Advent 2009

Our fifth precious little one receives the Sacrament of Reconciliation this Saturday. She has been well prepared...especially by her older sister who is nine years old. I can hear them 'practicing' the prayers each evening while getting ready for bed. Our three year old listens intently. :)

I am in the middle of family consecration to the Holy Family. Day 26 of 40. It is a journey for all of us. If anyone is interested in information or beginning your own journey, the website is
www.familyland.org
A new 40 day journey began today...but you may begin at any time.
Check it out! :)

I am tired from the day right now so I must end writing, but I will try to remember to write some cute stories about our youngest and her progress in learning her prayers.

Please continue to pray for the child I wrote about earlier. He needs prayers as well as those of us who are trying to help him. Pray for me to understand his needs and to best help him progress through this short time that I have with him.

Mary
Jesus, I trust in You!
I am all thine, and all I have is thine, Lord Jesus, through Mary, Thy holy Mother.

Commentary of the Day November 10, 2009

Commentary of the day
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997), founder of the Missionary Sisters of Charity
A Simple Path

"We are unprofitable servants"

Do not worry about why problems exist in the world – just respond to people's needs. Some say to me that if we give charity to others it'll diminish the responsibility of government towards the needy and the poor. I don't concern myself with this, because governments do not usually offer love. I just do what I can do: the rest is not my business.

God has been so good to us: works of love are always a means of becoming closer to God. Look at what Jesus did in His life on earth! He spent it just doing good (Acts 10,38). I remind the sisters that three years of Jesus's life were spent healing the sick and the lepers, children and other people; and that's exactly what we're doing, preaching the Gospel through our actions.

It is a privilege for us to serve, and it's a real, wholehearted service that we try and give. We feel what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean, but that ocean would be less without that drop.


Mary
Jesus, I trust in You!

Prayers needed please...

I can't say too much here. Just please know that I am asking for many, many prayers for a little boy and also anyone involved with decisions that will affect this little boy.
Please.
Thank you, dear reader. God's Blessings to you.

Mary
Jesus, I trust in You!

A Glimpse of Grace

We had the WKCE tests this week. They are the tests that are given to all Wisconsin fourth grade students. They are pretty time consuming and extremely looooonnnnngggg! We were in the middle of a long one...the children were all working on the tests...and then in the distance a siren started to sound. I think you need to picture where our school is located. It is next to a Church on the corner of a very busy intersection in town so we do hear a siren now and again. Well, after the siren passed and the volume was going down, I looked up from my desk to check on the progress of the children.

There was one little girl sitting in her seat, head held upright with her eyes closed. Her hands were folded on her desktop. She sat that way for a second or two. It was long enough for me to begin to walk toward her with the intention to nudge her and encourage her to continue on with her tests...after all, these are timed and they do not give a whole lot of extra time in each test. I got up from my seat and took a step.
Do you know what I saw? This little girl (with eyes still closed) slowly crossed herself, opened her eyes, unfolded her hands, picked up her pencil, and continued on with her test.

Thank you God for the opportunity to experience You in these beautiful children!

We had talked earlier in the year about pausing and saying a prayer for thoses in need when you hear a siren or see an ambulance passing. I think we discussed it once or twice. These children are so sincere with their love for Jesus!
Please continue to pray for them and their continued growing in love for our awesome God!

Have a beautiful day!
Mary
Jesus, I trust in You!