Happy Monday, Friends! As the days creep along closer to Friday - the 40 week mark - you can only imagine how much excitement there is in this house for the new little one's arrival! Every day Charlie demands to know, "When's that baby gonna come outta dare?" Oh, how I wish I knew the answer to that! Now that the bags are packed, the freezer is stocked full of meals, and the house is relatively clean, I feel ready to go. There's just one last detail to take care of, and it's perhaps the most important. My sweet friend, Kathryn, who blogs at Team Whitaker just gave birth to her sixth(!) beautiful blessing, Gianna. One of the things that helped her focus through the pain of labor/delivery was to meditate on list of prayer requests she took with her, requests from friends, family and from her readers. I feel so inspired by the generosity of her heart, the offering of her pain for others, that I, too, would like to share in her idea. I would be honored to take your prayer intentions with me to the hospital! If you'd like to share your intention(s) in the comments below, please feel free to, if you would like to send me a private message, please write to: [email protected]. Be as specific or as general as you like, just don't hesitate to share! I truly believe in the power of prayer, especially when it is united to a particular sacrifice or suffering! Now, for the GIVEAWAY!! Father's day is right around the corner, and my inspiration for this giveaway came from a blog that my husband and I have really been inspired by over the past couple of months called The Catholic Gentleman. I frequently check out their Facebook page for inspiring quotes to share with our sons. Here are just a couple of our favorites (there's many more!): My husband wants to have a bunch of these quotes made into black and white prints to hang in his dream basement (probably somewhere between the bar and the poker table). Sweet idea, eh? On The C.G. blog, I discovered a link to a company called Cord Bands that creates truly rugged and masculine rosaries. The traditional sparkly jeweled rosaries are definitely beautiful, but not so practical, especially in a house full of boys. Does anyone else have a jar full of broken beads that need to be fixed, or is it just me?? These rosaries are perfect for guys. The military inspiration gives them a cool, rugged look that is truly masculine. Besides offering specific rosaries for firefighters, law enforcement officers and soldiers, they also take requests for custom orders! I love the rosary ring lanyards pictured above that can clip to a back-pack or belt loop - perfect for travel, for students or to keep in the car! Any one of the beautiful medals pictured above can be added to any rosary as well. 1.2. 3. In honor of Father's Day, I'm giving away one of the three rosaries pictured above to one lucky reader! (1. Rattlesnake, 2. Multicam or 3. St. Benedict) The giveaway begins today and ends on Friday. Happy Father's Day to all you awesome dads out there!! THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING!! a Rafflecopter giveaway
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I live alone, dear Lord. Stay by my side, in all my daily needs. Be my guide every day of my life. Grant me good health, for that indeed I pray. To carry on my work, from day to day. Keep pure my mind, my thoughts, my every deed. Let me be kind, unselfish in my neighbor’s need. Spare me from fire, from flood, malicious tongues. From thieves, from fears, and evil ones. If sickness or accident befall, then humbly, Lord, I pray, Hear my call when I’m feeling low, or in despair, lift up my heart and help me in my prayer, I live alone, dear Lord, yet have no fear, because I feel your presence ever near. AMEN.
His daughter wanted to say a prayer before sleeping, so the father listened. “God bless mommy, God bless daddy, God bless Grandma, Good bye Grandpa” The father asked, “Why did you say good bye Grandpa?” The little girl said “I don’t know, it just seemed like the right thing to say.” The...
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