Sunday & Respect Life

Yesterday we had a visiting Priest for Mass. I'm assuming Father Keenan must be on vacation because he hasn't been around for two weeks. Mass was nice - Amelia fell asleep early and when she was awake, she was a delight. =) Landen is getting much better without his regular toys and food. I found out a few weeks back that you really aren't supposed to let your children have food or drink during Mass, something I had encouraged Landen to do so he would keep quiet. Then some woman I think do a great job raising their children in the faith said they don't let their kids to bring toys unless they are still real young, or it's a religious book. So, I thought I would try this. It's been working very well, Landen has a couple of rosary's he gets to bring and a Children's bible. If that doesn't keep him occupied he usually finds something else. =) So far, so good! I have some websites of children's coloring pages about the reading's for when he gets older. =)

I loved the Priest's homily (sorry, but I can't remember his name). It really spoke to me - or maybe I was actually able to listen effectively this week. I totally understand what offering it up means. This may seem so ridiculous to some if you, but I've actually had to ask several different times about offering things up because it just didn't make sense to me. Well, I finally truly get it this time. =) He talked about suffering along with that - and I really need to quit complaining, or whining about things. Nobody said things were easy, and what gives me the right to think I don't deserve to suffer once in awhile? It's not even really suffering. He also added some funny little stories in there, and he's a loud one! lol

October is Respect Life month. Once again we had the song play at Mass that gets everyone teary eyed. This is the jest of it - someone has a dream and it's of a fetus talking through it's different stages of development, explaining how it can hear now, touch, see, when it's heart starts beating.. you get it! They have the children from our Parish sing and do the talking. If it doesn't make you a little choked up, well then, I don't know what kind of person you are. I wish I could play it on here so you all could hear it. We received a program in our Bulletins and I was able to find it on the Internet. Click here to enter the website, then scroll down to The Infant in the Womb Leaped For Joy, I believe you have to have Adobe to open it. There are also good reads on this sight that you can check out. Back to the program, It made me sad to think people don't really think a baby is a baby just because it hasn't been born yet - it's a sad read but worth reading. It's not long! I am so very thankful for my children, and thank God for them everyday. There is much more I could say on this topic of Respect life, but I will leave it at that.
Please pray that everyone will be able to someday Respect both Old and New Life!