I don’t have to earn His love. I get to live from it. And the more I receive His love, the more I can love others, not with my own strength, but with His.

I was raised Catholic. REALLY Catholic. As a miracle baby, I grew up hearing how blessed I was to have God at work in my life before I was even born.

I grew up Catholic in Zimbabwe, where I spent the first 24 years of my life. My parents would always remind us, “Remember who you belong to.” I knew they meant Jesus, but for a long time, I was mostly coasting in my faith.

I vividly remember the day Matteo and I quit our jobs. Our fourth baby was about a month old and we had just sold our house. We walked into the office where we worked together knowing exactly what we had to say.

I was raised Catholic, from a large Catholic family in St. Louis MO, and was taught at an early age how important faith was.