Sunday, May 10, 2015

"bear fruit that will remain... love one another." John 15... Mother's Day 2015

 Yes, they sold Mother's day roses after mass today!  It has to be about the first time in many years that I haven't been busy making and selling roses as a fundraiser for Birthright.  It was so sweet to see the kids come with roses for their moms.  I am so moved to share Faith and love of Family with my kids... as I put in the cards that I made them "it is the best to share openness to LIFE and raising our children as LIGHTS with my kids!"
 Grandpa must have Dominic... how I love to see my husband's love for family and the little ones come forth at mass shared as a family!  I have always loved that in him - open to a large family and raising them as lights for the world of darkness!  Our 7 in heaven are joining to make my 12 kids complete with the 5 here on earth.  I was just telling Nancy that they are with me always, and I don't want to get over them ever!  They are with me every day in prayer!
 Ruth gets a rose from her little Rose... a rose from Rose!  Winter coats today due to wet and cold.  We are very grateful for the rain, though!

A Mother's Day poem written by my sister, Carol!
"A Mothers Heart is tender and kind filled with hurt, pain and love all at once so...
What is a Mom?
She carried you
She fed you
She held you...
She bathed you
She washed your clothes
She cleaned your house
She cooked all you meals
She drove you to all your activities
She watched you participate in sports, plays and concerts
She cleaned your wounds
She made sure you had ALL that you needed
She tried to give most of what you wanted
but most of all
She prayed, she prayed everyday for your safety,
She prayed everyday that the Lord would help you through
She prayed for the Lord to help her help you
She prayed , and she prayed and she prayed
and she keeps on praying
her heart is filled with Gods Love and that Love
is the most important thing any Mother can give to her child
to be forever...
Anchored in Christ, Wrapped in His Love, and Never without Hope"

 Rose got grandma's lilacs during mass shared with Pat and I and our 2 girls with their families - that means 8 little ones!  The Best!
 Bernadette now enjoying grandma's lilacs!
 Watch out... Luke has the keys!
 Ruth reads the second reading from mass today - Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God... In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he has loved us and sent his Son as expiation for our sins.  I John 4:7-10  How's that for LOVE flowing out to us on this wonderful Mother's Day? 
 Four hands intertwined for The Our Father - Pat's mom's, Pat, I and Simon's ! 
 "The Body of Christ."  "Amen"  It is so wonderful to share this time each Sunday after mass.  It just makes it last that much longer to go from sharing mass as a family to go over and carry it forth to Grandma Anna!
 Singing - How Great Thou Art to close our sharing of Jesus in His Word and Body and Blood! 
 The two boys sharing rolls after.   Such good eaters, and they look it too!
 Ra Terra comes up to share her Mother's Day flowers from her kids..."I cried and cried."  It is so special to receive the LOVE from our kids on this special day.  Pat and I remembered the way the kids would bring us breakfast in bed for Mother's day and Father's day years ago.  Those warm memories fill us with great JOY!
 The LIGHT spinner...
 combined with the chicken dance ... lots of entertainment!
Dominic is good for snuggling while we visit.
My Mother's Day gift - the whole bunch... many times today one or the other would tell Pat's mom that if she hadn't said "yes" to life that they wouldn't be here as Pat is #6 of the 10.  It truly makes her openness to life as the beautiful thing that it is, and look at the result...this is far from the complete picture... the bearing of Fruit that remains with Christ and His Bride, The Church, is a gloriously wonderful sight to behold!  We all truly do LOVE one another!
 Jesus, thank you for this dark cold rainy day as the earth is watered to bring forth the fruit of the earth... how appropriate on this mother's day.  May we LOVE always and without counting the cost.  Jesus, we trust in you.  Amen and Hallelujah
The two girls found each other at mass, but they were very good!  All of the 8 were very good at church!  Bless-bless, Barbara Luke

A mother, who gave her life for her child!  That is cherishing LIFE no matter the cost!

A mother's job is to LOVE always and without hesitation... prayer is a big part of that!
Danielle Rose - wonderfully made
Danielle Rose - Holy family

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