Category Archives: Tami Urcia

Jul 17 2022

What a Difference a Year Makes! / ¡Un Año Hace Tanta Diferencia!

Click here for daily readings I can’t even begin to explain how different this summer has been from last summer. On July 9th we celebrated one year of complete wellness for my young son, after suffering repeated inf...

Jul 10 2022

Silence is a Treasure / El Silencio es Un Tesoro

Click here for daily readings As a young adult fresh out of missionary life, I used to listen frequently to Christian music. I found inspiration and fervor singing along to all the CD’s I had purchased after picking...

Jun 22 2022

Bearing Good Fruit

Click here for daily readings As soon as I walk in the door from any given workday, I am ambushed by a barrage of “Mommy!!!” “Hi Mommy!” and “Yeah! Mommy’s home!!” My usually subd...

Jun 18 2022

God Always Provides

Click here for daily readings I know I am not the only one feeling the squeeze. With gas over $5.00 a gallon and groceries 20-30% higher than they were just a few months ago, the financial stress is real. Yes, we are doin...

Jun 08 2022

When Stubbornness is Transformed

Click here for daily readings I have to admit that I’m a pretty stubborn gal. I tend to get thoughts, ideas or desires stuck in my head and don’t give up until they’re resolved or obtained. I have a knac...

May 18 2022

Remaining in Him

Click here for daily readings Do you ever feel like there is a general state of discontent in your household? One kid is complaining about every little thing, the other doesn’t want to do his school work, the ...

May 08 2022

Being a Light to Others

Click here for daily readings Do you ever feel like you are in a time of plenty, but simultaneously in a time of drought? We are in the midst of the Easter season, flowers are blooming, the sun is shining, the school year...

Apr 09 2022

God is Good, All the Time!

Click here for daily readings I’m sure your mother told you many times as you were growing up: “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” I have even found myself reminding...

Apr 05 2022

True and Lasting Peace

Click here for daily readings As you read, my family and I are on a much needed vacation. After dealing with illness, childbirth, and stress at work over the past year we were so ready to get out of dodge. It’...

Mar 12 2022

Belonging to God

Click here for daily readings I have really been struggling with one person in particular lately. Some of the struggles have come about due to emails. Why does so and so have to be so direct, sarcastic, rude, etc.? When s...

Mar 04 2022

When Life Gives You Lemons

Click here for daily readings We have all heard the phrase “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” But what if life just keeps throwing you lemon after lemon after lemon, so that everything seems to turn ...

Feb 15 2022

God’s Perfect Gifts

Click here for daily readings I once heard a talk relating motherhood to the Eucharist. Just as Christ gives himself totally to us in the form of bread, a mother gives herself totally to her child(ren). As I layed there n...

Jan 20 2022

What Does Your Boat Look Like?

Click here for daily readings This past weekend we celebrated my 7 year old son’s birthday. It was an emotional one for me because I realized that we very well could have been mourning on this day instead of rejoici...

Jan 15 2022

Jesus’ Simple Calling

Click here for daily readings Have you ever sat and thought long and hard about time? Sometimes I think to myself, “that second that just passed a second ago is now in the past and will never be lived again.” ...

Jan 13 2022

In the Waiting

Click here for daily readings Just last night, my husband and I were talking about good friends. I mentioned how in one city I had so many acquaintances but very few close friends and how in another city I had great affec...

Dec 13 2021

God’s Light is Our Guide

Click here for daily readings It has been so fun doing “girly things” with the new baby. Family and friends love to give her cute outfits, bows for her hair and pink toys. One of her newest additions is a soft...

Nov 13 2021

Turning to God in Prayer

Click here for daily readings As my family walked down the aisle to receive Holy Communion, I noticed my three-year-old approach the Eucharistic Minister with hands folded. When he reached her, he looked up at her with pl...

Oct 05 2021

Cuteness & Conversion

Click here for daily readings And just like that, 8 weeks have gone by and I am back to work. My scheduled C-section went off without a hitch, my baby girl is healthy and I am getting back into the swing of things slowly ...

Aug 21 2021

God’s Generosity

Click here for daily readings As a child, my parents taught me to tithe 10% of every dime I made. I started delivering newspapers when I was nine years old and babysitting when I was eleven or twelve, so each week I would...

Aug 16 2021

No Minced Words

Click here for daily readings There are definitely no minced words in today’s readings. The children of Israel began serving other gods, so the Lord got angry with them and allowed them to suffer disastrous conseque...