Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Godparenthood is a gift! "Give them some food yourselves." ..."this is love"/home again

Love this picture of Godparents loving and honoring their Godchildren... Godparents John and Bobbi with their combined 5 Godchildren on their wedding day in June.  At the reception David asked Bobbi to become his Godmother officially as he has two Godfathers and no Godmother.  A very sweet moment and how wonderful to have this special spiritual connection and closeness with the 5.

On my return trip from my parents I had the gift of spending some time with my Godson, Danny, in preparation for his confirmation coming up.  So special to share scripture and talk about our faith lives together.
I love this of John with his Godson, David.  That special bond of being there at his Baptism and promising to help raise him in the Faith is very powerful indeed!

I have started some years back praying for my 5 Godchildren on a special decade of the rosary I have for them... the first Luminous Mystery/the Baptism of Jesus, as that was when I stood up and promised to help them on their faith journey.  Prayer is taken very seriously and is very important, but to have this time to truly sit down together and share our faith is a real gift!
The kiss!!!

I was so happy to discover that Godson, Danny, has chosen with quite a bit of study - St Elio for his patron Saint!  "He was a gold smith, who used his knowledge to serve others.  I am interested in being an engineer and thought he was like me."  St Eloi is the Church where John and Bobbi were married in Ghent!
These two faithfilled people are now expecting their first child in just a few months!  Open to LIFE and raising LIGHTS!
https://familysoulstory.blogspot.com/p/my-most-cherished-cross-patrick-gerard.html
My sweet sister in law shared this with me... my gifted Godson, Danny, playing the piano at Christmas Camp while her granddaughter, Lydia, watches from above.  Such a wonderful gift our huge family of 120+ and now 4 new little ones on the way.. that these two can meet and appreciate each other!  Our family Cross Christmas Camp is a gift indeed!

I was able to connect with 3 of the 5 Godchildren at CCC this year and some years all 5!  Making a point to sit with them and catch up on their lives is special and important.  Yes, all 5 are from my side of the family...
After sharing mass a few months back... wonderful Godson/Godfather love!  You can't give too much love one to the other!

"this is love:
not that we have loved God, but that he loved us
and sent his Son as expiation for our sins."  I John 4:10
The amazing first reading today reminds us of how deep that love is and how sharing our Faith is so important as we go down the narrow path following after Jesus carrying/dragging our Most Cherished Cross!  It is wonderful when our Godchildren are being raised in homes filled with faith, but some aren't and we need to step up!

Now that I am literally back on my feet after 8 weeks from my new knee... I have a bit of a yearning to send out New Years cards to all our friends. Nothing better to see all of us together minus Hallel on this wonderful day!  Soon 3 new sweet little faces will join!

The readings today delight!!!  Starting with I John and LOVE supreme, and then the Gospel from Mark of feeding the 5,000!  The word of Christ to his disciples of "give them some food yourselves."  How does He accomplish this though... by working a miracle with the 5 loaves and two fish and then the disciples fed them with 12 baskets left over!  Yes, we are to take the REAL food we are given in Word and Body and Blood and share that with the hungry and poor around  us!  The food they were able to share was Jesus!

Jesus in His Body and Blood is our food for the journey!  Jesus, we are overwhelmed by your love for us.  May we share with others this REAL LOVE and REAL Food!  Jesus, we trust in you.  Amen and Hallelujah
Soon 3 new ones in Nancy's arms - #5, Maria's arms - #6, and John's arms - #1!  New life is a gift to be cherished and protected at all costs!  From conception to natural death.  Bless-bless, Barb
LOVE!!!  Talk about sharing the LOVE you have been given!
So good!


"Be the apostle of the divine Eucharist,
like a flame which enlightens and warms,
like the Angel of His heart who will go
to proclaim Him
to those who don't  know Him
and will encourage those who love Him
and are suffering."

St Peter Julian Eymard

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