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Tag: Birthday

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

How Mary’s Assumption Brought Me Closer to God

Reflecting on how Mary and the Feast of the Assumption have positively impacted my relationship with God, and sharing how I feel that my birthday being on the Feast of the Assumption was God's way of caring for me in what was to come.

Alexa Schexnaildre Faith, God's will, Grief, Mary & The Saints, Obstacles to Faith, Prayer, Redemption, Suffering, Surrender, Trust 7 Comments August 14, 2024March 5, 2025

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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