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St. Valentine and 50 Shades of Grey

Julie Machado • February 11, AD2015 • 1 Comment

What do St. Valentine, love and 50 Shades of Grey have in common? The fact that the movie is premiering on Valentine’s Day (or Sts. Cyril and Methodius day) and that many people will see it while on a date shows there is a little confusion about these concepts.

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Big girl chair

We went to a restaurant... a pretty rare thing these days. Addie behaved just like a little lady in her big girl chair. As long as she has bread to eat, she's happy.

Starbucks

Hanging out with the BIG girls...

...and me making baby food at Starbucks!

Blooming

Orchids and narcissus blooming...

also used as hangers for swimming speedos and cowboy hats. naturally)

 

I like how my husband said we are like the orchids: growing, unstable, always toppling over, beautiful, searching for the sun.

Generous distributors of grace

READING 1 Peter 4:8-11a
As generous distributors of God’s manifold grace, put your gifts at the service of one another, each in the measure he has received. The one who speaks is to deliver God’s message. The one who serves is to do it with the strength provided by God. Thus, in all of you God is to be glorified through Jesus Christ.

(From today's morning prayer)

I've been thinking a lot about why to blog. I think the question has to be, Does God want me to blog? And why? It's a pretty awkward question. Why would the all-powerful creator of the universe want me to ramble about my life or give my (usually uninformed and silly) opinions about things?

 

I think, like anything we do, it can't be about showing off or about getting approval/affirmation/praise from others. It has to be like what He talks about in this reading today. We have been given to freely, so we must give freely back. Use our gifts and that which we receive. Which in my case is writing, "spiritual" thoughts, Truth, beauty, organization, family, HELP. 

 

My beautiful family RECEIVING at a New Year's Eve mini "retreat"...  

A blogger's prayer: http://www.aholyexperience.com/a-bloggers-prayer/



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