Saturday, March 29, 2025

75 to 35 - "we'll see what tomorrow holds"/"Gross" over and over - Joy has a birthday party/‘O God, be merciful to me a sinner.’ - +JMJ+

Jude's 5th birthday a year ago.  

We have fake plans to celebrate both Jude (March 26th he was 6) and Joy's (March 31st she will be 8) after mass tomorrow morning.  As hubby - Mr Weather man keeps saying - "We will see what tomorrow holds as snow and rain are coming starting later this afternoon.  How we love our "Fake plans!" 

Tom over yesterday and it felt hot out!  It was 76 degrees!  
He likes to either pet Neumann and say "he likes me." or chase him with his lot Mater push toy and scare him.  
Watching grandpa working on the spouts on the house with the rain coming.  
"He likes me!"
A peaceful moment then...

Chasing the neighbor cat with Mater.  As grandpa says - "little guys don't walk they run everywhere."  
On Thursday I had a procedure at Avera and was so impressed by this beautiful statue of Mary in the entry way!  Truly a sign of a Catholic Hospital!  
LOVE my beads of the Rosary and how it gives me so much PEACE!  Like holding Mary's hand. 
Tom at the Rosary for a friend's funeral.  The Cross is our Salvation, Tom!  
3 year old Tom and 70 year old grandpa Pat, who has huge hands!  His mom wrote in his baby book from day one - "big hands."  
Pope Benedict today - "there can be no love without suffering."  Wow!  Read it and believe in the Truth!  
"My Lord and my God!"
Truth and Beauty!  
ST JPII
Gone for 9 years but still voicing the Truth!   
Yes!
Feast of the Annunciation - March 25 - 9 months till his birth on Christmas, December 25th!  
"Jesus, I trust in you."

Thomas Merton takes me back to my early "Romance Catholic Days."  How I loved to read his Seven Story Mountain, and Thomas A'Kempis, Imitation of Christ.  Each day since I came into The Church with my entire family 54 years ago has been a pearl of great price!

Family Soul Story - Choose Life!: The amazing story of the 13 becoming Catholic!  
This girl will be 8 on Monday the 3st!  She had some school friends out for her birthday after school yesterday.  Pat said that he heard the word "gross" over and over when Joy showed them the barn where the cows and calves are that are calving.

"The dog was eating a placenta - 'Gross!'  A cow took a poop - 'Gross!' "  I wonder what farm girl Joy thought?  I know she doesn't give a thought to it being "gross", but I thought it was funny at how different it can be for kids according to where they grow up.  As a city girl come to the farm - I probably would have been like them...
Joy and Neumann looking at gifts ideas for First Communion that is coming up on May 4th!  A big day for Joy's faith journey!  
St Mother Teresa of Calcutta with St JPII - praying for LIFE and working hard from heaven!  
The 4th Station - Jesus meets his Mother on the way of the Cross.  Art work by Rose - I hear that she is working on some more of the Stations for this Lent!  
Tomorrow weather permitting we will share Mass at 8a and then have birthday party for both Jude, who is 6  on the 26th and for Joy, who will be 8 on Monday the 31st!  
All that is sweet and yummy to celebrate Jesus coming to us in His Word, Body and Blood!  
John with his 3 at our Brunch after sharing Mass together!  Our greatest JOY sharing our Faith as a family!  

The Gospel today from Luke 18  - the Pharisee and the Tax Collector.  Pride versus Humility.  I know that I struggle with being Judgmental and prideful.  I need to get to Reconciliation and I need to pray often and without ceasing - "O God, be merciful to me a sinner."  The Truth indeed!  Jesus, may I die to self so that I may serve without counting the cost.  Jesus, I trust in you.  Bless-bless, Barbara and the 33 plus 13 in heaven.  
You also, like living stones, are being built 
into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, 
offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable 
to God through Jesus Christ. - I Peter 2:5  

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"By our little acts of charity 
practiced in the shade
we convert souls far away, 
we help missionaries,
we win for them abundant alms;
and by that means
build actual dwellings 
spiritual and material 
for our Eucharistic Lord."
St Therese of Lisieux

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Danielle Rose - Litany of Humility
Danielle Rose - the saint that is just me



 

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