MaryBeth Eberhard
Catholic wife and mother of eight,
who loves our Lord, Mary,
and sharing prayers and thoughts on these pages.
With a loving heart, awaiting your prodigal child’s return
What do you do with longing, the kind of longing that is an ache from your soul? Typically, the word “longing” would bring forth romantic notions, but I speak of a parent’s deep hope and constant prayer for our children to know the Lord in His fullness, to have a...
‘Give Thanks to the Lord’: Raising a Grateful Family
How to Raise Children Who Express Gratitude, One Family Tradition at a Time May we all look for small ways to cultivate gratitude, forming our families closer to the heart of Jesus. Raising a grateful family is a challenge in modern culture but well worth the effort....
A new view of loving the sinner through humility
Have you ever heard the phrase, “Love the sinner, hate the sin”? This phrase is so often used that I think it has become trite, a copout of sorts instead of really challenging ourselves to be true Christian witnesses. In a world where some sins are more visible than...
Seeing dementia through a lens of gratitude
Most people look forward to their trips back home. They get to visit family members, stop at restaurants where they hung out as kids, laugh and share memories. That is not the experience I have when I go back home. That is also why building a strong family environment...
Listen to The Visitation!
The Visitation is a space of connection, vulnerability and relationship. Just as Elizabeth’s heart rose when she embraced Mother Mary, we invite our listeners into that sacred space of true friendship, where we are both known, loved and called to higher ground....
Filling our spare time with faith first
I'm 46 years old, and I think I’ve figured out how to be a mother. It’s not bad timing considering that I’ve launched only three out of the home, and my youngest is 10 years old. I still have time to keep trying, and many lessons have been learned. The other...