Life Out Loud
with Desireé Melfi Bozzo
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Silent Saturday
Posted on April 8, 2023 Leave a Comment
Silent Saturday. The day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. When I think about this day and what it means, I think back on Jesus’ faithful followers. I try and put myself in their shoes. I think of their despair and what they must have been feeling. For them, all hope seemed lost- for just […]
The Good in Good Friday
Posted on April 7, 2023 Leave a Comment
On this Good Friday, my heart is heavy. It is so hard to see any good in this day. I close my eyes and I see our sweet Jesus. He was humiliated, ridiculed and mocked. He stood innocent, yet took our punishment to save us from certain death. Our sweet Jesus beaten and hung on […]
A Holy Thursday of Breaking
Posted on April 6, 2023 Leave a Comment
On this Holy Thursday, we remember our sweet Savior sharing the Last Supper with his disciples and washing their feet in an act of love and humble service. This morning in church, I watched the beautiful symbolism as our babies got their hands washed by their teachers. Such a sweet act of love and care. […]
Palm Sunday Has Me in My Feelings
Posted on April 2, 2023 Leave a Comment
This day is a dichotomy of feelings. Do you feel it too? Palm Sunday is remembering how our sweet Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey — a symbol of humility and peace. A King – OUR King, was greeted by crowds of people waving palm branches and praising, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in […]
Sushi + Self-Control
Posted on December 13, 2022 Leave a Comment
In Episode 8 of Season 3, Desireé illuminates the importance of self-control. How well we exercise this fruit determines so much in our lives. God wants us to live incredibly but also within His boundaries for our lives. Growing this fruit in our lives sets us up for big wins!