A marriage in God's plan
THANKS MUM
Photo By: Flickr/Prayitno - Mary Mother of Jesus
The 21 March 2019, was the day when my mother departed to heaven and once again met with my dad. A sudden loss to her four children, but mum was spiritually ready for the journey.
When mum departed, she had accomplished what God called her to be… a mother. Till the last moments of her life, through her faith, our 86 year old mum had loved and cared for her children in a true Christian way.
Her only career in her life was of being a full time mother. When dad used to go for work, she would take care of us four children. She made many sacrifices for bringing us up, to educate us, to dress us up, to feed us, to clean the house and above all to bring us up in our Christian faith as Catholics.
When she departed, mum made me think a lot about todays society. Some questions have been coming up to my mind, such as, are today's mothers ready to sacrifice their lives to bring up their children with morals and values of the Christian faith? Are today's mothers spending enough quality time with their children? Are today's mothers being at home with their children and treasuring the moments of being together as a family?
I really hope and pray that today's mothers are living up to their role… of being mothers in a real Christian way. A real mother is to be another Mary in the family.
Thanks mum… for being another Mary in our family.
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About the Author
I am George Calleja from Malta; I am married and have two children. In 2009, I obtained my MBA through the University of Leicester.
During the years 1990 to 1996, I was a full-time missionary with ‘The International Catholic Programme for Evangelization - ICPE’ and have evangelized in various countries, such as Russia, Ghana, Poland, Germany, and Malta amongst others. Since 1997, I am an active member of the Focolare Movement in Malta.
Since June 2012, I created a website by the name of 'Peace and Unity in our lives', which provides inspiration and encouragement for life, and an opportunity for people around the globe to find courage by trusting God to be more present in their life.
I also am a Christian Author. My first book was Peace and Unity in our lives – Volume One (Nov. 2014). I published my second book (Jan. 2015), Volume Two of Peace and Unity in our lives (now in paperback). My third book ‘Yes… I will follow Him’, published in March 2015. I published a free ebook Evangelization (June 2015) through Social Networking Sites', which is also available in paperback for a minimal price.
Other Christian books of mine are:
September 2015 - ‘The Beatitudes… the blessings from the Sermon on the Mount’
January 2016 – ‘My little book of daily prayer’,
April 2016 – ‘Taste and see that the Lord is good’,
September 2016 – ‘The Light’
February 2017 – ‘Heal my Wounds’
July 2017 – ‘Waking up the sleeping giant’ a free ebook to download, which is also available for a minimal price as a paperback version,
December 2017 - 'Spiritual Reflections',
June 2018 - 'In His Image',
January 2019 - 'Her Silence',
October 2019 - 'Come To Me',
November 2020 - 'Emmaus... in today's society',
December 2021 -'The King... of the Peripheries',
December 2022 - 'Reflections for the Soul', and
November 2023 - 'Mum... let me live'.
For more information, see
https://www.amazon.com/George-Calleja/e/B00SNJ6B4E/ref=dp_byli
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