My Thoughts

Jesus in your life? Blessed are you if you see and recognize the Lord with the "eyes of faith". The word "blessed" [makarios in Greek] literally means "happiness" or "beatitude". It describes a kind of joy which is serene and untouchable, self-contained, and independent from chance and changing circumstances of life. There is a certain paradox for those "blessed" by the Lord. Mary was given the "blessedness" of being the mother of the Son of God. That blessedness also would become a sword which pierced her heart as her Son died upon the cross. Anselm, a great teacher and Archbishop of Canterberry (1033-1109), spoke these words in a homily: "Without God's Son nothing could exist; without Mary's son, nothing could be redeemed." To be chosen by God is an awesome privilege and responsibility. Mary received both a crown of joy and a cross of sorrow. Her joy was not diminished by her sorrow because it...

I know I've had other weekends that led into a Monday vacation day. This one is special though. My Princess's birthday is coming up and we will celebrate all week. Making this Monday extra special. :) This past Saturday was the day Lex and four bff's celebrated her birthday. I woke up early to start the preparations. I first went to pick up the cake. Then drove to pick up the balloons. After that I went to the movie theater to purchase the movie tickets to see Kung Fu Panda 2 in 3D. The next thing I did was go to the restaurant, Gringo's, to decorate the table and leave the cake. And the final thing I did was go to buy Ricky's earned DSi. I promised that as an award for doing good work on the TAKS test. He not only did good but TOTALLY FANTASTIC, because he earned a commended score in Math and in Reading. I was tickled pink when his teacher called to tell me. Ricky went with me to do all that birthday party running around because he knew I would make that purchas...