Dear Lord Jesus, As I contemplate the blessed Feast of Your Ascension into Heaven this week, please grant me the grace of remembering to look up from the things that keep my eyes distracted from my most important tasks as a mother — like the disciples gazing into the [...]
Dear Lord God, Almighty Creator, I thank you for the gift of time, our temporal existence on this earth! Help me to find ways to bring You into every aspect of today — from the rising dawn of the morning to our day’s end in the evening. Help me [...]
Dear Lord God, Thank you for all the opportunities you give me every day to teach my children the “easy” way to holiness! Help me to encourage and model the little selfless acts that please You so much, as we seek to truly follow your example of holiness, and [...]
O Lord, my Almighty God, Thank you for the grace of being able to home educate my children! Help me to filled with joy re all the potentiality of the new academic year, and not to be overwhelmed when our days do not go “as planned.” Help me to [...]
Dear Lord Jesus Christ, My Wonderful Savior, Help me to be transformed into a mother with a sacrificial heart. Please grant me the grace to make many little sacrifices for You today because I love You and want to serve You completely with my whole being! Please help me [...]
Dear Lord Jesus, I thank you for the gift of motherhood and especially for all the moments that you have given me through the little events that make up each day, to offer so many small sacrifices for the sake of my children. Help me to see the offerings [...]
As I contemplate Martha, I recognize the "doer" in me that places a priority on getting the Mommy things done -- after all, I am responsible for making sure my household runs smoothly! And yet, while "doing" for my family is a good thing, I must never forget that [...]