A woman with long dark hair smiling next to a dog lying on a blanket, with a ceiling fan above in a room.

with gigi my coworker

Hi! I’m Mariana.

It’s been a few years of sharing art and life with many of you over at @bigapplecatholic on Instagram and I’m pumped to keep extending it to this corner of the internet.

Though the terrain can be rough, God remains good. We are indeed given the grace we need at the. moment. And Heaven is truly our home.

My biggest hope is that you somehow walk away with a little more encouragement to keep going on this pilgrimage to heaven.

Glad you’re here.

M

Things I have found essential to my well being:

chai lattes with coconut milk, pops of color throughout my room, actually surrendering my fears to God, dermot kennedy (preferably live in a small intimate venue), honesty, formula 1 edits, daily walks in the sun!!!!!!!, darrowby 2297, Charlie Mackey’s drawings, 30g of protein at every meal, once again actually surrendering my fears to God, learning to forgive, spunkiness also in sneakers, not overdoing it on exercise, Psalm 28, drawing in color, Saint Francis of Assisi, and tylenol.

all time greatest hits

Cover of the book 'The Four Loves' by C.S. Lewis, featuring colorful geometric shapes and stylized plant imagery.
Book cover titled "A Grief Observed" by C.S. Lewis, featuring a dark leafless tree and falling leaves in shades of blue, orange, and white background.
The cover of a book featuring a smiling woman with short dark hair, wearing a striped turtleneck and black sweater, standing outdoors with a green, blurred natural background.
Book cover for 'Till We Have Faces' by C.S. Lewis, featuring an illustration of a woman holding a lantern, with dark abstract background, and text indicating it is a myth retold about the author of 'The Chronicles of Narnia'.
Book cover titled "Interior Freedom" by Jacques Philippe, featuring a blue background with a photograph of a calm body of water and distant land under a clear sky.
Book cover titled 'I Believe in Love,' featuring a woman in a black headdress and white scarf, with a background of green trees and a floral illustration.
Book cover of 'You Are Special' by Fred Rogers featuring a man with dark hair and a beige stuffed animal lion with a ring, both smiling, with a caption about Mister Rogers and a Penguin logo.
Book cover titled "Prudence" by Fr. Gregory Pine, OP, featuring an illustration of a lion, with the subtitle "Choose Confidently, Live Boldly" in yellow text.
Book cover for 'HANDS' FEET on HIGH PLACES' by Hannah Hurnard, with a mountain graphic and a label indicating over 2 million copies sold.
Book cover image of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" from Penguin Classics, featuring a painting of a young woman with dark hair, resting her head on her hand, wearing a white high-neck dress, with an open book in front of her.
Book cover for 'By the Rivers of Babylon' by Michael D. O'Brien, featuring a woman with her eyes closed, lying down with a hand reaching toward her, set against a blue and purple starry background.
Book cover titled 'A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War' by Joseph Loconte, with silhouettes of soldiers marching at the bottom and a red background.

current favorites

music

the hardest part acoustic with leon bridges and olivia dean

dancing under red skies by dermot kennedy

opalite by taylot swift

the four seasons recomposed: spring

highlands by hillsong

movies

jay kelly

david was cute

shows

derry girls

all creatures great and small :’’’’’)

trent horn youtube channel (does that count??????)

podcasts

abiding together

the place we find ourselves (episode 123)

what god is not