
Ante & Roberta Skoko
- Feb 14
- 2 min
The Agape Kind
Today made me realize that since having children, Ante and I don't have many pictures together! When the camera comes out it's usually...
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Ante & Roberta Skoko
- Feb 13
- 1 min
It’s Been A Long Time
I’ve noticed a restlessness in my heart, comparing and contrasting myself to others, feeling jealous and less than adequate. I had to...
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Ante & Roberta Skoko
- Apr 16, 2021
- 4 min
Baptism Changes Everything
He looked at me and said, “If we get married, we’ll have children, and you’ll want to baptize those children in the Catholic Church. I...
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Ante & Roberta Skoko
- Dec 17, 2019
- 2 min
This Is My Body
I’ve wanted to post this photo for a couple of months now (there is something so timeless about it), but was hesitant. I’d ask myself,...
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Ante & Roberta Skoko
- Oct 5, 2019
- 2 min
Then There Was You, Part I
As some of you know Ante and I are moving into our new home next week! Ilija is three weeks old with his Baptism this Sunday, followed by...
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Ante & Roberta Skoko
- Sep 2, 2019
- 3 min
You Come First
Some mornings I watch Ante sleep with my hand on his face, taking him in. Some mornings it’s him staring at me. Sometimes we wake up...
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Ante & Roberta Skoko
- Jul 29, 2019
- 4 min
My Everything
There were times in my life I thought I’d never have true peace. There were times I questioned whether I’d meet a good Catholic man. In...
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Ante & Roberta Skoko
- Jul 15, 2019
- 5 min
As You Find Me
To date I'm 29 weeks and 5 days pregnant, teeing up for summer camp season at the parish, simultaneously preparing mentally and...
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Ante & Roberta Skoko
- Jun 17, 2019
- 5 min
My Life. My Love.
I was sitting at Mass this past Sunday with heaviness on my heart; I’ve carried this feeling on and off since December due to some...
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Ante & Roberta Skoko
- May 13, 2019
- 5 min
From an Expecting Father
She gently nudged: "Let’s get to bed." I responded with my usual and half asleep, "Five more minutes." "Ante, we’re having a baby…" I...
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Ante & Roberta Skoko
- Apr 15, 2019
- 5 min
We're Back!
Yes, we’re still here! Except now it’s the three of us. Ante and I were thrilled to share the news of baby Skoko arriving September, and...
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Ante & Roberta Skoko
- Jan 15, 2019
- 4 min
Man Up
Don’t settle for less than your greatest self. Today you’ll read about three things that a real man (of God) should have under control....
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Ante & Roberta Skoko
- Jan 7, 2019
- 5 min
Sacrifice Everything
The focus on self-preservation is a growing phenomena: preserving our comfort, our status, our youth, et cetera. We’re willing to give of...
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Ante & Roberta Skoko
- Dec 31, 2018
- 4 min
Exodus 90: Prayer. Asceticism. Brotherhood.
“Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.” Mark 8:34. This Bible passage where Christ with...
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Ante & Roberta Skoko
- Dec 10, 2018
- 5 min
Our Weapon of Choice
2013 marked the end of a four-year relationship I had been in. Most people in my life had guessed that it wouldn’t work out; he was and...
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Ante & Roberta Skoko
- Dec 4, 2018
- 5 min
When We 'X' Christ
'Tis the season', they say - or 'happy holidays'! As a CHRISTian I always found it strange that non-Christians annually partake in...
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Ante & Roberta Skoko
- Nov 26, 2018
- 4 min
Blue Gold
High-quality water is more than the dream of the conservationists, more than a political slogan; high-quality water, in the right...
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Ante & Roberta Skoko
- Nov 20, 2018
- 3 min
The Deadliest Sin
It amazes me how little we know about ourselves. I’ve mentioned before that marriage has brought out some less-than-glamorous sides of...
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Ante & Roberta Skoko
- Nov 12, 2018
- 3 min
The Catholic Church Remains
"History is littered with ideas used as weapons against the Catholic Church. Despite the best efforts of those who wielded these ideas...
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Ante & Roberta Skoko
- Oct 29, 2018
- 6 min
Pax et Bonum
“Listen, my brothers: If the Blessed Virgin is so honored, as it is right, since she carried Him in her most holy womb; if the blessed...
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Ante & Roberta Skoko
- Oct 22, 2018
- 4 min
A Cross to Carry
These past few weeks have been sobering. With Ante’s campaign coming to a close this evening, I am juggling the mixed feelings of...
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Ante & Roberta Skoko
- Oct 15, 2018
- 3 min
Love in Progress
We had an epic fight one night, probably 3 months into our marriage. Though resolved, emotional aches and pains lingered with both of us...
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Ante & Roberta Skoko
- Oct 8, 2018
- 4 min
Gratitude
Happy Thanksgiving to our readers! Yesterday, Bishop Robert Barron made a profound reflection on the Sunday Gospel (Mark 10:2-16) that...
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Ante & Roberta Skoko
- Sep 25, 2018
- 6 min
She Said. He Said.
Roberta told me yesterday that our Wedding Day was the best day of her life. I thought, “I sure hope so!” Then she followed by saying it...
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Ante & Roberta Skoko
- Sep 17, 2018
- 4 min
Then Comes Three
First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes… This is the third week since the launch of our site, and you’ve been seeing a lot of...
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Ante & Roberta Skoko
- Sep 11, 2018
- 5 min
Love is War
G.K. Chesterton writes, “Marriage is like an adventure, like going to war.” Ha ha, indeed. You confidently commit yourself to an...
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Ante & Roberta Skoko
- Sep 3, 2018
- 3 min
Our First Year & Why We're Here
On our wedding day, Ante and I had known each other for 10 months. I didn’t need more time to get to know him... I just needed to know...
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