Mary/The Church/Blue sky/the heights of harvest/farmer day!!!

When Pat asked me to turn switches on and off while he was on the bins... he must know that I would be taking pictures?!?  Looking up so high and him cast against the blue sky was something other worldly.

Many prayers for safety and health of our farmers.  Each year Pat climbs up and down the grain bins hundreds of times.  It terrifies me and Pat reminded me of a time he tried to get me to come up and reach into a spot he couldn't get his huge hands... I couldn't do it!  He ended up taking our 7 year old Ruth up there instead!

"This is the bin that Ruth climbed."  he yelled down to me from the top.  Lord, please keep the farmers safe and strong and thank you for the drying winds and blue sky today!

The dryer bin has a new look now...  the new super big bins have a stairway around the outside with a railing... I would still be scared of the heights, but maybe able to get to the roof that way, but climbing up that... I would freeze in fright! 

The monster combine in our shop... waiting and ready to go and get that corn out!  I had to climb up into the back of it and help fuel it yesterday.  I was shaking in my boots!  City girl come to the farm is hard to overcome for me. 

Poor Pat he got a weak and chicken city girl for a wife.  At least our kids have it in their blood and are second generation thanks to growing up on the farm and watching their dad's work ethic.

Pat left the house this morning saying; "I am going to hold my Joy!  I really like her red hair, and her smiles!  She yells loud when she sees me... trying to get my attention.  She wants to come to me.  Now that she can walk, she is sure to come to me and want to be picked up!"

It seems that he goes into the house and spends some time with the kids... especially Joy!

Grandpa holing Joy and the rest gathered around for his birthday a month ago on the porch!  The little ones soften him and bring on the big huge smiles!

Sharing special time before the work today of putting in the fence around the corn stalks to keep the cows in.. Pat and I shared morning prayer on this Saturday devoted to Our Lady!  I agree with the woman who called out emotionally to Jesus..."Blessed is the womb that carried you
and the breasts at which you nursed."  Luke 11 

Yet, Jesus straightens her out..."Rather, blessed are those

who hear the word of God and observe it."  Which is another way of saying what Mary's "yes" did for the world and for us!  And our Church asks married couples to be open to LIFE in our marriage dying to self so that we can bring LIGHTS into the world!  The Church interprets the Word of God to us and for our eternal salvation!

Pat brushing Joy's hair!  LOVE!

http://familysoulstory.blogspot.com/p/my-most-cherished-cross-patrick-gerard.html

Mary shows us how to "hear the Word of God and observe it!"  By our "yes" to all that he asks of us, and sharing His Mercy and Love which he has poured out upon us.

Love this meditation addressing... Blessed is Mary's Womb

Now who cherishes and defends the virginal flesh of Mary and makes it known to people?  Is is not the Catholic Church?  You will notice that , through the power of Christ, the divine maternity is made present and extended to all the Sacraments of which the Church is minister.... The Scriptures all speak of the Redeemer and, as a consequence , speak of the Virgin, of which he was born, and of the Church, through whom he still lives on earth until the end of time.  This union between Christ, the Virgin, and the Church is so intimate that one cannot separate them.

Blessed John Baptist Scalabrini (1903)

My love for Our Lady and The Church shines forth here!  I am eternally grateful for The Church showing us the Truth of Mary in my day to day life, and how as a woman I am assisted by her intercession with each moment of each day!  LOVE/LIFE/LIGHT came into the world through the Cross become the Tree of LIFE and Jesus gave his mother to us under that Cross!  So much grace!!!

You are forever blessed, Joy Jean, to have her in your life and be a member of The Church from Baptism!  Sharing our Faith with JOY as a domestic Church/family is the best!!!  

Look to the LORD in his strength;
seek to serve him constantly.

Psalm 105  from mass today!

Ruth said this is nice enough to go on their wall!!!  LOVE my happy girl.... she is the picture of JOY in all ways!

Jesus, I am yours and I long to love and serve you more and more... How?  May I become less and less so that you become more and more!  Jesus, we trust in you.  Amen and Hallelujah

Taking this further yet!!!  How can we have any excuse to take human life in the womb?  "Without the dark we cannot see the stars."  Wow!!!  There is no reason under the sun for taking innocent life and kill it in the womb!  Cherish and protect all life from conception to natural death!  Bless-bless, Barbara Mary Luke

Prayers for the farmers too, please!  Keep them safe and sane and give us the drying weather we need!

Love this and share is every day!

Danielle Rose - Hail Holy Queen

Danielle Rose - I am wonderfully made (Psalm 139)