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An Evening of Blessings

March 22, 2009 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Praise and Thanksgiving

Rose and I went to the Ballet to see Romeo & Juliet. Rose’s Confirmation Sponsor was in the production. The evening was full of blessings.

We initially planned to attend at a discounted rate (that would fit into our budget) but we were running late and thought we would miss the rush ticket sales. We arrived and hurried through the rain to the ticket sales office. We waited and waited and……waited in line. I became a little anxious (patience is one of my many crosses). As I continued to wait, I was tapped on the shoulder and before I could turn around I heard, “Have you already purchased your tickets?” As I turned and began to inform this lady that I had not purchased my tickets, she handed me an envelope with two tickets. I couldn’t thank her enough. God is good!

We headed for our seats. I opened the envelope to see where we needed to enter. The tickets read, level 1 row 3 and had a $30 ticket price. God is very good!

Once we were seated Rose and I took a moment of silence to give praise and thanksgiving to Our Lord.


The ballet was splendid and enchanted Rose. After the ballet we visited with Rose’s sponsor/friend and family. We were glowing with JOY! Praise be to God for giving us this opportunity to be together for a JOYfilled evening.

On our 45min drive home Rose shared her most memorable event of the evening and began to analyze the story of Romeo and Juliet. After about 10 min on the highway we were interrupted by a beeping and flashing red light coming from the dashboard. It indicated that the car was overheating. We pulled over to the shoulder and gave a call home. Rose was a tad nervous since we were out so late with car troubles and no dad. This was my first time handling car troubles on my own without my DH or father available. Not to worry, God was with us. After all, he had given us a clear indication earlier in the evening that proved to offer us enough graces to sustain us through this minimal but real trial. After 1.5 hours, several failed attempts to open the car hood, and 3 different stops, we purchased the correct anti-freeze. The car became stable and we made it safely home. God is most graciously gooooooood!

Shrove Tuesday

March 5, 2009 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Lent, Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday

I know, it’s a little late. I thought I would post anyways. Our family, along with other homeschool families went to Mass, had donuts, visited the elderly at a convalescent home, and feasted in the park.

We brought the elderly Mardi Gras necklaces, wore crazy hats, performed our talents and listened to great Cajun music by L’Angelus.


Necklace bearer.

Yeeee Ha!

We all had a JOYous time and were ready to prayfully enter into the Lenten season.

My DH was able to see Sister O who taught him in grade school. Here’s a picture of my DH with Sister O and Papi with Sister O.

Crown of Thorns

March 4, 2009 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Lent

My GFG attended Mass and our parish’s monthly homeschool day. They always look forward to this date. It’s a great motivation tool for school work!

Sparkles and Sweetie made a salt dough crown of thorns. They embellished the crown with blood (red food coloring). Each thorn (toothpick) was inserted in anticipation of their sacrifices that they will make for our Lord throughout the Lenten season. Their goal is to remove all the thorns by Easter Sunday. They will then decorate the crown so it is fit for our King, Lord Jesus Christ.

Rose started a new art project. She is creating an Icon. She completed the 1st step (sketching) and is working on step 2 (painting). Her art skills have flourished with the wonderful direction of her instructor.

Papi was the supervisor and he dabbled in all projects.

Finally, Father M gave Lenten talks to all the children. Praise the Lord for our priests!

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Hi! I'm Lena, mama of JOYfilledfamily.
We are a traditional Catholic family striving to live for Jesus Christ in everything we do. We pray to completely surrender our will to His and to become His servants. Our mission of this blog is to share our JOY.

This blog serves as a journal of us making good memories, living the liturgical year, and our spiritual journey.

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