It seems that Joy is dressing to feel pretty and feminine no matter the occasion and adding her rainbow boots... grandma got carried away with recording her specialness!
I am in awe of my hard working daughter with such a vision of beauty and loves to garden and grow flowers everywhere! Her cheerful attitude is such a lesson to me, and Paul and Ruth approach marriage as being LIFE-giving to each other in what they say and do. Truly a beautiful example to me and their children.
Someone wrote that "Barb would be proud." Yes! I currently have matching outfits for my three 2 year old boys in the hopes of getting them together this summer some time! A grandma can hope and pray!
With her dementia increasing she would ask dad where Jesus talks about His Church - "Matthew 16, Nancy."
5 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”
16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. 18 And I tell you that you are Peter,[b] and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades[c] will not overcome it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be[d] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[e] loosed in heaven.” Matthew 16
I think you can tell that I found some special pictures that has gotten me off an a tangent at this late hour of the day.
Grandma with matching topknots with Evangeline 4 years ago!
Our Lady models for me the beauty of eternal youth - her snow topknot!
Miss you mom, so very much!
Dad on Ash Wednesday making me breakfast! How he spoiled me, and would eat about 3 breakfasts each day. Here he ate about half a breakfast, and meals were our bone of contention. Thankfully our prayer work made most of our 6 months a joy and delight!
I miss this stunning monstrance - JESUS!
These wonderful words from Office of Readings today by St Augustine
From a sermon by Saint Augustine, bishop
(Sermo 293, 1-3: PL 38, 1327-1328)
The voice of one crying in the wilderness
The Church observes the birth of John as a hallowed event. We have no such commemoration for any other fathers; but it is significant that we celebrate the birthdays of John and of Jesus. This day cannot be passed by. And even if my explanation does not match the dignity of the feast, you may still meditate on it with great depth and profit.
John is born of a woman too old for childbirth; Christ was born of a youthful virgin. The news of John’s birth was met with incredulity, and his father was struck dumb. Christ’s birth was believed, and he was conceived through faith.
Such is the topic, as I have presented it, for our inquiry and discussion. But as I said before, if I lack either the time or the ability to study the implications of so profound a mystery, he who speaks within you even when I am not here will teach you better; it is he whom you contemplate with devotion, whom you have welcomed into your hearts, whose temples you have become.
John, then, appears as the boundary between the two testaments, the old and the new. That he is a sort of boundary the Lord himself bears witness, when he speaks of the law and the prophets up until John the Baptist. Thus he represents times past and is the herald of the new era to come. As a representative of the past, he is born of aged parents; as herald of the new, he is declared to be a prophet while still in his mother’s womb. For when yet unborn, he leapt in his mother’s womb at the arrival of blessed Mary. In that womb he had already been designated a prophet, even before he was born; it was revealed that he was to be Christ’s precursor, before they ever saw one another. These are divine happenings, going beyond the limits of our human fraility. Eventually he is born, he receives his name, his father’s tongue is loosened. See how these events reflect reality
Zechariah is silent and loses his voice until John, the precursor of the Lord, is born and restores his voice. The silence of Zechariah is nothing but the age of prophecy lying hidden, obscured, as it were, and concealed before the preaching of Christ. At John’s arrival, it becomes clear when the one who was being prophesied is about to come. The release of Zechariah’s voice at the birth of John is a parallel to the rending of the veil at Christ’s crucifixion. If John were announcing his own coming, Zechariah’s lips would not have been opened. The tongue is loosened because a voice is born. For when John was preaching the Lord’s coming he was asked: Who are you? And he replied: I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness. The voice is John, but the Lord in the beginning was the Word. John was a voice that lasted only for a time; Christ, the Word in the beginning, is eternal.
Hallel's home visit 4 years ago with the 3 girls
Aunt Hallel with the 3 baby girls 4 years ago. This year she is a new Aunt to Maggie Rose and 6 months later Ruth and Nancy will form a new group for 2021. We love the new life and how each one brings more LOVE into our domestic Church/family.
