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Tag: prayer

What Mary Did in the Waiting

Sharing thoughts about what Mary did in the waiting and how we can incorporate that into our busy lives today as we aim for a strong finish to Advent!

Alexa Schexnaildre Advent, Anxiety & Stress, Faithfulness, Mary, Mary & The Saints, Prayer, Surrender, Trust, Waiting 1 Comment December 15, 2025December 14, 2025

What’s Your Wilderness This Lent?

Sharing what the Lord put on my heart that will help me to have a more spiritually fruitful Lent, and discussing how good could possibly come from something like giving up chocolate.

Alexa Schexnaildre Faith, God's will, Lent, Prayer, Surrender Leave a comment March 5, 2025March 7, 2025

Are You Ready for Christmas?

Sharing a brief reflection in the final stretch of Advent about what the Lord revealed to me this week that brought me interior relief and joy as I prepare for Christmas!

Alexa Schexnaildre Advent, Anxiety & Stress, Prayer, Surrender, Waiting 2 Comments December 18, 2024

In Giving We Receive

A Thanksgiving reflection on God's grace and sustenance where I share how several scripture verses as well as some words of St. Francis of Assisi and Bishop Barron play out in my life.

Alexa Schexnaildre Community, Discernment, Faithfulness, God's will, Grace, Gratitude, Prayer 1 Comment November 26, 2024

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

Spiritual Tools for Battling Anxiety

What God has been showing me and how He has been walking with me this past week and a half through my anxiety over my upcoming surgeries!

Alexa Schexnaildre Anxiety & Stress, Grace, Prayer, Suffering, Surrender, Trust, Waiting 6 Comments July 24, 2023July 24, 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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