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The Happy Family

Scripture Doodles...

In His Love,

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Dominus Est.

"There is no moment at which God does not present himself under the guise of some suffering, some consolation or some duty. All that occurs within us, around us and by our means covers and hides his divine action. His action is there, most really and certainly present, but in an invisible manner, the result of which is that we are always being taken by surprise and that we only recognize his operation after it has passed. Could we pierce the veil and were we vigilant and attentive, God would reveal himself continuously to us and we should rejoice in his action in everything that happens to us. At every occurrence we should say: Dominus est. It is the Lord; and in all circumstance we should find a gift from God: we should consider creatures as very feeble instruments in the hands of an almighty worker, and we should recognize without difficulty that nothing is lacking to us and that God's constant care leads him to give us each instant what is suited to us. 

If we lived uninterruptedly by the life of faith, we should be in continual contact with God, we should speak with him face to face. As the air is the medium for transmitting our thoughts and words to others, so all our deeds or sufferings would transmit to us the thoughts and words of God; they would be but the embodiment of his words giving them their external expression; for us, all would be holy and excellent. This union with God will be established in heaven by glory; faith will establish it on earth and the only difference is in our mode of reception." -Fr. J.P. de Caussade, S.J., Self-Abandonment to Divine Providence

You're little ones wake you up in the morning, whether it be with smiles and giggles or tears and dirty diapers.Dominus est.

You make eggs and toast with a nice side of bacon or you pass out pop-tarts. Dominus est.

You sit still for a moment or you're running around chasing toddlers. Dominus est.

You meet God in prayer or plea for the Mother of our Lord to share the prayers of your heart with her Son because you haven't had a moment. Dominus est.

You meet with a friend you haven't seen in awhile or you hunker down for one more day because you have sick kiddos. Dominus est.

You have a day that puts a smile on your face or you have a day that makes your shoulders slump. Dominus est.

Day-to-day ups and downs, storytimes, driving, playing, going for walks outside, making puzzles, building blocks for them to be knocked over again and again, tending to bumped heads and boo-boos, going to work, staying home, comforting, refereeing, hugging, struggling, holding hands, cooking again and again and again, dishes, laundry, discernment, loving, sleeping, sharing, reading, studying, fellowship, praying, laughing, dating, kindness, and everything under the sun.


Dominus est. It is the Lord.

                                                                                                                               In His Love,