Book Blogging

I am not ready to get rid of this personal blog just yet- I usually use tumblr more that this one. I have way to many ways to connect in social media and I plan on whittling it down when I finally decide which one I like best.

If you have come here in search of a Book Review Blog go to www.cupofteareading.wordpress.com This is where I review novels that I have read and am working on a virtual writing camp this summer :)

Peace,
Allie

Retreat

Thank God for times of Retreat. Times that we can sit and be with Him. A time to sit and know that He Is God.  I love being on retreat because it is a time to recharge. Even though I always come home more exhausted than when I left, I know it is because I gave it my all to my community and to my God. I never grow tired of seeing the teens that I have the privilege of working with, grow closer to our Lord. It is so inspiring to see how God is working in their lives and in turn, God works in my life through them. I continue to be amazed at how blessed my life is. Hearing some of the stories of what teens go through today gives me no doubt that Satan is working overtime on the younger generations in an effort to thwart God's plan for them. Little does Satan know, God wins in the end. How awful it must be to not know that. Our Lord wins in the end, that is the only possible ending. Not only that, but He loves us and wants us to be on his side, in the end. It is funny that life really does come down to the epic story of good vs. evil. We are so infatuated with that story in books, and movies and the media and it is because it is truly OUR story.  

Take some time to be with our Lord today, whether it is two minutes of prayer, a moment spent adoring the blessed sacrament where Jesus is truly present, or getting to mass. I will not let a day go by without trying to make my relationship with him stronger. Our God is mighty to save.  

It's a Ryan Gosling Kinda Night

It's bad. I am obsessed. It is a Ryan Gosling kinda night. Watching Crazy Stupid Love and if time allows the Notebook will follow.

One word . . . Yummy :)

Proverbs 31 Woman

Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting; the woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Proverbs 31.30 

There is a lot of great wisdom to be found in Proverbs 31. Striving to be a woman of God is not an easy task, especially in this world. Teaching at an all girls school and working with the young women of the parish has really made me think about what it means to be a woman of God and there is only one example that come to mind. Mary. Our Lady and Queen of Heaven. Mary Mother of God. Through her perfect example we gained salvation. Her yes allows for us to have a relationship with her Son.  She is the one woman the devil is the most afraid of and the one woman we should try to emulate. 

Mary Mother of God, Pray for us. :) 

I married a keeper

Yesterday I opened my email to find a message from my loving husband. 

What can I say, the man knows me . . . well. I laughed so hard it completely made my day. 

I am lucky to have such a wonderful man in my life. He keeps me laughing, and loves me unconditionally. Not a day goes by that I don't fall more in love with him than they day before. 

He really is a keeper.