Lena {JOYfilledfamily}

You’re Invited To Run FOR A Cause

February 17, 2011 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Fitness, Health, Nun Run, Running, Team ALL FOR 6 Comments

I am all yours, and all I have is yours. I welcome you into all my affairs and concerns. Show me your heart, O Mary. ~ St. Louis de Montfort

Team ALL FOR!

You are invited to run/walk with Team ALL FOR!

We will be participating in the 2nd Annual NUN RUN 2011 – March 12, 2011.

The Nun Run will be held in Tempe, AZ. It will benefit the Our Lady of Solitude Monastery and the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration (Mother Angelica’s Order) in AZ.

Team ALL FOR! will be participating as a Shadow Team and will NOT be running in AZ. As a member of Team ALL FOR!, you will run wherever you are are and participate as a Shadow Runner.**

You can select to run a 10K Run, 5K Run/Walk, or 1 Mile Walk.

Just register as normal, check the Shadow Participant box and they will mail you a fun Nun Run t-shirt! (Click here to register now)

Be certain to register as a Shadow Runner and select that you have a team. Enter my name, Lena F, as the team captain. Your form should look like this:

Register by February 23 to guarantee that your shirt and race number will be mailed to you in time for the race.

They are going to recognize and award the largest team outside of Arizona. So, sign up today, and invite your family and friends, and even strangers too!***

Leave a comment and/or email me {JOYfilledfamilyATgmailDOTcom} to let me know that you will be joining Team ALL FOR!

Donate here, if you are unable to register for the race but would like to support the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration in Tempe, AZ, via Team ALL FOR! You will be a part of the team.

Be sure to invite others! You can link back to this blog post.

Lets come together to glorify God with healthy bodies and support His faithful, Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration in AZ.

*Team ALL FOR! was created to bring together Catholic families to glorify God while becoming healthy & fit. It is a fruit of my current journey. The first official activity will be our participation in the NUN Run.

** Shadow Runners are offsite runners. You will run the desired distance in your own locale on the scheduled date.

***I will randomly giveaway any gift that is received, to a member of Team ALL FOR!

JOY Journal

February 16, 2011 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: JOY Journal

12- handwritten notes. i recently received a sweet consolation.

13- modern medicine. without it, papi and I would not be here.

14- accountability partner who unbeknown to her, has been a saving grace to me as I walk an old journey with a new fervor.

15- gregorian chant. it is peacefilled and leads me closer to Him.

16- a husband who humbly and lovingly leads me and the kids closer to our true home.

17- rose. a beautiful gift that was and continues to be a saving grace to dad and i.

18- dinner out with the entire family.

19- papi’s smile and excitement when he saw his food catch fire, right before his eyes.

20- dragonfly’s late night play hour.

21- water.

Deo gratias!

A Sweet Consolation

February 15, 2011 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Consolation, Homeschooling, Rose

I’m slowly making progress with my spiritual plan, regaining order and trying to get fit. I have committed my journey to Jesus through Mary. My husband, children and friend/accountability partner have all helped me along the way. ALL FOR!

I’ve experienced some setbacks which have brought me to my knees. My most recent plea to Him was to give me a boost so that I could continue to move forward on my journey.

Here is what He gave me.

I found this note buried in a box far removed in the garage. I can’t even recall why I was digging in the boxes.

This was a note from Rose, written when she was only 7 years old. She was in third grade and it was my first year homeschooling. We’ve been homeschooling ever since.

DEO GRATIAS!

2011 Motto

Be Charitable. love others, especially our family the way He loves us.

Be Useful. serve always.

Be Gentle. have the loving heart and hand of Mary.

Be Joyful. stay rooted in the true JOY – JESUS. share the JOY with all.

Forget about yourself. die to self, live for God alone.

ALL FOR!…Jesus through Mary with the intercession of St. Joseph.

JOY Journal

February 15, 2011 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: 1000 Gifts, JOY Journal, Meditation

I have been graced to be stripped. I was drawn close to Him. I was given the grace to see each day as my last. To find true JOY in all things around and within.

I have been slowly learning how to share this internal JOY with others, especially my family. I fail daily but find His grace is sufficient to move forward and try again.

My gifts are not for me alone. I desire to share with all. My most recent motivation was found here and here.

This gratitude journal is not for me alone. It is for my children, my husband, and for all who desire to find Our Lord, Jesus Christ.

This is my gift of love to you, from Him above.

"To me Jesus is the Life I want to live, the Light I want to reflect, the Way to the Father, the Love I want to express, the JOY I want to share, the Peace I want to sow around me. Jesus is my everything." ~Bl. Mother Teresa of Calcutta

1- Adoration
2 – high school sweet heart, best friend, spiritual advisor, …..husband
3- sleeping baby so i can take care of my sick papi
4- pictures that help me remember just how precious time is
5- the air we breathe. I’m finding a new-found appreciation for the outdoors despite my severe allergies
6- saints whose feast days we love to celebrate. orate pro nobis!
7- parents that help where help is needed
8- faithful priests that speak truths for love of God not mammon
9- a working vehicle that gets us to Mass
10- gracefilled Sacraments
11- forgiveness

Candy Rosary

February 15, 2011 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: GFG, Papi, Rosary, St. Valentine's Day

We prayed our rosary today at 12 pm for the intentions of the unborn and innocent. We decided to use Sweethearts candies for the Hail Mary’s. Each child placed a candy in their dish upon the completion of a prayer.(sweetie and sparkles dressed themselves for school.)

WARNING: This candy rosary is not intended for children 3 and under.

Papi had ~~a meltdown~~ several meltdowns.

The children only received a candy when they were actively prayed. They were not allowed to eat the candies until the completion of the rosary. Papi did not think the rules were just. He did eventually recover. Praise be to God!

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