by Olivia | Nov 1, 2014 | HOLINESS
When I first heard about Pier Giorgio Frassati, I was a sophomore in college. I don’t remember exactly how I heard of him or who told me about him, but I recall being instantly interested in learning more about his life. Initially, I simply loved the fact that...
by Olivia | Oct 31, 2014 | HEALTH
In our house, we’ve been making a concerted effort lately to read more. Dave and I both enjoy reading, and it is something that we have let slip out of our routine in the busy-ness of work and school. We both feel much more rested, confident, rejuvenated, and...
by Olivia | Oct 23, 2014 | HEALTH
Genevieve of Mama Natural and I chatted at the Wellness Family Summit about how breastfeeding can be more overwhelming than one might expect. When I was pregnant with George, I spent so much time reading about labor and delivery and soaking up advice for having a...
by Olivia | Oct 21, 2014 | HAPPINESS
For those of you who love a good spoiler, there is a terrific White Plum giveaway below, and you magnificent readers can get 20% off your order with White Plum until 10/24 using the code TOTHEHEIGHTS. Don’t miss out, friends! Shortly after our boys were born,...
by Olivia | Oct 20, 2014 | HAPPINESS
One of the highlights of The Hundred Event was getting to meet so many e-friends in the flesh. I was so pumped to meet Britt from The Fisk Files because I religiously stalk follow her blog. She is just as genuinely sweet and motherly in real life as she is on the WWW....
by Olivia | Oct 15, 2014 | HOLINESS
How we met parts 1, 2, and 3. So between the last installment of our love story and this post, we’re skipping over two and a half years of dating. When we got engaged, I had just graduated from college. So let me catch you up to speed. During my last year of...
by Olivia | Oct 13, 2014 | HAPPINESS
The other day, I opened the Facebook app on my phone, and I was greeted with a lengthy thread posted in a Catholic moms group I’m a member of. I read the first line of the post, which included words like “shocked, hurt, expected more from this group”...