"water-water-water..." Augustine

This morning I am borrowing a phrase of our Grandson, Augustine.  He loves water and one of his endearing phrases said with his sweet baby voice - he is just 15 months old - is "water-water-water."  He usually repeats it the blessed 3 times - Pat, my husband, has noticed that there are things in mass that are repeated 3 times for example the Lamb of God or beating our breast 3 times at the "grievous faults" in the Penitential Act.  He feels that this is a desirable number in the Church and with our Lord, so when he prays for John and Susan he always prays for them the 3 times!  So little Gus is now picking up that special repeating of 3 and how he lights up when he can play with water!  Cousin Dave was spending some time with Gus, while his parents worked at the State Fair, and Gus took him to his favorite splash park!  If you want to check out more cute pictures that Nancy shared - here is her blog - http://thegreatgusadventure.blogspot.com/ 

Nancy and Bill discovered how fun having 2 can be, and that is good since Gus will be a big brother in a couple months now!  Thinking about water today after reading morning prayer in Magnificat which spoke about the gift of the "living water" He quenchs our thirst with HIS lifegiving waters!

In the midst of a drought here and seeing the once gurgling stream now without any water...except for a very muddy hole the boys found to throw rocks into...  It is a sad sight to see no water, and more work for the farmers that have to put water tanks out for the cows and calves to come and get a drink.  The cows coming up for a drink last night got us out on an adventure in the pasture with the setting sun.  "Forgiven, freed, befriended, the Feast of LIFE is ours."  from morning hymn

I was overjoyed to read our famous verse - Isaiah 55:1  "All you thirsty, come to the water!  You who have no money, come, receive grain and eat;  Come,without paying and without cost, drink wine and milk!"  Famous because this verse led my dad to join the Catholic Church along with my mom and 11 kids!  And we have never been thirsty since!  We have been given the Living Waters to drink!  We are poor and humble and have absolutely nothing to give HIM except our very selves.  "You are the rock in the desert from which the waters flow: - cool our weary souls with the living waters of your Holy Spirit.  Give us living water to drink!" 

Jesus, we are drawn to your LIGHT as we drink of the lifegiving waters of faith!  We are forever grateful and unworthy of your endless and everlasting LOVE and LIFE!  We rejoice with all those in our domestic Church/family - those that are on this journey with us always.  May we find the patience and love to love and serve them as you would have us.... without thinking about our needs and desires - rather yours and those of our family.  Jesus, we long to find the ability to care for the world as you do!  Jesus, we trust in you.  Amen and Halleluia

Little Rose was eating her beautiful mommy's arm with love for her!  That is my favorite thing ever.  I know that if she were holding her up by her chin- she would be eating her chin with LOVE!  The love of a mother and child cannot be beat!  Bless-bless, Barb

"Like the deer that yearns

for running streams,

so my soul is yearning

for you, my God.

My soul is thirsting for God.

the God of my life;

when can I enter and see

the face of God?

Deep is calling on deep,

in the roar of the waters:

your torrents and all your waves

swept over me.

Why are you cast down, my soul,

why groan within me?

Hope in God; I will praise him still,

my Savior and my God."

Psalm 42

loving cousins - Dave and Gus! 

A picture that says it all!