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A Brightly Hude Life

Enthusiastically Catholic. Happy wife, mother, illustrator and author of Catholic children's books. Compulsive Baker. Fueled on prayer, coffee, and tea. Runs Brightly Hude Studio when not running around with kids.

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Adalee Hude: a happy wife, mother, illustrator and author of Catholic children's books. Compulsive Baker. Fueled on prayer, coffee, and tea. Runs Brightly Hude Studio when not running around with kids.


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A Brightly Hude Life

Something a little different this week! What are those Hudes up to? What type of cheddar fuels Randy Hude? Why is there false advertising in their kitchen??

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Fun Q & A’s with Ave Lamb Books

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Very weird. Every time I try to announce on IG that our new book, The Oil and the Asking (a children’s book introducing devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus) is available for preorder, our website stops working. We could use some prayers!! Working on a new web host, but lots of hoops to jump through. That will take some time.

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My Catholic Kids' Library

This book focused on the devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus is now available for pre-order! I’m so excited about getting this in the mail. Catholic children’s books about specific devotions are some of my favorites. Not to mention, A Brightly Hude Life is an extremely talented illustrator.
I think it would be a great Father’s Day present for the read-aloud …

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I had a headline in mind for this newsletter… so did my husband! And as he was kindly helping me to format everything, the two got mashed together. Guess which part is his?

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The Face Keeps Finding Us

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The Book That Wouldn’t Come


To prep tonight: 80 scones, 1 chocolate chip sourdough loaf, 1 pizza dough. It’s 7pm… I will be in bed by 10! I can do this!! Good thing the grandparents are visiting. Deo gratias.

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An Amazing Life Tapestry


Am I a mama who sneaks chocolate without offering any to her kids? Why, yes- I am.


A gentle reminder to those who subscribe both to my “brightlyhude.substack.c…” and “hailbeautifullamb.subst…” Substacks- you can enter a giveaway of our first book (and more!) over on our website: avelamb.com/contest


The Book

finally came and now we’ll be giving one away! And if you like scones, cobbler, cornbread, and/or coffee cake… give this a read!