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title: "Five Minutes Alone and Small Steps, Day 7: Humility"
description: How do you get five minutes alone? Meet Grace, who brings us humility and humor as we travel through day 7 of our Small Steps Blog Tour.
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# Five Minutes Alone and Small Steps, Day 7: Humility

Oct 7, 2013 11:30:39 PM  |  by [Sarah Reinhard](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/sarah-reinhard)

As we reflect on theme of humility today with [the Small Steps Tour](http://catholicmom.com/book/small-steps-for-catholic-moms/blog-tour-and-contest-for-small-steps-for-catholic-moms/), we thought we'd take a moment to also highlight some of the humorous ways moms grab five minutes.

Today, meet [Grace](http://www.camppatton.com/2013/09/seven-quick-takes_19.html).

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Grace makes me laugh. Hard. A lot. And you know...it's humility the way she bares herself to the world. (It may also be her sanity, and I don't mind that either.) There's something to be said for the humility that lets some people crack the rest of us up: they make themselves vulnerable and, as we laugh, we realize that we, too, can also be vulnerable. Or that we can, at the very least, toast our coffees in their direction.

**Now, if you haven't already join us at [The Back Porch](http://www.patgohn.net/2013/10/07/welcome-to-the-blog-tour-for-small-steps-for-catholic-moms-by-danielle-bean-and-elizabeth-foss/) for some *Small Steps*.** And don't forget to enter the ["Five Minutes Alone" contest](http://catholicmom.com/book/small-steps-for-catholic-moms/five-minutes-alone-contest/) that's going on as part of our blog tour!

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#### About the Author

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### [Sarah Reinhard](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/sarah-reinhard)

When she’s not chasing kids, chugging coffee, or juggling work, Sarah Reinhard’s usually trying to stay up read just one … more … chapter. She writes and works in the midst of rural farm life with little ones underfoot. She is part of the team for the award-winning *Catholic Mom’s Prayer Companion*, as well as the author of [a number of books](http://sarahreinhard.com/my-books/).

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