MaryBeth Eberhard
Catholic wife and mother of eight,
who loves our Lord, Mary,
and sharing prayers and thoughts on these pages.
God shows us His deep love; we are created to love likewise
I have felt overcome with emotion lately, the kind of emotion that fills your cup to overflowing and you stand in wonder of it all. It pours out into mushy embraces with my children, late night whispers with my husband and texts sent to the dearest of friends. It...
Unexpected Joy
The joy of recognizing the Lord working on our life never grows old. Every time this happens it is in His time, a hope revealed, a prayer answered in the gentlest and sweetest of ways. This Lord who parts the seas and created the stars in the heavens doesn’t just take...
Live a Cross-Filled Life
Have you ever looked up from the path you are walking and thought this path is too long or this thing I am struggling with is too hard? Then perhaps a shorter path or an easier load is revealed? You step into it in delight! Why, thank you, Jesus! Why didn’t You show...
Your marriage is the Gospel you preach to your children
My husband and I got caught in a moment the other day, and I hope that and many moments like it stay with my daughter. It all started with me walking into my closet to grab a sweater as the house was chilly in the morning. Our closet is connected to the laundry room,...
How to Step into Community at Any Age
As a young married woman at twenty-one, I was considered the baby of our neighborhood book club. We lived in an apartment complex with a healthy mix of young adults, young families, and urban professionals. From home decorating parties, to ladies’ nights out, to book...
Light and Salt
“No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket,but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.” ~Matthew 5:15 Today's gospel (February 5, 2023) is often referred to as the salt and light gospel. I’m putting the light first for today’s...