We are waiting for the picture of welcoming #6 child and #4 son to come into focus. His due date/scheduled C-section is now March 13... time will tell. I will be flying out there to help out and meet him for the first time, and am just not sure when that will happen.
I just got off the phone with a most special friend/sister-in-law, Angela, and we shared the Gospel coming to life in our grandchildren! The Gospel today is from Mark 10 and the whole thing needs to be shared here!
People were bringing children to Jesus that he might touch them,
but the disciples rebuked them.
When Jesus saw this he became indignant and said to them,
"Let the children come to me; do not prevent them,
for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
Amen, I say to you,
whoever does not accept the Kingdom of God like a child
will not enter it."
Then he embraced the children and blessed them,
placing his hands on them.
We must bring our children to Jesus for Him to touch them and they make Jesus, His Mother, and His Bride, The Church, their own! Angela and I spoke about the prayers we are already surrounding our grandchildren with so that they will not waver away from The Faith!
https://familysoulstory.blogspot.com/p/the-story-of-little-lamb-grandson.html
Now they make sandwiches to give to those that are hungry as a family! The kids learn to sacrifice throughout the year with minimal sweets and carbs, and share with those that have less!
Angela and I were sharing some stories about our grandchildren and the specialness of being raised in The Faith by their faithful parents, who are taking very seriously raising lights! She shared about her granddaughter, Lydia, who was turning 4 on Sunday a couple weeks ago. She said that she wanted to go with her mother to mass (there was a sick child so they had to go in shifts) and than again with her grandma and dad... "She happily went to mass twice! Then she wanted her mom to make her a costume to dress up like Our Lady for her birthday!"
Jesus, how we love you and long to share that Happiness and JOY we find in embracing your Truth and LOVE with those in our domestic Church/family. We give you all those the closest to us and ask that we may be able to die to self and for your Spirit to be at work so that we are able to give without counting the cost! Jesus, we trust in you... we will bring our children to you, and know of your plan for each one of them. Amen and Hallelujah
https://familysoulstory.blogspot.com/p/the-amazing-story-of-13-becoming.html
My hero, who brought The Community of the Lamb to KC!!! How they are needed in the heart of our country, and now Hallel has been here for 2 of her 10 years! This man will baptize Nancy's baby boy, George in few weeks! He baptizes #4 or above to promote openness to life! He is the Archbishop for LIFE!
CATHOLIC POLITICIANS VOTING FOR ABORTION UP TO BIRTH ARE "ON A PATH TO HELL
“I also have a serious obligation to protect other members of my flock from being misled by a seeming tolerance of the scandalous behavior of some Catholics in public life,” he continued. “If even after an extended dialogue a Catholic in public life persists in scandalous actions, I have found it necessary to request that they not present themselves to receive Holy Communion, for their own spiritual welfare and for the protection of many others from moral confusion.
He urged pro-abortion politicians to repent and seek forgiveness.
“I also have a serious obligation to protect other members of my flock from being misled by a seeming tolerance of the scandalous behavior of some Catholics in public life,” he continued. “If even after an extended dialogue a Catholic in public life persists in scandalous actions, I have found it necessary to request that they not present themselves to receive Holy Communion, for their own spiritual welfare and for the protection of many others from moral confusion.
He urged pro-abortion politicians to repent and seek forgiveness.
I don’t often write long posts. But last night I literally could not sleep because I felt so many emotions and words bottled inside:
Over the past few weeks I have seen the following videos come across my FB feed:
A struggling fawn being scooped out of a mud pit and saved by a bulldozer crew. Everyone cheered.
Three cute bear cubs being rescued out of a dumpster. Everyone cheered.
A Pelican whose beak was wrapped in fishing line being freed. Everyone cheered.
Baby birds wandering out of their nest and a man catching each one. Everyone cheered.
A polluted beach being radically cleaned and becoming a safe haven for baby sea turtles. Everyone cheered.
A drainage pipe being sawed open to reveal a baby sheep trapped inside. Everyone cheered.
