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!
Family is under attack- Domestic Church/Faith/Family/Farm... Wisdom of my Most Cherished Cross/Caring for livestock to feed the world
19 month old Birdie Barbara is so smart! She knows just what to do with the stethoscope and listen to her grandpa Pat's heart. Pat is such a loving grandfather to his 22 grandchildren! One of the things that makes my heart go pitty pat with love is to see him with the little ones!
Now 2 1/2 year old Jude checking his blood pressure at his wrist. He has huge arms and that is the only place it will fit. When he squeezes the dial spins around, and that is fun for them.
Since sharing CCC with Jude and his buddy cousin, George, it seems that we have gotten closer to Jude. How we love to share family times and we are all getting excited to cone together in 2 weeks for our Verly Christmas in our shop on the farm! Pat will be flying out to help Maria come here in their new van!
Pat and little kids is quite a beautiful sight to behold!
It seems that we have our best time to share and visit when we do our morning prayer together. Pat is a wealth of information from "the news". Today he shared an item about a liberal news reporter that had criticized Mitt Romney about having numerous children - "They should give out vasectomies for Christmas to these people."
Pat and I both find this very offensive and such an example of how Satan is laughing in hell at how he is instilling these lies and misleading so many - depriving the world of LIGHTS through birth control and abortion.
Regina over Christmas was rarely put down - Pat always wanted to hold her!
I personally know of a life that was saved from abortion years ago. I was working in the Birthright office when a young girl came in asking for an abortion. We talked and met a few more times - I even wrote a letter so she could see how she could tell her parents. Then I did not see her for many months. When I heard from her again she was close to having the baby and had a beautiful little girl, Amanda Hope! At Christmas I heard from them... she became a nurse and works with children! I am deeply moved to hear about those that were in danger of being killed by abortion and the difference - the LIGHT they have brought into the world!
One hand to eat and one for the baby while he sits next to his best buddy, George, who will be 3 in February. How George adores his farmer grandpa, Pat!
A common sight over Christmas in Delano!
Santa bottom is cute... listening to the heart beat of her big loving grandpa Pat!
Today in I John - the first reading from mass we read words directed for families that put the Lord first with the help of Our Lady, and His glorious wise Bride, The Church!
I am writing to you, children, because your sins have been forgiven for his name’s sake.
I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning.
I am writing to you, young men, because you have conquered the Evil One.
I write to you, children, because you know the Father.
I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning.
I write to you, young men, because you are strong and the word of God remains in you, and you have conquered the Evil One.
Do not love the world or the things of the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, sensual lust, enticement for the eyes, and a pretentious life, is not from the Father but is from the world. Yet the world and its enticement are passing away. But whoever does the will of God remains forever.
Pat had adoration overnight at 4a and shared how he read I John 2, and the Gospel. "It was interesting."
I find that in our marriage and that of our children - the sharing of our Faith and the morals and values that come to us from the Wisdom of The Church and Jesus in The Word each day... this is the rock upon which our domestic Church/family takes root and holds fast in the storms of LIFE!
Our Christmas dinner was a "farm dinner" with steak from Pat's raising of cattle from start to finish! Recently we preg checked to see who was pregnant - most all! Then we have calving in a few months, which is very labor intensive and thanks to Cow TV we can watch them around the clock. Then they are put out on pasture and watched there for any problems that need to be addressed. This last year we had a severe drought, which made keeping them with water and grass a huge challenge. Finally now they calves are weaned and fed up to slaughter weight in about May.
It was very interesting when we were preg checking that there were some cows that had 15 calves or more making them close to 20 years old! It speaks of the care that Pat gives to his farm animals and crops and how big this business called farming is! HUGE!
Over to pick Pat up in the cold and the dark. He carefully cared for a bull that seemed to be a bit under the weather. "He went to lay down quickly after eating a little bit." He knows them well and is very observant of problems that come along.
Hay and feed... Pat also prayed for him this morning when we prayed together. We know that the Lord is listening and helping us on our journey... Faith/Family/Farm!
Pat is very serious about his lifetime profession - more than a job is farming - it is a way of LIFE! "I will only retire when they put me in the ground."
Time with his Joy-Joy and baby brother, Thomas. Joy's face lights up when she sees her grandpa... since she could crawl up to him - Pat would step in the house for his Joy hugs and kisses each day! I am sure that Tommy will be the same soon, as fast as time flies!
I am sharing this picture again today of St JPII with children! It is just so right to see him beaming ear to ear as he is a shining beacon of respect for ALL LIFE and protecting families from all that is attacking them and trying to destroy them! Pat's sharing about the falsehood of birth control and sterilization, the epidemic of pornography that is destroying families and individuals with sexual addiction and leading to adultery, abortion is horrific in how it takes the life of the innocent baby in the womb with great pain! How did this horror ever get to be accepted and protected legally? How did it ever happen that we are looked down upon that hold these values and morals as sacred and to be cherished and protected from conception to natural death.
My own father faced the dilemma of weather to take more drastic measures towards the end - even though he was 95 and had been on hospice for 6 months! Finally, we just said "no", dad is ready to go and meet his maker and we allowed it to play out "naturally."
Beautiful Regina Maria is 2 weeks today and glowing with health and LIFE!
A peaceful thoughtful moment with her 5 year old sister, Josephine yesterday
Jesus and Mary... today in the Gospel you entered the temple and Anna greeted you...There was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years, having lived seven years with her husband after her marriage, and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day with fasting and prayer. And coming forward at that very time, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were awaiting the redemption of Jerusalem. Luke 2:36-40
How we adore you! We are reminded of Pat's mother, Anna Verly, today and how she was a farm wife exceptional, who taught me all that I know about being a farmwife, and loved her family with such selfless service. Such an example to me, and my daughters and her daughters and her son, Patrick, who held close to his Catholic Faith due to her and also his love of Family! "I will only marry a Catholic" he told his sisters years before we met. I am thinking that knowing the determined man that he is - he could have been responsible in part for my entire family of 13 coming into The Church 50 years ago, so thankfully I was a Catholic when we met, and he was well aware of our amazing conversion story! Jesus, we trust in you. Amen and Hallelujah
Pat's mother 6 years ago after having pizza night in her home! She died the following year on hospice in her home for almost 2 years! She wanted to stay in her home and her family made that happen and our time with her was a blessing to all of us! Bless-bless, Barbara... how I LOVE Hospice!
Once again so much today in my prayer time with dad's prayer book of The Church! Praying with him for those 6 months - I learned that Colossians is amazing and used often for a good reason in morning and evening prayer!
Today I was overjoyed to see how my dad pointed out to me these pearls of great price!
Knowledge of the mystery of God - namely Christ!
Then the writing by Hippolytus
Calling us to heaven as we look to Jesus!
LOVE and miss you, dad. Yet, you are with me still each new day! LOVE the prayer of The Church and how I have been allowed to share in your religious life of being a Permanent Deacon in The Catholic Church for 44 years and now in heaven united with mom!
Mom left this daily meditations by Pope Benedict XVI which she read daily for 10 consecutive years! Today Pope Benny wrote deeply about family! Looking to The Holy Family to grasp what is meant by the human family. Yes!!!
Now dad's man, Brother Victor, allows us to share in his life as a monk and prayer! LOVE!
I discerned a call to become a nun and it lead me into The Church! How much I LOVE to be able to share in this amazing LIFE thanks to my daughter, who is a nun, and my dad being a Deacon for 44 years and leaving behind his prayer book and wisdom, also thanks to dad's man, Brother Victor! I am overwhelmed by the graces and blessings that pour over me!
Danielle Rose - on discerning a call to beome a nun.
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