Could you please pray for my Grandmother, Mary Jane, who passed away Monday. Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light. shine upon her and May the souls of all the faithful departed, through. the mercy of God, rest in peace.
We went to Vigil Mass last night
To avoid the storm.
I sat with you in the back.
(It’s easier that way.)
You sat on the kneeler
put your Teddy beside
and looked up
Such Perfection.
Peerless and innocent, ready
To be loved without question,
And I was caught off guard
By the sheer beauty of it.
You sitting on the kneeler,
Smiling up at me, your Teddy right beside.
All is well; We can’t wait to meet the new baby sometime this April.
I just realized, it’s the baby’s sleep schedule that makes or breaks the morning routine. I know that seems obvious, but I didn’t realize it until the baby finally slept through the night at 18 months. Her four molars popped through and – boom! Like magic, she slept ALL night long. And then BOOM! I had my mornings back. I just didn’t notice how tired I was.
Nice article if you’re too tired for an early morning routine: https://www.thissimplebalance.com/morning-routine-moms-cant-wake-early/
Is education a waste of time for married women? Interesting to hear women discuss this issue openly back in 1961. A “higher education” isn’t necessarily a good education.
I wish I took the vow of obedience more seriously in the first year of marriage. If I had seen obedience as an opportunity to deny myself and to express my love and devotion to my husband, our marriage would have become stronger and happier faster.
I didn’t think that being obedient was outdated exactly, I just thought it only applied to situations where he finally, “put his foot down.” Otherwise it was alright to ignore his opinions, fight or manipulate to get my way.
I view obedience very differently now. When I am undecided about things or troubled, I go to my husband and take great comfort and joy in his console and headship. When we disagree, I remember that wives are not the only one’s living under obedience, that priests and nuns must also obey their superiors, that the Church must obey Christ’s teachings, that my husband is my superior (He may not be intrinsically better than me but he is the head of the house.) I remind myself that obedience can actually strengthen my love for my husband and keeps me under his spiritual protection. When I remember these truths obedience is easier sometimes even a joy.
If you want to grow in virtue, let obedience be your foundation. You will not get far without it and with it you will excel.
Obedience is a short cut to perfection. They who are living under obedience, if they really wish to advance in the ways of God, must give themselves up always and in all things into the hands of their superiors. . . Nothing gives greater security to our actions, or more effectually cuts the snares the devil lays for us, than to follow another person’s will, rather than our own, in doing good.——– St. Philip
A single instant passed under simple obedience is immeasurably more valuable in the sight of God than an entire day spent in the most sublime contemplation.——– St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi
He who follows his own ideas in opposition to the direction of his superiors needs no devil to tempt him, for he is a devil to himself. ——– St. John Climacus
There are three sorts of obedience; the first, obedience when a strict obligation is imposed upon us, and this is good; the second when the simple word of the superior, without any strict command, suffices for us, and this is better; the third, when a thing is done without waiting for an express command, from a knowledge that it will be pleasing to the superior, and this is the best of all. ——– St. Ignatius
I saw two young lovers on the beach
And longed for that untried love again.
We were like that, weren’t we?
Ruddy in our youth,
Lost to all others and enthralled
In our youth.
A little bit of vocal fry at the end of a sentence is normal, but a constant fry can actually damage your voice.
