Viva La Revolution!

Kolbe:  [from the other room] Knight Mouse (Marcel) find Knight Jozef!

Marcel:  Knight Jozef!  Prepare to die!

Jozef:  I'm not a Knight!

Marcel:  Alright.  Prepare to die, ordinary people!

Jozef:  No!

Marcel:  Ready?  Aim!  Press!  (As he presses the button on a toy that is nothing like a gun.)  Now come with me.  You are my prisoner!

Onward Christian soldiers.

What I Know

I am convicted about homeschooling, prayer, family life, holiness, being a good wife and a stay-at-home Mom, sister, daughter and friend.  But I do not have all of the answers. I have ideas, spurts of (God-given) genius, and then spells of quite filled with uncertainty.

Somedays, I wish my children would stop asking questions so I didn't have to pretend to be an expert in everything from the Olympics to why we have to add using the 'ones' first and the 'tens' next.

Somedays, I wish I could live in a cave so as to eliminate all interpersonal communications because I often flub those up and end up in sticky situations.

Somedays, I wish I could stay in bed so not to be tempted to sin.

Somedays, I wish so much for a new day to start so I can begin again.

Somedays, I wish I had a job so we could move forward in our financial situation.

With all of this uncertainty, one thing is certain.  What I know is that I cannot trust that I have all the answers--and when I do, I have only fooled myself.


I can trust in God, but it takes time and patience.  Only with Him are answers found.

God asks us to live each day to the fullest. And, so, this Lent, I hope to explore how I can be better where God wants me to be, rather than where my priorities lie.

Won't you join me?

Clarification

The Tim Tebow ad to show during the Super Bowl has truly created a flurry of activity.  I thought it would be good to clarify what abortion is and is not before discussing this issue further.

What Abortion Is Not:

- A right

- A choice

- Good for women

- Good for men

- Safe

- Health care

What Abortion is -

The taking of a baby's life

If you've never visited the Priests for Life website, they have lots of evidence that abortion truly is the taking of a baby's life (warning:  graphic content).  There is no arguing with the imagery.  However, Planned Parenthood is too smart to even try.

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On with the discussion.

In the wake of the Tebow/Focus on the Family Super Bowl ad, Planned Parenthood has created an ad on YouTube in defense of a "woman's right to choose",  However if you watch the ad, and substitute the word "choice" with "taking of her baby's life", the ad appears as it truly is--abortion is the greatest human rights issue to date.  Many are brainwashed into thinking it's merely a medical procedure that allows a woman control over her body.  Or, they don't care enough to truly look into the issue.  Rather, it's for "women" to decide (and then they wash their hands like Pilate).

When we argue about the feelings around abortion (and a woman's ability to choose when she is pregnant and when she is not) there is only one outcome--the babies lose and Planned Parenthood profits.

Nighttime Negotiations

Nate's been traveling for the last two nights, and that's put things a little off kilter here.  Jozef and Marcel usually sleep together in a queen sized bed.  Last night, however, Jozef decided he wanted a change and opted to bunk in Kolbe's room.  Marcel wasn't sure what his next move should be.

Marcel:  Mom , can I sleep with a guy?

Mom:  What do you mean?  A stuffed animal or a LEGO guy?

Marcel:  No, one that can talk.  Like Kolbe or Jozef.

Mom:  Well, you can certainly ask one of them.

Marcel:  They already said, "No."  Maybe I'll ask Dad when he gets home.

Mom:  Sure.

I didn't have the heart to tell him Dad wouldn't be home for one more night.  Thankfully, he was happy with that answer and simply when to sleep.

Top 10 Reasons -#10

Today, as I was perusing the Catholics Come Home website,  I came across their "Top 10 Reasons to Come Back". The #10 reason is "because we want meaning in life".  Spot on!


Some of the most visible (and followed) elements of our culture are movie stars and musicians.  We love to see what they're buying, who they're dating, their religious outlooks (often, bleak) and how much trouble they're in.  We often know more about them than some of our own family members!


These people illustrate for us, truly, in a visual way, the undying quest for meaning in life.  Often they have wealth, fame, beauty, yet they are not at peace.  They have affairs.  They get divorced and re-married.  They have marriages that fall apart on national television.


Often, we get caught up in thinking that, if we only had one more thing (whether a new car, more money, more affection or a trimmer waistline or...) we would finally be happy.  However, the tabloids disprove this theory time and again.


Rather, the path to happiness and fulfillment is through Jesus.  For Catholics, Jesus is literally present at every mass in the Eucharist.   Thus, the quest for meaning in life can be fulfilled, if only we recognize the simple (yet profound) solution.  Welcome home!