Amen to all of that! And it helps that this baby (so far) is the best nurser-it makes it possible to focus on something other than the mechanics of it all haha
Thought-provoking as always. I lam impressed at how you are letting God provide insight/wisdom to you through difficult situations like your son’s surgery. One thing I’m trying to add in to realign myself with God is using my nighttime nursing sessions with my newborn to do my rosary and/or divine mercy. I want those to be daily habits, and they are so comforting/soothing in the tiredness of it all
Thank you Elise! I definitely didn't fall into the practice of letting God move in the more difficult moments. It was the difficult moments that led me to surrendering to Him. Years of work, and still much to be done for sure! And that is such a great way to use that time, I definitely didn't do that in my early mothering years, so I love the idea.
Great article. I've spilled many words on the Hotdog-as-sandwich question, and I am prepared to go to battle for it again!!!
Regarding Alignment with God, I think there's something hidden in the Mass that is worth meditating on. We know very clearly when we have DONE something amiss. It's a much harder question to meditate on *what we have failed to do*, by my fault, by my fault, by my most grievous fault. That's usually where I find my misalignment happens at least. I know what i've done wrong, but quite often there's some opportunity or invitation to go deeper into God's love which I have failed to capitalize on. And, down I go. Time to dust off my knees, let's try this again.
Thanks Scoot! It's such a fun question to consider isn't it?!
And I love that connection with what we say in Mass. Admittedly I didn't even think of the penitential act but you're right tt is so powerful and difficult to wrestle with! I often find that it's during reflection on my day in the daily examen that I realize and *acknowledge* my failures to live up to what we're called to be. I'm a bit stubborn like that. Still that's the beauty and challenge, regardless of it we fail to capitalize on that invitation or if it's a matter of reorienting our days to better focus on the Lord, it all comes down to choosing to keep trying each day.
Amen to all of that! And it helps that this baby (so far) is the best nurser-it makes it possible to focus on something other than the mechanics of it all haha
Oh that's so nice! I definitely didn't have nursers that would allow me the space to focus, granted I often would fall asleep while nursing them too!
Thought-provoking as always. I lam impressed at how you are letting God provide insight/wisdom to you through difficult situations like your son’s surgery. One thing I’m trying to add in to realign myself with God is using my nighttime nursing sessions with my newborn to do my rosary and/or divine mercy. I want those to be daily habits, and they are so comforting/soothing in the tiredness of it all
Thank you Elise! I definitely didn't fall into the practice of letting God move in the more difficult moments. It was the difficult moments that led me to surrendering to Him. Years of work, and still much to be done for sure! And that is such a great way to use that time, I definitely didn't do that in my early mothering years, so I love the idea.
Great article. I've spilled many words on the Hotdog-as-sandwich question, and I am prepared to go to battle for it again!!!
Regarding Alignment with God, I think there's something hidden in the Mass that is worth meditating on. We know very clearly when we have DONE something amiss. It's a much harder question to meditate on *what we have failed to do*, by my fault, by my fault, by my most grievous fault. That's usually where I find my misalignment happens at least. I know what i've done wrong, but quite often there's some opportunity or invitation to go deeper into God's love which I have failed to capitalize on. And, down I go. Time to dust off my knees, let's try this again.
Thanks Scoot! It's such a fun question to consider isn't it?!
And I love that connection with what we say in Mass. Admittedly I didn't even think of the penitential act but you're right tt is so powerful and difficult to wrestle with! I often find that it's during reflection on my day in the daily examen that I realize and *acknowledge* my failures to live up to what we're called to be. I'm a bit stubborn like that. Still that's the beauty and challenge, regardless of it we fail to capitalize on that invitation or if it's a matter of reorienting our days to better focus on the Lord, it all comes down to choosing to keep trying each day.