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Category: Eternity

This Is Everything

Happy Easter! Sharing how the Resurrection is everything, and how that JOY can shape our everyday lives!

Alexa Schexnaildre Eternity, Faith, Faithfulness, God's will, Gratitude, Hope, Redemption, Suffering 5 Comments April 6, 2026April 6, 2026

The Coolest Compliment: A Year in Review

Sharing how a compliment I received after a talk ties into the way I'm trying to see birthdays as I get older, and how Mary and her Assumption help me with this! I'm also reflecting on how God has been working in powerful and tangible ways in my life this past year!

Alexa Schexnaildre Comparison, Eternity, Faith, Gratitude, Surrender, Trust, Waiting 2 Comments August 14, 2025

Falling in Love…with God

Sharing how a particular quote spurred a years-long journey of mine to understand what it even means to fall in love with God, and then sharing how I got there, what it looks like in reality, and what changed in my life along the way.

Alexa Schexnaildre Anxiety & Stress, Eternity, Faith, Faithfulness, Obstacles to Faith, Prayer, Redemption, Surrender, Trust Leave a comment June 17, 2024

Are You Happy?

Am I happy? I'm answering this question that I received from someone who attended a recent talk I gave, and I'm also sharing about the difference between happiness and joy.

Alexa Schexnaildre Anxiety & Stress, Comparison, Eternity, Faith 2 Comments April 22, 2024

Love is Sacrifice

Words from St. Thomas Aquinas and C.S. Lewis help us ponder how to love like Jesus in a self-emptying, sacrificial way this Holy Week, and I share a little bit about my journey with "death to self."

Alexa Schexnaildre Eternity, Faith, God's will, Grace, Lent, Suffering, Surrender, Trust, Uncategorized, Waiting 4 Comments March 26, 2024

A Full-Circle Moment

Sharing a beautiful full-circle moment that came about from a retreat I spoke at recently. God is not limited by circumstances, and it's exciting when we can see Him at work in tangible ways. All glory to God!

Alexa Schexnaildre Eternity, Faith, Faithfulness, God's will, Grace, Gratitude, Obstacles to Faith, Suffering, Surrender, Trust, Waiting 4 Comments January 22, 2024

The Best News I’ve Heard Lately

Everything bad that's happening both in our world right now and in people's personal lives is nothing compared to the glory to be revealed to us. We were created for eternity with God!

Alexa Schexnaildre Eternity, Faith, Grief, Redemption, Suffering 4 Comments July 15, 2020June 22, 2023

St. Mary Magdalen, Metairie, LA: Lenten Mission March 10 & 12, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.

St. Angela Merici, Metairie, LA: Lenten Mission March 22-24, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.

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