Called you by name

‎"Love proves itself by deeds, so how am I to show my love? Great deeds are forbidden me. The only way I can prove my love is by scattering flowers and these flowers are every little sacrifice, every glance and word, and the doing of the least actions for love."

Mad shoutouts to my homegurrrrrl St. Thérèse of Lisieux, patronness of the Mission/missionaries. Today is her feast day! I honestly believe that humility was her middle name. She proved to the world that living a life for Christ does not always mean extremes; having faith as strong as a mountain, as high as the heavens translated into simple everyday acts can be enough.

PS. Thanks Mom and Dad for naming me after someone so beautiful. You've given me a great role model to look up to. Oh, and St. Thérèse thanks for the love.... Jesus knows my heart's desires that much more because he hears two voices praying in unison- yours & mine. I know you're asking me to do more with my life, things that I never considered were possible you've helped to make it happen. You've sent me all the right people at the right time- people who also are devoted to you. 

Probably also put in a good word about calling me out for my future mission life. You & Mama Mary are sneaky. Because of both of you I've been able to experience what life as woman of God can be like. Love it. Thanks for showing me the way.

You know what my heart struggles with now. Please intercede for me. I know you got my back. Love ya! 

Mother knows best

NOTHING can ever surpass the love a mother has for her Son.

..which is why we should always seek out Mama Mary in the things we pray for/about. What better guide to have than the woman who bore the Almighty? Human as she was, she was still able to carry out the life that God wanted for her. At only fourteen years old she already allowed the Lord to take over her life. She gave up her own life so that her desires would only reflect what His desires were. She never complained. A gentle woman with faith that literally moved heaven & earth. How profound her love for us is, that she will definitely see us through everything we do.

Think about your own mothers right now.

How many ways has she provided you with the things you not only needed but also wanted? How many sleepless nights this woman has spent in her WHOLE enitre life just so that she could cater to me! And by that I don't just mean my childhood days. In my older age I have thrown tantrums and shed an ocean worth of tears and she still knows how to soothe me, to calm me down. You know those days when you just feel really crappy and nothing absolutely nothing else in the world can "cure" you but a homemade dish or a nice big hug. Mothers are such a beautiful gift. We all came from one and we all lived inside their bellies. It warms my heart to know just how careful my mom was when she was pregnant with me. Their job doesn't end when we're out and about! It's a 24/7 thing even when we ourselves reach our 30's, 40's, 50's etc. No one knows us better than our own mothers, because we will always share an indescribable link with them. For the first 9 months of our lives, we were literally a PART of them.

Full of grace. Blessed are you amongst women, and blessed is the FRUIT of your womb, Jesus. 

So if our human mothers can provide us with nothing but the best, how much more for our Mother Mary who was the purest of the pure! Golden that lady was. Crowned in perfection.

She is the prime example that it IS indeed possible to proclaim the greatness of the Lord with nothing but kindness and humility. The Lord was the stronghold of her life.

So as we continue to live out our daily lives, let us allow her to journey with us through our discernment. Let us ask her to intercede for us.

She really does know best.