Mary Rooney Armand
Mary Rooney Armand is an Author, Speaker, and Creator of the faith-based blog ButterflyLiving.org. Her stories help others grow in their intimacy with Christ and thrive in their relationships. Her work is featured on multiple websites including CrossMap, Woman of Noble Character, Pray with Confidence, and The Brave Women Series. Mary is the author of, “Identity, Understanding, and Accepting Who I Am in Christ” and, “Life Changing Stories” a collaboration with 34 authors sharing stories of God’s faithfulness. Besides writing, Mary leads small groups and speaks at retreats. She directed Kids Hope USA, a mentoring program for children, worked in marketing and sales, and has led mission trips to Honduras. Mary is a life coach with a Bachelor's degree in Marketing and an MBA. She and her wonderful husband Cory live in Louisiana and are the parents of four children, a new daughter-in-law, and two dogs! Connect with Mary on Instagram or Facebook.
Encouragement for Empty Nesters: 7 Helpful Tips and Inspiring Bible Verses
By Mary Rooney Armand |
Releasing our children to the world and becoming empty nesters sounds like a logical, freeing next step…after all, parenting is a hard job! But many of us struggle when our children walk out the door- on their own- for the first time. When my fourth child graduated from high school, I felt sad and sought…
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The Story of John the Baptist: 4 Powerful Lessons and Bible Verses
By Mary Rooney Armand |
The story of John the Baptist is a compelling narrative introducing Jesus as the Messiah from someone who knew and loved him. John the Baptist’s story is full of purpose, hope, and heartbreak much like the story of you and me. His mission may seem more significant than ours but we are all called to…
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What Does the Bible Say About Gossip? 9 Inspiring Verses to Handle Gossip Biblically
By Mary Rooney Armand |
Studying ‘what does the Bible say about gossip’, helps us be intentional with what we say or don’t say, navigate relationships, and grow spiritually. The Bible is full of verses about our speech and gossip. Since I am a talker the topic of gossip from a Biblical perspective has required a lot of attention! What…
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6 Powerful Christian Parenting Books to Impact Your Family
By Mary Rooney Armand |
Leaving the hospital the nurse placed my newborn son in my outstretched arms, “goodbye and good luck”, she cheerfully exclaimed. Slightly panicked I thought, this is the most important job in my life and we have no instructions! Like most new parents my husband and I were terrified something would go terribly wrong. I jumped…
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The Story of Mary Magdalene: 4 Inspiring Lessons
By Mary Rooney Armand |
The story of Mary Magdalene is mentioned in all four of the New Testament gospels. This fact alone makes Mary Magdalene quite extraordinary. Watching the series, The Chosen, as part of a special program for my church, I was captivated by the story of Mary Magdalene. In the first episode, you are brought into the…
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How to Cope with Change: 6 Inspiring Strategies and Bible Verses About Change
By Mary Rooney Armand |
Most of us aren’t enthusiastic about learning how to cope with change, so strategies for dealing with change are beneficial. “Coping” is effectively handling difficulties and disruptions in your life to reduce unpleasant emotions. Some people appreciate and even embrace change, so how to cope with change is more comfortable, but most of us resist…
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4 Strategies for Making Spiritual Resolutions to Refresh Your Faith in the New Year
By Mary Rooney Armand |
Since childhood, I’ve attempted New Year’s resolutions, not spiritual resolutions just self-improvement promises to myself. Resolutions are great, but I don’t think most resolutions survive through January. Some of my New Year’s resolutions included: stop biting my nails, stop chewing gum, don’t hang out with certain people, find good friends, read more, lose weight, exercise,…
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How to Deal with Loneliness to Find Peace and Belonging with God
By Mary Rooney Armand |
Loneliness is feeling empty, alone, and just sad. Not physically alone which at times is healthy, vital, and invigorating but a deep sense of feeling unwanted, forgotten, and invisible. Learning how to deal with loneliness reminds me of riding a Ferris Wheel. One moment you are enjoying the view and suddenly the ride stops and…
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What is True Worship? 5 Inspiring Elements of Worshipping God
By Mary Rooney Armand |
As a child attending church, our pastor would occasionally invite a group of us to sing on stage. I loved being selected and clearly remember singing, “I’ll fly away, oh glory” with my three friends while sensing the presence of God. In my mind, our performance was spectacular even though none of us were accomplished…
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How to Surrender to God: 8 Inspiring Bible Verses about Surrender
By Mary Rooney Armand |
When you surrender to God, you give up control and yield to Him. Easy enough…no, not at all! Learning how to surrender to God is one of the hardest but most important challenges in your faith journey. Surrendering to anyone or anything feels counterintuitive and unnatural. Many see surrender as weak, a sign of defeat,…
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