Big News!

Hey Everyone! I have really really big news! Seriously, this might just rock your day…or week…or even month. In fact, it might just change your life, it’s that big.

Are you ready?

Sure?

God is bigger than _______________.

Yep, fill in the blank, play a MadLib, think about the biggest thing you can think of, the hardest problem you have tackled, the worst day you’ve ever had.

God is bigger.

In case you haven’t been watching any of the Air Force news lately, but it’s been pretty bad. Investigations, inadequate leadership, unprofessional behavior, and a number of other issues. Frankly, I’ve spent more days than I would like to wondering if we should still remain in an organization that, at least from my perspective, cares so little for its people.

Granted, Ben still has a sizeable commitment left for his military service so we aren’t going anyplace anytime soon. But it does make you stop and wonder. Why are we here? Why are we putting our family through such frequent deployments and separations? Why are we living so far from our families? Why are we waiting for an assignment (a change of station), unsure of what our future will be? In a very real way, I’ve allowed the faceless “Big Air Force” to be greater in power over my life than God.

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Makin’ Rosaries

A few days ago we celebrated the feast of Our Lady of Fatima. One of the many messages Mary gave to the visionaries was the Oh My Jesus Prayer that we say at the end of each decade of the rosary. I decided to incorporate this apparition and prayer into our homeschooling for the day, since this is one prayer that my children do not know.

1014151317_HDROne of the things I learned how to do in college on a retreat was make the rope or cord rosaries. I absolutely love to make these, even today. I actually have a bunch of rope in my house left over from college, different groups, and a project I did for a retreat my mom was leading.

One of the things that I love about these rosaries is that they are pretty darn indestructible. This means that they are perfect for my kids to learn on. I dug into my bag of cord and of course, only found one. But, with so much extra cord, I figured I would just make one for John. While Rosie was excited to receive hers, John was ecstatic that I would actually be making one.

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Our Lady of the Rosary

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Today is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. All day look for tweets, blog posts and Facebook posts with #TweetingMOM – MOM for Mary out Mother. Social media is coming together with a whole day of rosary prayers, intentions, stories and inspirations. Share your rosary story here or anywhere. Check out http://catholicmom.com/2015/10/04/tweetingmom-a-virtual-celebration-of-the-rosary/ for more inspiration and information on #TweetingMOM

Hail Mary, full of grace The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners. Now and at the hour of our death.

Amen