The Heart of Prayer

We often pray, ‘Change this Lord, take this pain away’ etc, rather than the heart of true humble prayer: God, change me. Pray – Kendall Payne I will pray for you now, for you have been my faithful friends While the road we walk is difficult indeed I could not ask for more than what [...]

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On Family

The topic of family has really been on my mind. First off, Focus on the Family had a lot of good parenting insights this week: “He has created an institution — the family — through which He can shape, mold and form each family member, parents included.” – Thriving Family – Am I a Bad [...]

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Trial by Fire

Jan 24 Yeah, the holy fire of purification really hurts sometimes. Last night: I got up from a nap on the couch shortly after 6pm and DH was still not home, and no phone call either. The phone had rung ONCE around 5, but I was trying to nap and didn’t get it. At the [...]

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7 Quick Takes: A Test of Faith, Testing my New Routine and Testing out more Manual Settings

1. I had a brief retreat recap here, but with the pictures it got way too long not to be it’s own post. 2. I knew this retreat had definitely been a time of great spiritual growth for me, but I had no idea that my renewed faithfulness would be put to the test so [...]

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Mission Week

Jan 13 On Monday I left all the kids with DH and went to CCO’s Mission and Intercession night. I knew we would be getting a little training for running the survey tables to reach out to students etc, and that we were going to go pray on the campuses for the students and professors [...]

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7 Baby Takes

Dec 23 Quick Takes , better late than never! 1. The new baby came last week. Good little kids, always come right around their due dates Actually, this one was the latest yet, I realized that morning that I’ve never actually made it to my due date before, without a baby in my arms! Then, [...]

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7 Quick Takes – BIG NEWS, 38 Weeks Thoughts, a Fun Night Out and a Short-Lived Snowman

Dec 2 1. Faith Notes From 1000 gifts: More time? “Look at the remains of a morning and it’s obvious I’m craving it deep: more time to manage just the life I already have. The work, the kids, the meals, the laundry, the ministry (the hobbies), a life so full it can seem empty.” How [...]

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The Kindness of Strangers and Quiet Places to Rest in the Lord, #16-21

This afternoon I went to my Highschool Christmas fair with a friend in tow to help with the kids. But for some unexplicable reason we got separated, and I was left trying to watch both kids by myself, while 9 1/2 months pregnant. It didn’t help that when I first discovered my friend was missing, [...]

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Funeral with Faith

On Friday I ended up at a funeral. It was a full Catholic funeral for my HS librarian, known and loved by many. There were a lot of things going on in my life etc, but I felt called to go, so I left the kids and went. Many members of the SH community were [...]

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7 Quick Takes – The Bridge, Bedtime and Lullaby Hymns

Quick Takes This week I have been settling a little more into routine as I have been feeling overall more rested and energetic, and even waking up early several mornings. This has given me more time in the day and especially a little me time in the morning, It goes a long way to making [...]

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