How to Pray When You’re Overwhelmed: Becoming “Little Enough” With Mary (with Shannon Wendt of Chews Life)

If you’ve ever looked at your prayer life and thought, “I’m failing at this,” this episode is for you. Shannon Wendt (founder of Chews Life and author of “The Way of the Rosary”) returns to share a raw, hope-filled testimony about suffering, motherhood, and how Mary doesn’t get in the way of Jesus, she leads us back to Him. 

We talk about the “Christmas card Mary” misconception, what to do when Lent feels overwhelming, and the simple shift that changes everything: you’ll never be “enough”… but you can be little enough.

In this episode, we discuss...

• Shannon’s powerful story of loss, grief, and the slow return to prayer
• What “signal graces” are and how Our Lady uses them to get our attention
• The real Mary: not just polished and perfect, but road-weary and faithful at the foot of the Cross
• Why Mary doesn’t replace Jesus… she brings you closer to Him
• The difference between Mary’s “How?” and Zechariah’s “Can this even happen?”
• What to do when Lent (or Advent) makes you feel overwhelmed and behind
• Shannon’s breakthrough moment: “You will never be enough, but I am.”
• The question that reframed everything: “Could you be little enough?”
• How to pray the Rosary in real life when you’re interrupted nonstop (one Hail Mary at a time)

Connect with Shannon

• Chews Life
• Men’s brand
• Book: The Way of the Rosary: A Journey with Mary Through Scripture, Literature, and Life (available on Choose Life, Ascension Press, Amazon — and coming to Audible)

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