New York Senate passed a vote to allow human babies to be aborted up to 9 months. Everyone stood and cheered.
Over the past few weeks I have seen the following videos come across my FB feed:
A struggling fawn being scooped out of a mud pit and saved by a bulldozer crew. Everyone cheered.
Three cute bear cubs being rescued out of a dumpster. Everyone cheered.
A Pelican whose beak was wrapped in fishing line being freed. Everyone cheered.
Baby birds wandering out of their nest and a man catching each one. Everyone cheered.
A polluted beach being radically cleaned and becoming a safe haven for baby sea turtles. Everyone cheered.
A drainage pipe being sawed open to reveal a baby sheep trapped inside. Everyone cheered.
New York Senate passed a vote to allow human babies to be aborted up to 9 months. Everyone stood and cheered.
Re-read that last one…. Think about that last one.
……….
Why do so many animal rescue videos go viral? Because it is in our nature to protect, to save, to show compassion, to love and to champion LIFE. It is what makes us human. It’s why when we see videos of a dog trapped in ice, a raccoon’s neck twisted in a sheet, a skunk with its head stuck in a can (and so many more rescue videos) we celebrate and cheer.
But cheering at the thought of a 9 month old baby being killed in the womb? We are losing our humanity. When we care more about animal lives than human lives, we are losing our humanity.
Yesterday I read in the news that the Senate blocked a bill that would require health care providers to save the lives of babies who survived abortion. I felt physically ill. That a baby would be born into a giant building designed to save lives, filled with equipment, medicine and trained professionals—and yet be watched die. Born into a world with a ready system to accept an unwanted child and place them with adoptive parents who would weep with joy to have them—and yet be watched die.
Why? Why!? It’s not an issue of political party, religious beliefs or women’s rights. It’s LIFE. It is an amazing gift to be able to form it and it is in our nature to protect it and to save it.
…………………..
I haven’t posted before because I hear in my head “What difference can I make? People will just call it judgmental. Social media soap boxes are annoying. Everyone’s minds are already made up. Etc…”
Maybe you feel like me: “What can I do?”
-Don’t judge pregnant, single women. Support them, encourage them, and help them. Imagine what it is like to be them.
-Celebrate adoption.
- Do your research and donate money.
-Elect officials who will be your voice for LIFE.
-Pray. Pray for unborn lives to be protected. Pray that hearts can change. That opinions can change. That this issue that divides people could become something that brings us together, because we are all HUMAN. Whether left or right, male or female, Christian or atheist.
-Don’t avoid the topic. We can’t just push down that sick feeling we get and scroll quickly to the next recipe, DIY project, meme, youtube clip, etc…
Justifying our avoidance because “someone else” will do something. But that ‘something’ is not happening. The opposition to abortion has been too silent. Unborn babies have NO voice and NO chance without people fighting for them.
I know SO many people who are passionately against abortion, who are 110% Pro-life.... but they have never spoken/written a single public word about it, don’t research before voting for candidates, have never donated money, and feel sick about abortion but never pray about it. Is that you? It doesn’t have to be. Let’s do something!
I can’t stay silent. Just like I couldn’t walk by a fawn stuck in the mud and not help it.
I’m human.
You’re human.
These babies are human.
Let’s protect them.
I know SO many people who are passionately against abortion, who are 110% Pro-life.... but they have never spoken/written a single public word about it, don’t research before voting for candidates, have never donated money, and feel sick about abortion but never pray about it. Is that you? It doesn’t have to be. Let’s do something!
I can’t stay silent. Just like I couldn’t walk by a fawn stuck in the mud and not help it.
I’m human.
You’re human.
These babies are human.
Let’s protect them.
And I pray that when we begin winning battles for human LIFE, everyone will cheer.
Amy Vicars
POWERFUL!!! He fell head over heels in love with Our Lady of Lourdes!!!! "You can't love Mary more than Jesus does!" St Maximilian Kolbe!
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