It's okay to be a Grinch When it Comes to Christmas
I Am Recovering From Christmas...
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I am recovering from Christmas and that's why I'm writing today. The boy child has gone home. He had a safe trip. Praise God! He's back at home living his life again. The interruption is over for him for now.
The girl child is still here, recovering from her cold. I do think she's feeling a little bit better, even though she's still very pale. Cancer really sucks! (Talk about interruptions in life!)
Christmas was a HUGE interruption in my life, and I loved EVERY MINUTE of that INTERRUPTION!
Advent: trial and error, growth, and change.
Christmas: the fulfillment of God's promises to His People.
Now, that the secular Christmas is over, I have to discern that growth. (We are still celebrating the season of Christmas in the Church.) I have to discern where God wants me to go. I have to discern how God wants me to grow. I have to discern in what way God wants me to serve. The new year will mean change. The key is now, "Prayerful Discernment."
As a family, we celebrated this sacred holy day when the Son of God became Man. His parents raised Him to be a good Jewish man. There were many family celebrations in His life. Then, His Father interrupted His Son's life when He called Him to be our Savior.
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. "
John 3:16
The New Year's journey will be filled with challenges to our souls, and the fulfillment of the promises of God. We will be at our weakest, and God will be there. We will be at our strongest, and God will be there.
"But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness. So, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me."
2 Corinthians 12:9
More of Him and less of me. One foot in front of the other. Life interrupted. Life disrupted. This is our journey. This is God's way.
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I am a retired special education teacher and a cradle Catholic. I grew up in a home where the Rosary was prayed every night as a family. My grandmother did not accept any excuses for the family not to gather and pray the Rosary. As a result, I have been blessed with a strong devotion to Our Lady, the Woman Clothed in the Sun, whose job it is to lead us to her most beloved Son, Jesus. Although, not always strong in the practice of my Catholic faith, I have been blessed with the graces to return to the faith of my parents and grandparents. A faith that is strong and rich in the belief of the triune God, Mary, the Mother of God, the saints and our beloved angels. A faith that is strong and rich in the heritage of the Apostles and martyrs. A faith that is rich in mysticism. A faith that is rich in the love of God who is also the great I AM. I have weathered many storms in my life. Most of them, as I look back, I could not have survived without the infinite love of God. I praise God and I thank Him for His love for me.
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