Monday, September 15, 2014

Our Lady of Sorrows... Pat is 60 today!

Always with a little one in his arms - reaching for them with a smile and a kiss!  It is Pat's 60th birthday today!  My champion for LIFE! 
This will be the scene later today when Nancy arrives for a week with her 3 little ones in tow.  Pat has immediately filled his arms, always hungry to hold a little one, with one of the babies.  Each of our grandkids have had that place of honor and love with grandpa.  At the parish festival a couple nights ago... Pat was holding little Luke at dinner.  Pat's mom looked over with a smile - "Pat sure loves the babies, doesn't he?"  "Yes, that is what I love so much about him."   Today is Pat's 60th birthday!  I am filled with thanksgiving at the man that has brought so much LIFE into the world with great JOY and taken to heart that they be raised to be LIGHTS to the world!
Grandpa with his newest grandson, Dominic, until Romeo arrives later today... we hope and pray!  I just got a text from Joseph that Maria is going into the OR... just prayed her decade of the rosary for our grandson and Maria's safety.  He should be here or soon!
If I say that Pat is rarely with empty arms when little ones are around- here is a proof positive... teaching Luke our big family jobs are shared and enjoyed by all!


Luke, much like our Lady this day of her feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, is taking that to heart.  He has many wonderful big canning days ahead of him in LIFE/LOVE/LIGHT!
I think you see the theme here for Pat's birthday... LIFE is a gift to be cherished and protected and open to in our lives, and the raising of LIGHTS is what that family is all about!  Sharing our Faith with JOY!
Patrick and Rose adoring their new cousin, Dominic, still in grandpa's big strong arms of LOVE.  Later today Patrick will meet his new brother, Romeo!  When I told Ruth that Maria will have her son on her dad's 60th birthday - "I tried to have Simon on his 50th birthday!"  She was induced that day, but we discovered later that Simon was all tied up with his cord and unable to come out the right way - so a C-section 5 days later on the 20th!  I almost had Susan/Hallel on his birthday, but had her on the 18th twenty nine years ago in 1985!  This is a hot spot for family birthdays!  The "Hail Marys" are flowing through and around me as I pray without ceasing for the delivery that is happening now.
Grandpa loves to have a pile of kids all around him, and he shows them how wonderful LIFE is!
Grandpa in a big pile of kids... the 3 toddlers were taking turns jumping off the coffee table into his waiting arms and big smile!
Therese holding Dominic and the toddlers and Big Dave lining up to jump into grandpa's arms!
Two of the toddlers having so much fun with their loving grandpa Pat!
Bernadette and Luke - one for each arm!  So much filling me this day of the huge amazing feast of Our Lady of Sorrows!  She reminds us so powerfully that if we stand by the Cross and embrace it we can find LIFE/LOVE/LIGHT as we journey down the narrow path laid out before us carrying/dragging our Most Cherished Cross!  That Cross becomes our tree of LIFE and gives us much fruit!

Another time of great joy and satisfaction for Pat to be holding his little ones!
Paul is reading to a bunch of the little ones, while Pat holds two that are very content to be in grandpa's big arms!  The Holy Spirit speaking through Pat in answer to the burning question if being open to life in this crazy messed up world is being selfish... "The world needs LIGHTS."  echoes down through the generations of our family!
Always a helping hand...

Sharing the adventures we find on our journey...
Sharing the Faith with JOY!
Romeo is here, but in NICU with some problems breathing... he is a couple weeks early.  Please join us in prayer now.  Jesus with Mary close to us, we turn to You this day and ask that you watch over our new grandson, Romeo Joseph, as he is watched over by doctors and nurses at the army hospital in El Paso.. may their hands be yours touching and assisting him in all the ways he needs to come into this world safe and sound.  We trust in YOU, Jesus.  Amen and Hallelujah
Your family is gathered around you in prayer, Romeo Joseph!
Bless-bless, Barb
Happy Birthday Patrick and grandson, Romeo!  We love you and thank God for you!



They have learned how to love all life from the master!
Big Dave holding little Dominic!

 Augustine holding his new brother, Dominic, with folded hands to keep him safe.



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