Viva Crouse
Showing Up for Yourself
Why are we so used to showing up for others and not for ourselves, and what can we do about it? Let's explore that answer together.
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Viva Crouse
- Feb 20, 2022
- 4 min
Turning Lofty Goals into Action Items
As we get closer to diving into our 3rd month of the new year (already...yeah, I know...) I've given a lot of thought to the things that...
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Viva Crouse
- Nov 15, 2021
- 3 min
Postpartum Round 2
Hey friends. It's me again, talking about babies and postpartum life once more! What else would I be writing about? It's no secret I love...
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Viva Crouse
- May 21, 2021
- 3 min
A Catholic Father's Day Gift Guide 2021
Your perfect, consolidated guide to great Father's Day Gifts!
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Viva Crouse
- May 1, 2021
- 3 min
A Catholic Mother's Day Gift Guide
Maybe your love language is gifts or perhaps you're known to be the best gift-giver around. Or maybe you're like me and you spend way too...
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Viva Crouse
- Mar 10, 2021
- 6 min
Elijah's Birth Story
I knew it was in God's hands and that I had to focus on what was to come.
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Viva Crouse
- Feb 11, 2021
- 5 min
Vivacious Guest: Dr. Chelsea Harkins
Whether you decide to go through a medicated or unmedicated birth...Chelsea speaks so much wisdom into your labor prep!
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Viva Crouse
- Nov 18, 2020
- 7 min
10 Ideas for a Successful Date Night + How to Budget for It
Keeping the spicy flame of love alive is critical to a healthy relationship and marriage.
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Viva Crouse
- Oct 28, 2020
- 7 min
Litany of Saints: Crouse Family Edition
As we all know, Halloween has crept upon us which means...All Saints Day is on its way! For those who don't know, All Saint's Day is...
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Viva Crouse
- Sep 17, 2020
- 4 min
Vivacious Guest: Kathleen West
Meadowcress Boutique: ethically sourced, organic fabrics for beautiful pieces made to bring Christ into your every-day lives.
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Viva Crouse
- Sep 10, 2020
- 5 min
The "Bounce Back"
Your wants, needs, and desires when it comes to postpartum recovery are going to look different that every. other. woman.
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Viva Crouse
- Aug 6, 2020
- 8 min
Crying Over Spilled Milk: our breastfeeding journey
Breastfeeding may not be all rainbows and butterflies for you, but for someone else it is. That's the beauty of it.
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Viva Crouse
- Jul 23, 2020
- 7 min
"The One": discerning engagement + marriage
Truthfully, I want to say that I just knew, because looking back it really does feel like that was the case.
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Viva Crouse
- Jul 9, 2020
- 5 min
The Classic "This is How We Met"
Was it the horrific yellow shirt that made me notice him, or the beard? No one will ever know.
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Viva Crouse
- Jun 18, 2020
- 4 min
A Letter to Fathers
Thank you for your failures, for picking yourself back up and trying again. Thank you for the times you apologized for your impatience.
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Viva Crouse
- Jun 11, 2020
- 8 min
My Body did WHAT?! Pt. 2
Sausage & french toast never tasted SO. DANG. GOOD. The internet was right: that first meal is the best meal of your life so far.
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Viva Crouse
- Jun 4, 2020
- 6 min
My Body Did WHAT?! Pt. 1
2:00am...another contraction. I feel like I have to pee & as I sit up in bed, boom, bang, splash, my water breaks!
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Viva Crouse
- May 28, 2020
- 5 min
May, Mary, and Marriage
One of the greatest characters of salvation history was a wife. That brings me a lot of peace in knowing this is how I’m meant to serve God
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Viva Crouse
- May 21, 2020
- 3 min
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes...
I had a lot of dreams growing up... I still do. At first I dreamt that I'd grow up to be a "Mcdonald's Worker." Ah, serving fries...
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Viva Crouse
- May 14, 2020
- 4 min
A Mother's Gaze
I know Mother's Day is over, but seeing that May is the month where we celebrate Mary the Mother of God, I figured it was still...
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