salami, hard-boiled egg, sunflower seeds, banana, nectarine, grape tomato cherry tomato, and avocado.
glass of water flavored with orange slices.
striving to radiate Him always
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3.27.11
i’m exhausted! i pulled an all nighter on friday. saturday, i hosted 2 priests plus another family. then we headed to 7 pm mass. we got home at 10pm. dad unloaded us then left for work.
we had another dinner tonight with a parish family, friend and father m. we got home at 10:30 pm and repeated our routine.
it’s been a blessing!
thanks for your gentle encouragement to “spoil” the priests. i followed your suggestion and made steaks for our special guests.
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i haven’t worked out since wed. i’m a bit bummed that i have not met my goals. i wanted so desperately to be at my pre-e weight for my 33rd bday. i’m 30 lbs away. urgh!!! i’m offering up my disappointment, making reparation for shortcomings and giving thanks for the many blessings that i have found on this journey.
tomorrow is a new day!
ALL FOR!
Personal experience shows, and you have often heard me tell you so, to warn you against discouragement, that our interior life consists in beginning again and again each day; and you know in your hearts, as I do in mine, that the struggle is never ending. You will have noticed too, when making your examination of conscience just as I do (excuse these personal references, but even as I am speaking to you I am going over the needs of my own soul with Our Lord) that you often experience little setbacks, which at times perhaps may seem to you enormous, revealing as they do an evident lack of love, of self-surrender to God, of a spirit of sacrifice, of refinement. Well, strengthen your yearning for reparation, with a sincere act of contrition, but please do not lose your peace of mind. ~ St. Josemaria Escriva, Friends of God, 13
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3.24.11
keep trusting and remember that this is not our home.
He is pursing you, SURRENDER!
ALL FOR!
Marvel at Mary’s courage: at the foot of the Cross, with the greatest of human sorrows — there is no sorrow like her sorrow — filled with fortitude. And ask her for that same strength, so that you too can remain beside the Cross.
You are not alone. Neither you nor I can ever find ourselves alone. And even less if we go to Jesus through Mary, for she is a Mother who will never abandon us. ~ St. Josemaria Escriva, The Forge, 249
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3.13.11
i……
biked 4.5 miles with my family on tuesday.
offered up my workout on ash wednesday.
ran 2.5 miles on thursday.
played in the park with the dad and the kids on friday. we played tag and competed in obstacle courses.
ran the nun run – 10k on sat.
rested on sun.
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3.2.11
worked on being in the present moment today and not distracted with the fullness of my plate.
there were good moments and bad ones.
overall, the day was good even though…
i failed to workout today.
why do i sabotage myself?
am i not being prayerful enough?
is it something hormonal…laziness…lack of order…..?
i’m on my knees.
Lord, please lead me out of this slump!
soften my heart to the graces that You so willingly set forth for me.
help me to die to my flesh and put my self entirely in Your hands.
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i just read this article from a link shared.
it struck a cord with me.
I had to share.
Fitting exercise into our busy schedules is a perpetual challenge. I know very few people who crave a cardio workout. Most of us can find a multitude of excuses for putting off physical activity. Yet, it is such an important part of our overall health and well being. Equally important for me are the spiritual, mental and emotional boosts I gain from taking time to sweat. A walk reconnects me with the incredible beauty of God’s creation and reminds me to thank Him for the bounty of blessings in my life.
i know this to be true.
Lord, give me the grace…
to recommit to the race.
to give the effort that is pleasing to you.
to not get caught up in worldly standards but Your standards.
to love myself as You love me.
to live for You in all i do.
ALL FOR!
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.