Barb Szyszkiewicz is a wife, mother of three young adults, a music minister at her parish, and a Secular Franciscan. She is the editor at CatholicMom and blogs at FranciscanMom.com. Barb enjoys writing, cooking, and reading. She is the author of The Handy Little Guide to Prayer and The Handy Little Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours published by Our Sunday Visitor.

Allison Gingras is the founder of ReconciledToYou, where she shares the love of Jesus and her Catholic faith with relational stories, laughter, and authentic honesty through everyday, ordinary life occurrences. Allison is a Catholic social media and digital specialist for Family Rosary, Catholic Mom, and the Diocese of Fall River.

Gingras developed the Stay Connected Journals for Women series, including her volumes The Gift of Invitation: 7 Ways Jesus Invites You to a Life of Grace and Seeking Peace: A Spiritual Journey from Worry to Trust, and a new volume coming in 2025 from OSV. The story of her daughter’s adoption was shared in Encountering Signs of Faith; Unexpected Journey with Sacramentals, the Saints, and the Abundant Grace of God (Ave Maria Press). She has also contributed to numerous books, including Our Friend Faustina ; the CPA award-winning The Ave Prayer Book for Catholic Mothers and Called by Name Daily Devotional for Catholic Women; and Living the Word Catholic Women’s Bible. She joyfully lives out her vocation as a deacon’s wife and the mother of three.

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• There are many different ways to pray.
  
• God appreciates our efforts; we don’t need to be perfect.
  
• The types of prayer we use will change and vary over time and depend on our life circumstances.
  
• All prayer helps us know God better.
  

This week, choose a new prayer or type of prayer and pray it.

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