Roamin' Catholic Mom: December 2011

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to everyone! I hope you have a safe and fun New Year's Eve!!! I want to thank all of you for your wonderful posts, interactions, and positive comments throughout this year. This blog truly started, not because of me, but because of a calling I felt. I hope to continue to grow it as the year progresses.

I wish for you much love, peace, and happiness for the new year. And maybe to grow a little in your faith!!!

Friday, December 2, 2011

Christmas List Rules

We have new rules at our house this year for Christmas. I'm not entirely sure how these are going to play out, but I heard them on K-Love and LOVE them!!!!

Each person's list must be divided into four parts:

Something you want
Something you need
Something to wear
Something to read

Santa will choose one thing from each list (maybe more, depending on value). We've held strong to the three gift rule for several years (thinking Jesus only received three gifts, why would any of us deserve more than Him?) -- but that's kind of tough sometimes.............

I would be curious to know if any of you have ever tried this, or any other manner, of limiting Christmas gifts? I get so uncomfortable when I realize what is spent each year on Christmas in this country. I want to celebrate with my family and just......be.

Let me know your thoughts.

My favorites.....

"Go out into the world today and love the people you meet. Let your presence light new light in the hearts of people."

~ Mother Teresa

Let's pray for those with whom we are angry. It's a good step forward in this law of love. Let's do it. Let's do it today." ~Pope Francis

"To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each member of the family has to become, in a special way, the servant of the others."

~Blessed John Paul II

"Continue seeking God with seriousness. Unless He wanted you, you would not be wanting Him."

~CS Lewis

Christ has no online presence but yours,

No blog, no Facebook page but yours,

Yours are the tweets through which love touches this world,

Yours are the posts through which the Gospel is shared,

Yours are the updates through which hope is revealed.

Christ has no online presence but yours.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. (Philippians 4:6)

A brand-new year... to live; to believe; to give; to receive; to fall in love; to share a smile; to walk an inch; to run a mile; to dive into sunsets; to forgive; to forget; to love where you’re going; to embrace where you’ve been; to take a deep breath, close your eyes... and begin. May the new year be filled with love, adventure, and dreams come true.

"My church is composed of people like me. I help make it what it is. It will be friendly, if I am. It will be holy, if I am. Its pews will be filled, if I help fill them. It will do great work, if I work. It will be prayerful, if I pray. It will make generous gifts to many causes, if I am a generous giver. It will bri...ng others into worship, if I invite and bring them. It will be a church of loyalty and love, of fearlessness and faith, of compassion, charity, and mercy, if I am filled with these same things. Therefore, with the help of God, I now dedicate myself to the task of being all the things that I want my church to be."

What we tolerate..... our children will embrace.

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Saturday, December 31, 2011

Happy New Year!

Friday, December 2, 2011

Christmas List Rules