Had a festive morning with Ruth and Paul's family sharing breakfast and family time for Thanksgiving. Another part of the celebration is Ruth and Paul's 9th anniversary today. The weather has turned more seasonably cold today, but nothing like the ice storm we had 9 years ago! The roads were treacherous and we thank God that no one was hurt getting to and from or for Ruth and Paul when they headed up to the Cities on horrible roads to fly out to Rome! Yes, the honeymooned in Italy! We had a foreign exchange student from Italy that year and his family invited them to come for their honeymoon. So they knew that Pope John Paul II did Wednesday audiences and blessed married couples at that time. They did to proper paper work ahead of time to be able to have their marriage blessed by him. He had been sick on and off, as it was just about 6 months before his death, but that Wednesday he was well enough and it happened!!! They knelt before him in their wedding clothes that they had thrown into the suitcase and Paul looked up at him and said these words..."Please Bless us with a healthy happy family."
Ruth was just sharing the power of the moment that Blessed John Paul II entered the room that day. "There was such a powerful feeling that overcame all of us present, like this is a very special man and he was so sick at that time." I can see how deeply Ruth is touched at this moment in the wonderfully glorious gift of a picture we have of this day. The blessings that have touched them in these last 9 years are helped by the intercession of Blessed John Paul II, and the amazing awesome Catholic Church with all that it gives us to help us on our journey! Ruth and I marveled that we are going to have lived in the lifetime of a living saint,as we totally expect him to gain sainthood soon! Probably two with Blessed Teresa of Calcutta there quickly too. This has a cherished place in our homes and it gives me so much JOY!
Happy 9th anniversary Ruth and Paul!!! WE rejoice at your LOVE and LIFE and raising LIGHTS for the world! Ruth reminded me that it was the Feast of Christ the KING the next day, and we looked it up and that is the mass this Sunday too! I am sure we will celebrate is JOYOUSLY in Kansas City with the Community of the Lamb and our Little Sister Hallel!
A joyful family breakfast as we thank the Lord for all his blessings - Faith, Family, and Farm!
Mary dreaming of turkey on her plate today... " a fat turkey." Wishing all of you a wonderful day with family and friends and good food together!
Jesus, we thank and praise you for all the many blessings that come to us in life. Ruth and I even talked about how there have been crosses in their marriage, and without the hard things - the good wouldn't be near so wonderful! Their last two children are prime examples of this fact! "Most people wouldn't have had David and Rose, and that is so sad!" Ruth Lanoue
Lord, we are so filled with Thanksgiving today for all the many wonderful gifts we are given. Yes! Even our Most Cherished Cross is a very special gift from YOU that we are called to embrace as it bring us LIFE and LOVE! St Cecilia show us how to always walk with Jesus - no matter what the cost. Jesus, we trust in you. Amen and Halleluia
Bless-bless, Barb
"No human counsel has devised nor has any mortal hand worked out these great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, has nevertheless remembered mercy.
I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday in November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our benficient Father who dwells in the heavens..."
Abraham Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1863
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