Out of the darkness of my life, so much frustrated, I put before you the one great thing to love on earth: the Blessed Sacrament … There you will find romance, glory, honour, fidelity, and the true way of all your loves upon earth. —J.R.R. Tolkien
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photo by @sienabird31
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The secret of happiness is to live moment by moment and to thank God for all that He, in His goodness, sends to us day after day. —St. Gianna Molla 🔆
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Mondays are tough, so focusing on gratitude this morning is helping tremendously. Praise God for the roof over our head, the clothes on our back, the food in our fridge, and the jobs we have to build up and support our family - within the home or in a workplace. Praise God for all these things and more. Have a wonderful start to your week! ❤️
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🎊 Just three more days until LAUNCH DAY! Who wants to win free things? 🎊
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To celebrate the launch of the new Church of the Home collection, I am teaming up with two wonderful family-focused accounts for an amazing giveaway. One winner will receive a hand-lettered digital art print of “Domestic Church: School of…” created by yours truly, a Lectio Divina journal from @catholicfamilycrate, and the brand new Fall Edition of The Gathering Box from @faithandfamilycollective. All of the prizes are photographed above. You won't want to miss out on this opportunity to win some beautifully created tools, all of which aim to help inspire, empower and celebrate your own domestic church!
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TO ENTER:
1 - Follow all 3 accounts:
@thishouseyourebuilding, @catholicfamilycrate, @faithandfamilycollective
2 - Like this post.
3 - Tag two friends below in separate comments.
+ BONUS: for 3 additional entries (account must be public), use the hashtag #spaceandfaith on a photo of yours that celebrates and/or shares the beauty of our faith within the walls of your home (family altar/prayer space, nursery, kitchen, office, patio, etc.).
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Entries must be received by 11:59 PM EST on 9/14, and the winner will be selected at random and notified no later than 9/15. Contest open to U.S. residents only. This giveaway is not endorsed, sponsored, or affiliated with Instagram in any way.
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Thanks SO much again for your support and all the love. Lets keep building up the Church of the Home together!
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One of the many beautiful gifts my children give me — not through any effort made, but through the essence of who they are — is their lens of simplicity. Typically before I close my eyes to sleep, I do a brief examen. Tonight I did the same with James for the first time for night prayer, but instead of the spiel I would normally say to myself, I instead asked, in much simpler terminology, “how did you make God happy today? Did you make Him sad?” So, I shared with James what I thought he did today (it was basically a guided examen for kids, haha) that made God happy (sharing with his sister, being a source of joy to our family, not spitting out his food & actually finishing his dinner for once 😆) and sad (not sharing, pushing his sister). Naturally I then thought the same for myself, filtering through all the thoughts running through my mind from today to the simple exercise of how I either made God happy or sad. As an adult I get wound up overthinking my day and so this simple & straightforward frame of mind became beneficial as it immediately brought me to the realization of two things:
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1) I can make God happy.
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2) I don’t want to make Him sad, thus, a resolve to be better tomorrow.
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The fact that we can make God happy makes me so happy—truly a beautiful reminder of how we, as His children, are Our Father’s great delight. Maybe today we don’t share His love with a person or share kind thoughts of another or even don’t share toys. Whatever the case may be, let’s make it our prayer that tomorrow we can try even harder to make God happy and less sad, children and parents alike. ❤️🙏🏽
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Just put yourself in the hands of our Blessed Mother and let her take care of you. When you are sad or troubled just tell her so. She will prove herself a Mother to you. Pray often, “Mary, Mother of Jesus, make me all right”; “Mary, Mother of Jesus, be a Mother to me now.” —St. Teresa of Calcutta
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Many times in my motherhood, when in doubt or fear, “be a Mother to me now” has been a very comforting prayer. Happy birthday to our Blessed Mother, from whom brought our Savior into the world and was given to us by Him at the foot of the Cross.
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How are you celebrating our Mom’s birthday today?
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