Matching!!! 9 year old, Therese, and her first baby sister, Evangeline, 4 years ago... they have now added a 3rd sister, Maggie Rose! With the 4 brothers that makes a total of 7!
Ducks in their new home...
Out for a splash in the pool on a hot day. Lord, we desperately need rain!! Bless-bless, Barbara
Happy Birthday St. John the Baptist
Died: 30 AD
Feast day: June 24 (birth) August 29 (death)
Patronage: convulsions, epilepsy, hailstorms, baptism, converts, lambs, Jordan
John the Baptist was the son of Zachary and Elizabeth and cousin of Jesus. John began his ministry around age 27, preaching a message of repentance to the people of Jerusalem. He converted many and prepared the way for the coming of Jesus. He Baptized Christ, after which he stepped away and told his disciples to follow Jesus. Imprisoned by King Herod and was beheaded.
(Sermo 293, 1-3: PL 38, 1327-1328)
The voice of one crying in the wilderness
The Church observes the birth of John as a hallowed event. We have no such commemoration for any other fathers; but it is significant that we celebrate the birthdays of John and of Jesus. This day cannot be passed by. And even if my explanation does not match the dignity of the feast, you may still meditate on it with great depth and profit.
John is born of a woman too old for childbirth; Christ was born of a youthful virgin. The news of John’s birth was met with incredulity, and his father was struck dumb. Christ’s birth was believed, and he was conceived through faith.
Such is the topic, as I have presented it, for our inquiry and discussion. But as I said before, if I lack either the time or the ability to study the implications of so profound a mystery, he who speaks within you even when I am not here will teach you better; it is he whom you contemplate with devotion, whom you have welcomed into your hearts, whose temples you have become.
John, then, appears as the boundary between the two testaments, the old and the new. That he is a sort of boundary the Lord himself bears witness, when he speaks of the law and the prophets up until John the Baptist. Thus he represents times past and is the herald of the new era to come. As a representative of the past, he is born of aged parents; as herald of the new, he is declared to be a prophet while still in his mother’s womb. For when yet unborn, he leapt in his mother’s womb at the arrival of blessed Mary. In that womb he had already been designated a prophet, even before he was born; it was revealed that he was to be Christ’s precursor, before they ever saw one another. These are divine happenings, going beyond the limits of our human fraility. Eventually he is born, he receives his name, his father’s tongue is loosened. See how these events reflect reality
Zechariah is silent and loses his voice until John, the precursor of the Lord, is born and restores his voice. The silence of Zechariah is nothing but the age of prophecy lying hidden, obscured, as it were, and concealed before the preaching of Christ. At John’s arrival, it becomes clear when the one who was being prophesied is about to come. The release of Zechariah’s voice at the birth of John is a parallel to the rending of the veil at Christ’s crucifixion. If John were announcing his own coming, Zechariah’s lips would not have been opened. The tongue is loosened because a voice is born. For when John was preaching the Lord’s coming he was asked: Who are you? And he replied: I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness. The voice is John, but the Lord in the beginning was the Word. John was a voice that lasted only for a time; Christ, the Word in the beginning, is eternal.
Lord, may we with the help of St John the Baptist be the voice to share your Truth with those we meet, most especially those we are given in our family to raise as LIGHTS for the world. Jesus, we trust in you. Amen and Hallelujah
Died: 30 AD
Feast day: June 24 (birth) August 29 (death)
Patronage: convulsions, epilepsy, hailstorms, baptism, converts, lambs, Jordan
John the Baptist was the son of Zachary and Elizabeth and cousin of Jesus. John began his ministry around age 27, preaching a message of repentance to the people of Jerusalem. He converted many and prepared the way for the coming of Jesus. He Baptized Christ, after which he stepped away and told his disciples to follow Jesus. Imprisoned by King Herod and was beheaded.
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