Joy is the youngest of 6 and seems to be very happy to be here in the midst of her big wonderful farm family. She mirrors back to us that she is loved and cared for and gets all kinds of attention from her family and her grandpa Pat whenever he can "hold my Joy." Her beautiful loving home in the midst of a very active farm filled with all the animals and equipment and hard work that calls for... many times in family jobs shared by all...
St Paul blows me away each day with his letter to the Ephesians which has been the first reading for a few weeks now. I can't help but recall how he hated the Christians and was hunting them down to have them put to death. But after being knocked down and blinded... he could see the LIGHT and the Truth and was transformed to the point that he preaches these words to us today!
"Be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love,
as Christ loved us and handed himself over for us
as a sacrificial offering to God for a fragrant aroma...
For you were once darkness,
but now you are light in the Lord.
Live as children of light. "
So beautiful and powerful and so deeply felt is Christ to ST Paul and his words are pearls of wisdom to be held close to our hearts!
http://familysoulstory.blogspot.com/p/my-most-cherished-cross-patrick-gerard.html
We share our faith as a family and that is the best! It is passed on lovingly with JOY! "Our glory is to mirror back in loving praise to the God who made us the beauty we glimpse dimly in all that comes from his hand." see www.magnificat.com
There is something very close to God that comes to those that live off the land and have the job of feeding the world!
It is so sweet to hear the love in Paul's voice and message when he shares the hard willing worker Ruth is in the midst of her crazy life as a mother of 6...
"This lady does it all! Today Ruth tried her hand at running the tillage equipment. She ran a 535 horsepower tractor down the field with beauty and grace!"
One of my friends wrote this truth;
"Love the teamwork these two have and the appreciation Paul has for what Ruth does."
So true indeed to see the respect and love they have for each other. I am learning at their feet the key to this... be life-giving in all that you do and say one to the other! Life-giving!!!!
It seems that the path leading to my dreaded knee replacement on the 7th is being laid out before me step by step. Or should i say limp by limp?
The woman in the Gospel today bent over for 18 years! Pain my knees started in 1968 when I went downhill skiing for the only time in my life! The original knee injury was my left with a torn cartilage, and after 40+ years to have it pain free is a blessing, now after hobbling all those years.. the other one is due. I am ready to be over the knee pain, but to get there there will be a lot of terrific knee pain for a few months. Lord, help me but it will be worth it in the long run for sure. Your words, O Lord...When Jesus saw her, he called to her and said,
"Woman, you are set free of your infirmity."
He laid his hands on her,
and she at once stood up straight and glorified God.
Luke 13
Yes, Lord, it will not be at once, but I do need to give you the praise and the glory at all times! Mirroring back to you all that is beautiful and LIGHT filled around me and that is a whole lot indeed!
I was kind of sad to think that I would miss the circus.... Ruth's bunch who always come over trick or treating at our home on Halloween! Now it looks like I will be able to do my photo shoot for this year!
Another ringing message of Truth from the Psalm for today - Psalm 1
"But delights in the law of the LORD
and meditates on his law day and night.
R. Behave like God as his very dear children.
He is like a tree
planted near running water,
That yields its fruit in due season,
and whose leaves never fade.
Whatever he does, prospers."
and meditates on his law day and night.
R. Behave like God as his very dear children.
He is like a tree
planted near running water,
That yields its fruit in due season,
and whose leaves never fade.
Whatever he does, prospers."
Yes, I am somewhat excited about the job I have for myself while I am laid up... scanning some old pictures that I took out of albums from years past. I have stacks of them so beware of old pictures cropping up, because my blog will be another daily job/joy/delight/and call me out if I get too negative and forget to be mirroring back his beauty and praise HIM with my all!
With Bernadette for Halloween 2 years ago! Her dad had gotten her this outfit on his world travels with work and grandma had done her hair! This was actually taken in a mirror... "mirror back in loving praise!"
Jesus, may we be your light without fail in this world of sin and darkness! Your world is a masterpiece of beauty as the seasons come and go around us. Thank you for this wonderful time of good weather in which we have accomplished most of getting the crop out and feeding the world. Thank you for keeping the farmers safe, and for sharing LIfe-giving respect amongst us. May we give without counting the cost. Jesus, we trust in you. amen and Hallelujah
Ruth's bunch 2 years ago... the old woman, me, who swallowed the fly complete with the doctor, Simon, who saved her life! Ruth is so creative! LOVE! Bless-bless, Barbara Mary Luke
Last year.. The Village People do YMCA along with baby JOY! Can't wait for this year!
Baby St Mother Teresa of Calcutta/Evangeline Mary a year ago!!
St Kateri/Bernadette last year before they went over to the Little Monastery on All Saints Day!
Maria's bunch this year...
Therese - St Clare
David - St Lawrence
Patrick - his beloved St Patrick!
Romeo - St JPII
Evangeline - St Agnes
Be still my heart!!! LIGHT up your world!
"We are given graces to overcome our fears
and to accomplish great things in Adoration." - Fr John Hardon
"I strongly recommend
that each of us make a resolution
- no matter how much
the decision may cost us -
to make a Holy Hour...
once a week."
Fr John Hardon
I have been blessed with another one thanks to Seven Sisters! LOVE!
I have been blessed with another one thanks to Seven Sisters! LOVE!
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