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Luke 1:39-42 Now at this time Mary arose and went in a hurry to the hill country, to a city of Judah, and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. And she cried out with […]
Ecclesiastes 8:15 So I commend the enjoyment of life, because nothing is better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad. Then joy will accompany him in his work all the days of the life God has given him under the sun Thinking of saints and the holy people […]
Psalm 127:3 Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward. During the past few days, I’ve been a weepy mess. Why? My sweet little baby boys are growing up – way too fast. We’re celebrating their THIRD birthday today! When I was pregnant with them, I promised […]
I’m a major grudge holder. I’ve been known to hold on to grudges for months, or even years. As I’ve stopped to think about this, the only person this hurts is myself. Most of the people (and yes, it’s plural) I harbor bad feelings toward have no idea, and could really care less. It’s going […]
Looking back over this Lent, I don’t deem it a complete failure, but I didn’t get all the things accomplished that I wanted. I managed to cut the cursing back a bit, made it to Confession and Adoration, but missed out on Stations of the Cross. My ‘to be read’ pile hasn’t budged, and poor […]