I have her to thank for planting in her son the idea that I would be good marriage material! I came down to his sister's wedding and boldly asked to stay on the farm... I am puzzled why I would think I could do that!?! But she saw my rosary beside the bed, and mentioned to Pat that I could be someone he should consider as spouse material. Pat shares that coming around the corner of the house and seeing me suntanning in my bikini and saying my rosary was a interesting combination...
In the light!! We all know that she is definitely on her way to heaven!
Her leaving this world on Dec 11 has brought me to a place of prayer for her and dad together on the first decade of my chaplet of Mercy! My eyes and heart are more than ever turned towards heaven forever with Jesus... each of my family that is there keeps me focused on the only goal that matters to me!
My 7 in heaven are praying for me and keeping me focused on HIM! How my spiritual Mother is right there with me bringing comfort and love to my mother's heart!
How I adore the joy that wells up in me at all the memories shared here with Pat's wonderful mother! She has always been a part of all our faith journey as a married couple/family/bringing her to mass each week after her fractured hip/bringing Eucharist to her each week of hospice for close to 2 years! Someone said that mom was lucky to have us, but we much more felt that she was such a gift and blessing to us to have the wonderful opportunity to share Jesus with her in Word and Body and Blood! Nothing better!!!
I loved to find her close to Jesus in the tabernacle.... It was so right and the sun streaming in surrounding her in heavenly light. I do not have much doubt that she is experiencing that now. I know of her prayers from heaven for her large wonderful family here missing her.
St Paul to the Romans today caught my attention with his words of our being "slaves of righteousness" now that we have been saved by the grace of the pure Lamb sacrificed for our salvation! The Holy Spirit dwelling in our souls has allowed us to die to sin and be HIS!
My day is filled with two little ones, making trips to pick up a preschooler, picking up parts, I currently have a 7 month old playing next to me and reaching out an putting on the Cap Lock over and over... I think I am called to end this quickly today. My heart is filled with so much love for My Church, which I have shared always with Pat's mother. We are in our 40th year of marriage and being an extended farm family, and up until Dec 11th Pat's mother was a very big part of all that we celebrated here. So woven into the fabric of our Faith/Family/Farm tapestry! LOVE her and miss her!
Jesus, I have been so blessed to have such wonderful parents to share my faith with! My own parents brought me into The Church 45 years ago, and then my wonderful parents in law always shared my love for The Church on this journey of LIFE! Both modeled for me that we need to be open to LIFE and raise them as LIGHTS! So very blessed and happy in the things that really matter... Always awaiting the arrival of the Son of Man when we know not... keeping our eyes on heaven forever! Jesus, we trust in you. Amen and Hallelujah
How he loved our Lady and The Cross!!! He knew where our hope lay!
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