant, I was ecstatic, however the realization that I didn’t know “how” to be a mother slowly set in.

Letters, Motherhood, IdentityCorynne StaresinicNovember 16, 2018Motherhood, Mary, Community & Family Comment

Seeking Help with Postpartum Depression

"With each successive birth however, I struggled to bond with my babies, and I winced at the barrage of opinions coming from social media, 'experts,' and many well-meaning family and friends."

Letters, Motherhood, IdentityCorynne StaresinicAugust 10, 2018Postpartum depression, Counseling, Therapy, Depression, Mental and Physical Health, Well-being Comments

The Foundation of Vocation

"But before she becomes a wife and mother, friend and sister, she is first a daughter... Everything she does stems from the truth that she is a daughter unconditionally loved and utterly delighted in."

Letters, Motherhood, IdentityCorynne StaresinicJuly 25, 2018Motherhood, Daughter, Well-being, Community & Family Comment

The Grace to Keep Going After a Miscarriage

“Is your life filled with unexpected twists and turns? Have you faced uncertainty in times of hardship when things did not go as planned? My dearest sister, I know this story too well.”

Letters, Relationship, MotherhoodCorynne StaresinicJune 27, 2018Miscarriage, Stay at home mom, Working mom, Pregnancy, Well-being, Motherhood Comments

Solidarity to Women with Infertility

I grew up believing I was born to be a Mother. It was not a question or a wonder; it was something I was certain of. But the things I arrive at 46 years old, both with and without, surprising me.

Letters, Motherhood, IdentityCorynne StaresinicMay 23, 2018Infertility, Empathy, Mental and Physical Health, Well-being, mOTH, Motherhood Comments

You Were Created Exactly as Intended

Dear Sister, 'There’s nothing wrong with you. You are God’s beloved daughter.' The words hit me like a brick in my chest. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.

Letters, Motherhood, IdentityCorynne StaresinicMarch 14, 2018Ectopic Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Motherhood, Confession, Self-care, Mental and Physical Health, Well-being Comments

Trusting in God with My Son's Health

Dearest Sisters in Christ, have you ever had one of those desperate cries to God? The type of desperate (literal) cry where you don’t even know what to say, you’re just pleading to feel something… hear something back from him.

Letters, Motherhood, IdentityCorynne StaresinicJanuary 24, 2018Well-being, Family, Community & FamilyComment

Starting Over After the Loss of My Daughter

"My Dear Sister, as the world turns the corner and steps into a New Year, it is a time-honored tradition to think about new beginnings. I don’t know about you but I find this to be somewhat challenging at times, especially if you.."

Letters, Relationship, MotherhoodCorynne StaresinicDecember 27, 2017Mary Lenaburg, Motherhood, Death, Community & Family Comments

My Fiat

"To my sisters, carry a light, and bring along the oil, for you know not how long you will wait for Him. A mother, a wife, and a woman who has stood trembling at death’s door..."

Letters, Motherhood, IdentityCorynne StaresinicDecember 6, 2017Fiat, Mary, Motherhood, Entrepreneur, Deck and Oar, Mental and Physical Health, Nyssa BiszkoComment

Finding God in the NICU

"Dear sweet sisters, We are this, because of that. Sometimes when life sucker punches us, we lament about the suffering and the pain and the loss..."

Letters, Motherhood, IdentityCorynne StaresinicNovember 15, 2017NICU, Well-being, Motherhood, Community & Family Comment

Being a Mom with Bipolar Disorder

"My name is Chelsea, I am 30 years old, mother to three little girls. As I write this I am watching my oldest play on the porch. It's a warm, spring day. She's singing and playing with sticks in the sunshine. It's a beautiful moment..."

Letters, Motherhood, IdentityCorynne StaresinicNovember 15, 2017Catholic motherhood Bipolar disorder, Catholic mothers who inspire, Mental Health, Bipolar Disorder, Mental and Physical Health, Well-being, Motherhood Comments

Our Lady and the Healing of Our Daughter

"Dear sisters, it was the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. I was 20 weeks pregnant, working full time, my husband a masters student. We were preparing to enter the Church, and facing a lot of opposition to our decision..."

Letters, Motherhood, IdentityCorynne StaresinicAugust 16, 2017Mary, Catholic convert, Shannon Lacy, Community & Family Comments

To the Woman Who Feels Alone in Her Vocation

Let’s cut to the chase: I’ve found, in recent years, that being a wife and mother can be extremely lonely.

Letters, Motherhood, IdentityCorynne StaresinicAugust 2, 2017Motherhood, Catholic motherhood, Loneliness, Community & Family Comments

The Lessons I Learned from My Teenage Pregnancy

"Hi Ladies! 'I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me,' Philippians 4:13. I have been reciting that verse since I was about 4 years old..."