Each morning after waking up, I always thank God for giving me another day to love and to serve Him. It helps to give me a positive and optimistic attitude, but most importantly to remind myself to keep God in the center of my life. With this in mind, I have an entirely new outlook on life. It's important for us to let God use us as His instruments, no matter what that may entail. Lately, I've found that just reflecting His love upon others is what I have been called to do. Usually it only includes a simple smile. Most of the time I don't think about, it comes naturally.
I was at the mall earlier today trying to get my Christmas shopping done. Everyone knows the chaos that will be encountered there, but you do it anyway. I was walking around in circles, squeezing past people, and attempting to figure out gifts when I saw a janitor walking by. I smiled at him, as I usually do, and for a few seconds his entire attitude changed. He had a smile grow across his face and he turned to finish his work a little happier. God truly uses us in the simplest of ways, but always to show His glory.
A Roman Catholic, cloth diapering, breastfeeding,
baby-wearing, stay-at-home mother and wife.
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Friday, November 24, 2006
Good News About Sex and Marriage
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Happy Thanksgiving!
I hope you all had a blessed Thanksgiving and may God continue to bless you abundantly.
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Pray for the Addicted
I arrived home last night for Thanksgiving, so my sister and I decided to go out to the mall this afternoon. While wandering the stores searching aimlessly for a Christmas present for our brother, we walked into FYE (a dvd and music store). As I was walking up and down the aisles, I saw a man looking through DVD's, but he almost seemed to be hiding something. I looked closer and realized that he was in the porn section. My first reaction did not include disgust, but instead I felt bad that he had an obvious addiction. I immediately prayed for him, that he will overcome what society has told him is acceptible. Just the way he was flipping through the videos, you could tell that he knew something about it was wrong, yet he couldn't keep himself from doing it. How can a store willingly want to help support such an addiction? It's horrible to watch these men be turned into something that they are not. Our men deserve so much better! They need to be taught at a young age how beautiful the human body is and it needs to be nurtured in a nonsexual way. I pray that these men will overcome the addictions that society has placed upon them and that future generations will learn to embrace the human body the way that God has intended.
Happy Feast of St. Cecilia
St. Cecilia, ora pro nobis!
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Patience is a Virtue?
You hear it constantly, "Be patient," but what exactly is meant by this? Is it alright to still hope and dream for that time to come? Or is it best to refocus your energy on something else? Praying for patience has proved to be the most helpful and beneficial, yet I continue to struggle. I have also been trying to offer it all up to the Lord. He knows what is best for me, yet I continuously hope that perhaps there is a short cut along my path.
How do you accept patience into your life and embrace the beauty that God has intended for it?
Monday, November 20, 2006
A Prayer For Couples
Amen.
A New Beginning
I have had a tendency to keep online journals in the past, but I never felt as though I was able to state my thoughts on an intellectual level rather than just listing my events of the day. In this blog, I hope to share my insights and all of the beautiful ways that God brings me towards Him. I pray that you will be able to gain from the knowledge that is bestowed upon me, while at the same time that I may grow even stronger in my faith.
As far as the title of my blog is concerned, my name is Danielle which is hebrew for "God is my Judge." I thank my parents for choosing so wisely when they gave me such a fitting name.
As far as the title of my blog is concerned, my name is Danielle which is hebrew for "God is my Judge." I thank my parents for choosing so wisely when they gave me such a fitting name.
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