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God’s Bride

Just recently I listened to a podcast that had me doing a lot of questioning and thinking about going to mass, listening to the gospel and needing it to always feed me. It was a very interesting perspective that really pushed me to think. In this podcast Dr. Bob Barnes talks about a situation in which he tells a friend that he didn’t feel like the pastor of their church was feeding him anymore. His friend response was, “Maybe it’s about time you get out of the high chair and start feeding yourself.” This was very eye opening for me because there are times I have felt this way. When maybe the point wasn’t for me to be needing to be served but the other way around. The church is God’s bride. The love that God has for His bride is something to be revered. In this place you truly disconnect from the world and spend time in His love with your family and community. As for me I know for sure there have been times that I go to church and do not get much out of it, but…

Motherhood

The highs and lows of being a mom are oh so real. I had no idea when I became a Mom how much giving of myself it would take. There are days when being with girls fuels me, and there are those days when it drains the life out of me. Lately during summer I have felt more like a constant referee than a mom. Being a mom is hard and exhausting, it has its ups and downs, but at the end of the day I would not trade these girls for anything. I have found that reading devotionals or bible studies encourage me truly help open my eyes as a mother and have a more optimistic outlook on my day. It helps me to be more patient with them and to show them a little more grace. Because at the end of the day, they are kids and they are going to make many mistakes.  As a mom we are asked to raise these tiny humans to grow up and be people of God and to love as He loves us. That’s a huge and scary responsibility because you don’t want to make the wrong…