tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273309159137296054.post3383456970578698860..comments2023-05-03T05:58:06.868-07:00Comments on Loving the Land of the Flour Tortilla: Free to Live Life--Not Worry About ItJillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00300316400083765147noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273309159137296054.post-67362412604274220982017-06-17T07:37:36.883-07:002017-06-17T07:37:36.883-07:00Catching up on some of your posts. Loved this one!...Catching up on some of your posts. Loved this one!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629395537229979019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273309159137296054.post-33239405185050080412017-05-21T20:46:26.702-07:002017-05-21T20:46:26.702-07:00Thanks, Strahlen!
Actually, I´ve read through all...Thanks, Strahlen!<br /><br />Actually, I´ve read through all your posts on your consecration process. Thank you so much for writing those down, as those posts have helped me better relate to Mary than anything else I´ve read. That image you paint of Jesus with his arm around Mary (asking, more or less, "Why can you accept me, but you can´t accept her?)--that is convicting me so much! Thanks for that!<br /><br />And I´ll keep your confirmation class in my prayers! And nice to know about your Mexico connection! ;)Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300316400083765147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273309159137296054.post-4693021423583429962017-05-19T03:02:13.574-07:002017-05-19T03:02:13.574-07:00Wow This is beautiful. I'm trying to catch up ...Wow This is beautiful. I'm trying to catch up with the CWBN Hop (where did a month go???) I thought of skipping to May's and forgetting blogs I didn't get to for April. I'm so glad I didn't! Your piece is truly inspiring. <br /><br />A few things stood out for me, but a couple I'll mention here...<br />1) Jill and Anni I totally agree with both of you! That part of Mary saying "Do as He says," is deep and I hadn't realized it applies to me or thought of it as her last Gospel quote! WOW! <br />2) Jill, I also struggled with Mary and did a Consecration to Jesus through her, which changed everything! It was amazing!!! I ended up writing about eight posts about just that one Consecration I think! My first post was Hungering in a Cold Darkness because I was struggling so much with it! In my last piece I had amazing clarity, "coincidences," and revelation! If you can, take the opportunity to consecrate yourself through her too! God works differently in each of us, but my consecration was life changing! :)<br />3) I teach Confirmation class. Our last class was last night. Next week we have rehearsal and then the kids (including my 4th son) make their Confirmation Friday (prayers please!). They're still missing so much of what Confirmation is, and I am not sure how to give it to them. They don't seem to care (not my son or all the kids, but there are only 10 kids in the class and a few are from families who never step inside a Church :( ) Reading this is giving me new insight on what I can say to wrap up before the big day next week.<br />4) This...<i>"But if I hadn't realized who God is and why Jesus died, Mexico would have broken me instead of mellowing me."</i> Oh my gosh!!! If I could just substitute "sudden spousal abandonment/divorce" for Mexico, I'd steal this quote from you!!! I TOTALLY LOVE this!!!<br />5) I studied very briefly in Mexico (oh gosh was it really almost 30 years ago??? Wahhhhh!!!) The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe had a lot to do with my moving from lukewarmness although it was a *very* slow process - thank God He is patient! Thank you for this piece! <br /><br /><b>God Bless...</b>StrahlenGracehttp://www.singlemomsmiling.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273309159137296054.post-47610902680032359482017-04-23T20:24:20.997-07:002017-04-23T20:24:20.997-07:00Anni--it´s so funny that the part you most underst...Anni--it´s so funny that the part you most understood is the part I struggle most with. (Now, as I write this I realize I struggle with this on various levels.) ;) <br /><br />1) the obvious "doing what he says" escapes me all the time. <br />2) as a Catholic convert, I have the hardest time relating to Mary. As one of the few times we have a direct quote from her in the Bible, I cling to this verse. After all, if Mary is always supposed to direct us to Jesus, this one-liner of hers (and is it the last time she´s quoted in the Gospels?) is a GREAT parting shot! ;) <br /><br />So glad you enjoyed it!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300316400083765147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273309159137296054.post-19588246770854350712017-04-23T19:50:48.554-07:002017-04-23T19:50:48.554-07:00You know, I think this is the first time EVER I ha...You know, I think this is the first time EVER I have considered Mary's "Just do what he says," to apply to me, too.<br /><br />Lately, I've been thinking of the role of "discipline" in spiritual practices - and, that makes complete sense... we are instructed by Christ's own mother to "do as He says." <br /><br />Amazing epiphany! Thank you for that... I may have to work on an article about that, and link back here.<br /><br />Thank you for your insight... I love how our Faith has helped tackle otherwise anxious personalities. You are so right - Christ took it all on for us, so that we don't have to! Not that it lets us do whatever we want... 🤔<br /><br />Great post!Beautiful Camouflaged Messhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648096506121680946noreply@blogger.com