The Pat and Barb Verly family and their 5 children, in laws and grandkids along with many prayer warriors have been drawn together by John's cancer... sharing daily for 8 months started this blog- Family Soul Story - Our faith, family, farm and now our cancer journey called HEALING have colored and deepened our world. WE continue to share and depend on the support of our prayer warrior community, that has lowered us into the Lord's presence for His healing!
Our two Communities of Prayer for any need/farm monastery/seed planted to rich harvest!
Oh my!!!! 7 years ago in KC with our Little Sister Hallel, and two very special little Sisters that have become our family over these many years! That is baby Bernadette, who will be 8 in a couple months now...
Yes, Hallel left for France to join her beloved Community of the Lamb 12 years ago on Sept 11, 2008!! Yesterday we got a gift phone call from her on her birthday from France! So wonderful to have her sharing her life with us and ours with her on speaker phone in our kitchen - even hubby, farmer Pat, and her aunt Angela and Uncle Dan were able to speak with her! Such a Holy Spirit moment in time as it is quite miraculous that we were all gathered around the phone at 4p in France and 10a in US! She described her birthday celebrations with her family there. Always with the centerpiece of Jesus in mass and adoration!
The mountain moved to France 2 years ago! All our kids and the older grandkids and 3 babies in the womb!
Our 5 together is so rare! We had to fly to France to make it happen, but no better time than to support their sister on her wedding day! Her final vows as a Bride of Christ Jesus - "I promise unto death!" How we all strive to live that out in our marriages!
With my brother, Dan, and his wife, Angela! Hallel is surrounded by our LOVE and we show it by being all around her on this huge day for her in her life as a Little Sister in The Community of the Lamb! "Wounded, I will never cease to love!"
My brother, Alan, was also there to share in our most important time in our family!
How blessed were we all by our "yes" to sharing in this time with our nun!
In many ways we continue to see this happening now with my father living here with me. At our 5 month landmark a couple weeks ago... dad's first comment was "not many have come to see me here in those 5 months." Such a sad loss for so many in my family missing out on the wonderful walking into the sunset of his life by my father! He is so sharp and so faith filled and as we just shared a wonderful overnight and visit from my brother and his wife - it was so special!
Chickens and other creatures kept life interesting at our door. "Living in the country is great and fun!"
Dad out the other night to watch Ed, Pat, Paul and Brad combining the bean field by our house! He is so sharp and interested in his new life on the farm! We are blessed by his interest and allowing us to join in his religious life here each day. Doing our work of prayer, prayer, and prayer!
Combining at the same time of emptying on the fly!
Combine, truck and grain cart...
I was just on the phone with both of the groups of religious that have been a part of our family history for prayers for a special need. Since Maria was in the Poor Clares in Sauk Rapids for 5 months discerning we call upon them to pray for needs. They are cloistered and on their message they tell you that they will take our prayer requests to Jesus in mass and adoration and the rosary as they worship, adore and pray with Jesus in the monstrance on the altar... praying throughout the day and night!
A wonderful meal treating us with the ribs that John and Bobbi had at their wedding! Dad and I agreed that it was special and we loved their visit! Angela shared; "I loved very minute!" So rare to have hubby share a visit and meal with us, but... family is the key to his taking more time here.
It is so fun to share my life with those that find the JOY there is in my humble quiet country life of prayer with dad, hubby, and my farm family 3 miles away. Angela picking my eggs and feeling like it is Christmas with these beauties! We then had fresh chicken eggs and duck egg French toast for breakfast. The bounty of the farm!
We went over and picked a bag of tomatoes at Ruth's along with beets, peppers and apples! A couple jars of our wonderful tomato soup put a big smile on her face! How we love to share our bounty on the farm! Feeding more than our 7 families that we can for is our JOY!
My brother, Dan, along with dad watching Ed combine now Paul's field by town. Just a few more days and the bean harvest will end. Then on to corn...
Pat smiling as he hears my father and Angela praying for "Pat Verly and all the farmers" and the whole world. How we pray for the farmers to be safe and for the seeds planted to yield a good harvest! Today being the Gospel of the sower and the seed from Luke 8!
And some seed fell on good soil, and when it grew, it produced fruit a hundredfold.” Luke 8
Dad, I and Angela praying at 3p on the porch - Rosary and very personalized Chaplet of Divine Mercy where we have added many names of intention over these last 5 months!
I also had the delight of speaking to Postulant Kayla in KC this morning asking for prayers from the Little sisters and Brothers for a need. Also that they would get word to Susan/Hallel in France and the rest of the Community! So many powerful and uplifting prayers to have always there for our needs! We are lifted up and blessed with so much to help us down the narrow path as we carry/drag our Most Cherished Cross to follow our Lord!
So much peace and trust fills me as we sit down to pray each day on our peaceful porch! Such a gift to me to share this time with my wonderful father! This is our JOY and it allows us to get over the rough patches of our shared time together. When you are together 24/7 there are those times of trial and impatience.
With the help of hospice we are taking each day as it presents itself to us. But always we interweave prayer throughout the framework of that day. Yes, we are sharing a form of religious life in this farm monastery.
I am called upon to help out like yesterday following Ruth on the tractor and give her a ride home, and then bring Joy here for a nap on my peaceful bunk beds in our quiet home! That was certainly a haven for the little ones when we had a huge family gathering over Labor Day and the week before. That peaceful haven is special and needed for the babies and their naps. All are happier and grandma loves when all in quiet in the midst of total craziness of 19 grandkids all together... but what JOY!
Our view as we pray each day! Dad loves to look out on the prairie and watch the corn grow and ripen, the clouds that each day holds, and the white trucks that shine in the sun over on Hwy 59. "Look at that white truck, and there's another one, and 3 in a row!!! Wow!" Our humble and quiet and farm life is giving my dad some exciting times as he walks into the sunset of his life! He is easily amused!
The 19 with my 95 1/2 year old father two weeks ago! How I cherish this! A miraculous picture indeed!
All 31 with Hallel and Joseph added to reveal what my heart, mind and soul knows to be Truth! We are united in all that truly matters in this world - Faith/Family/Farm! How my heart leaps for Joy!!
Lord, the farm monastery is my delight and each day is a gift of sharing Jesus, and His Bride, The Church with my wonderful Deacon father, who brought all 13 of us into The True Church 49 years ago! There has never been anything but grace and blessings each day since! Be with the famers and give us a bountiful harvest as we feed the world. Jesus, we trust in you. Amen and Hallelujah
How I had been waiting for this moment... a picture of LIFE with 3 1 1/2 year old boys that are just 6 weeks apart. A bit different than when they were in the wombs on their wonderful mothers in France 2 years ago! LOVE/LIFE/LIGHT! Bless-bless, Barbara
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