WE HELP TIRED CATHOLIC PARENTS FIND
HOLINESS IN THE BUSYNESS
with realistic strategies to grow in holiness through your vocation, not in spite of it.
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Are you a
TIRED CATHOLIC PARENT?
✔ You just barely manage to make it to Sunday Mass...and then spend most of your time in the back of the church once you do.
✔ You feel like a "bad Catholic" because your prayer life consists mainly of "Jesus, help me!" pleas, if you remember to pray at all.
✔ You want to raise your kids in the faith, but you don't know how between work, never-ending activities, and kids who think sleep is optional.
✔ Praying a family Rosary or going to daily Mass feels completely impossible, and you've chalked it up to "it's just not the season" for a deep prayer life.
✔ It's not that you don't want to live the faith to the fullest...it's just that after all your time and energy goes into keeping small humans alive, you're tapped out.
What if you discovered a way to experience
GOD'S PEACE IN YOUR HOME?
- What if there was a way to get through the day without feeling anxious and overwhelmed, like you’re spinning your wheels but not making progress?
- What if there was a way to find hope and joy in the seemingly menial parts of parenthood, like mountains of laundry, stacks of dishes, and minefields of toys?
- What if there was a way for your family’s faith to make leaps and bounds, growing together through God’s grace?
As fellow tired Catholic parents, we can tell you: There is, and it happens when we prioritize prayer, even as tired parents.
We’ve done the hard work of fleshing out a plan to help you find peace through putting God first, developing sustainable prayer routines, and focusing on loving the Lord above all things. ⬇
Develop a practical path to peace in your heart and home.
THE PRAYER BOOK FOR TIRED PARENTS
Part prayer book, part practical guide for tired Catholic parents so you can increase family's faith life without increasing your stress
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"Find your way back to peace and sanity"
“This book is an indispensable resource for the tired and overwhelmed parent. David and Debbie Cowden have created a beautiful guide that will help you find your way back to peace and sanity.”
JEN FULWILER, STANDUP COMIC AND BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF “SOMETHING OTHER THAN GOD”
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"Possible for busy families to be holy families"
“The Prayer Book for Tired Parents is a gentle guide for parents with young children, encouraging them to develop a REAL spiritual life for the family in a way that doesn’t feel like a burden, and that won’t lead to burnout. Dave and Debbie’s tips make it feel possible for busy families to be holy families.”
CHRIS STEFANICK, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF REAL LIFE CATHOLIC
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"Go-to resource for generations of new parents"
“A do-it-yourself prayer kit for all parents striving to grow their family in holiness while bleary eyed and oh so tired. An honest account to the realities of family life, Debbie and Dave’s Prayer Book for Tired Parents will undoubtedly be the go-to resource for generations of new parents. Every home needs one copy within reach, and at least one copy to gift family and friends.”
PAOLA CISKANIK, FOUNDER, CATHOLIC HOMESCHOOL COMMUNITY
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"More doable than exhausted parents know"
“To paraphrase G. K. Chesterton, a sharp eyed social observer: If prayer is worth doing, it is worth doing tired. Making more time for God as you make more time for your children is more doable than exhausted parents know. “The Prayer Book for Tired Parents” is chock-full of ways and times to touch the face of God as you touch the face of your children.”
DR. RAY GUARENDI, CATHOLIC PSYCHOLOGIST, AUTHOR, AND TV HOST
HI, WE'RE DAVE AND DEBBIE
And with two full-time jobs, two small businesses, and four kids under the age of 8 — we're tired.
As devout Catholics, we were surprised when parenthood became our excuse to settle for the basics: Sunday Mass, prayers before bed, and...that was about it. There had to be more to holiness as a parent, right?
So we did the hard work of scheduling our life around the faith, instead of squeezing it in. And the result? Still busy, still tired, but so much more peaceful.
So we wrote The Prayer Book for Tired Parents as an encouragement and practical guide to our fellow tired parents: how to get your family to heaven and grow in your own holiness even when you're exhausted.
Want to encourage young families at your church?
BRING US TO YOUR PARISH!
Encourage and empower parents to live their call to holiness! We currently offer parent workshops, multi-day retreats, and youth group sessions to strengthen families - and it’s a great way to let them know they’re welcome at your parish too!
FREE LITANY FOR TIRED PARENTS
Not sure where to start with prioritizing prayer? Start here. This litany will encourage you in your tired parent vocation, and it only takes about 90 seconds to pray (the perfect amount of time to pray while reheating your coffee for the third time today).
THE BLOG
(REALISTIC) CATHOLIC PARENTING TIPS
Where "tired but trying" meets refreshing Catholic parenting tips you can actually implement, written by a fellow tired Catholic mom
YOUR TIREDNESS DOESN'T HAVE TO HINDER YOUR HOLINESS.
This messy, busy, exhausted season of life? This is the most important time to prioritize prayer, not once the kids are grown and out of the house.
Why? Because it’s precisely in this moment that God is calling you to holiness and a life of grace. He called you to this vocation and He knew this was the way you and your family were going to become saints! We’d love to walk with you on this journey.
