tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18568699.post173575702896432117..comments2024-03-20T06:08:51.320-04:00Comments on roosje: {little rose}: Monday... and reflections on what one is given in various seasons of lifeelizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962587884124992942noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18568699.post-51734577955892503952017-03-29T12:47:36.481-04:002017-03-29T12:47:36.481-04:00Karen, what a blessing of a Mother you had! yes, w...Karen, what a blessing of a Mother you had! yes, we grow a lot as we age don't we! elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00962587884124992942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18568699.post-85380433999921632632017-03-29T08:55:24.517-04:002017-03-29T08:55:24.517-04:00the older I get the more reflective I become and t...the older I get the more reflective I become and think more thoughts some of them are deep. I don't remember thinking this much when I was 20. My faith continues to evolve and I feel blessed knowing that I have it and it is all thanks to my mother who made it her number one job. karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252685705241032079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18568699.post-12653212556964990242017-03-28T15:32:41.825-04:002017-03-28T15:32:41.825-04:00Rosemary, oh! forgot to say *thank you so much* fo...Rosemary, oh! forgot to say *thank you so much* for your prayers!!!! elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00962587884124992942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18568699.post-29089640983109163232017-03-28T15:32:10.026-04:002017-03-28T15:32:10.026-04:00Rosemary,
Yes, sounds like we have very similar p...Rosemary,<br /><br />Yes, sounds like we have very similar paths in this. It's hard but we have to trust God that HE will provide what we need when we need it; I think also for me, there are seasons and one must realize also what one can handle; one's spiritual father is not always the one that another needs, etc. It's so *wonderful* how God puts books in our life to help us!!! I agree also about the sacraments and that it is often invisible work that God is doing in us... elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00962587884124992942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18568699.post-53294066583931713752017-03-28T15:30:05.828-04:002017-03-28T15:30:05.828-04:00Ann Marie, Hi! thanks! renovations are very time a...Ann Marie, Hi! thanks! renovations are very time and energy consuming, from what I understand! All the best with that! :) I often find that just writing here about struggles (well ones that are blog worthy!) really helps me get to the other side of it, so yes, a bit more centred here at present, thanks! elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00962587884124992942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18568699.post-77331266986577452142017-03-28T14:27:19.283-04:002017-03-28T14:27:19.283-04:00Prayers for your father!
I haven't been comme...Prayers for your father!<br /><br />I haven't been commenting much lately but I have been reading your blog and thinking of/praying for you. Your thoughts on spiritual fathers really hit home for me. At a time in my life when I really, really needed him I had a regular confessor who saw my heart clearly and helped me a great deal. He is an incredibly holy priest. I wanted him to become my regular spiritual director, but because of health issues etc he couldn't. <br /><br />Now I still feel the need for a spiritual director, but I trust that if and when God wants me to have one he will bring one into my life ... in the meantime I find that God has placed many books that I needed to read in my hands exactly when I needed them. And in the meantime the sacrament of confession and the Eucharist provide all the grace I need, even when grace is working in ways that I cannot see. Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699055172049185864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18568699.post-27358346157717358052017-03-28T04:24:51.273-04:002017-03-28T04:24:51.273-04:00Hello Elizabeth,so interesting and so much I can r...Hello Elizabeth,so interesting and so much I can relate to here.Reconciliation and communion,yes cornerstones of the faith life.<br />I'm not looking forward to bathroom renovations tomorrow,just the end result.<br />I am relieved your Father has had a "good" break;I did so with my little finger but oh,the inconvenience,left hand break for a left handed person.<br />Your spirit sounds stronger,<br /><br />Warm wishes,<br />Ann MarieHelensmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225453203438221289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18568699.post-5764579480060773702017-03-27T20:32:57.397-04:002017-03-27T20:32:57.397-04:00A nice reflection on the state of things. I think...A nice reflection on the state of things. I think one thing that has been difficult for me living where we do, so far away from the parish as we are, is the lack of steady pastoral guidance. I have to take confession when I can get it (which isn't nearly often enough!) nor do I get to as many services as would be good for me. I miss the regular confession and guidance of my younger years, when I could go to services on Saturday nights and stick around for a leisurely confession afterward, or meet up with the priest in the middle of the week if something was going on. What a luxury! I realize that a lot of that is the season of my life, but Lord, it does seem never-ending! <br /><br />It was hard for me to adapt to Fr's prayer rule at the beginning as well--his was much more extensive than mine when we met, and it was difficult to find a happy medium. It is an ongoing process, especially with the kids in the mix now. I am also different now, and in a different place spiritually, so there is that. I realize as I get older how much we change as we age. I used to think people were kind of static throughout their lives, because the older people in my life always seemed that way (not in a bad way, just that they didn't seem to be having personal upheavals or going off in all different directions all the time), but I think that was a misimpression on my part. How much to learn still!<br /><br />I'm glad to hear your Dad didn't have a serious break, but sorry that he has a broken bone! What a pain. I pray it will heal quickly and he'll be back on his feet soon. Julianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09134771358325901297noreply@blogger.com