Lenten "Resolutions"

Well, it's Lent. It's a time to grow close to God and await the Resurrection of Christ. Here are some thoughts that can not only help with lent, but with life.

1- Stop complaining. That's something I personally struggle A LOT with. God wants us to be happy, but He can't force us to be. It's what we make of life that determines how happy we are going to be.

2- Stop judging. There are going to be people you don't like. That's a fact of this life. But every person here is here FOR A REASON and is made in the image and likeness of God. Strive to see Christ in everyone. It's not easy-it's definitely not easy. I know there are people that just rub you the wrong way. But it is not our place to judge. It's God's call.

3- Love more. There can never be too much Love in this world. In the midst of war, suffering, trials, etc., it's often hard to think about loving God and loving others. In life, however, Love is one of the most important things. So Don't Give Up On Love.

4- Be patient. Patience is a virtue. It's one of the hardest virtues to keep with you. There are so many things that can aggravate you, people to annoy you to no end, people who simply won't shut up. These are the hardest to love and be patient with. God wants us to try our hardest. We mustn't disappoint him.

5- Pray harder/more than you have lately. Lent is the perfect time to raise the trust you have in God and in yourself. With God's help, we can learn to love everything about ourselves. It's hard. But we have to strengthen our wills and our faith in this season while we wait for our Savior to conquer death.

God bless and empower you this Lenten Season!

A God Who Wants Us To Rely On Him

It's hard to always thank God in the midst of problems or struggles. I know that's something I have issues doing. People often say "If God is good, why does He allow bad things to happen?" Well, here's the thing- God always wants us to grow in Faith. He doesn't want us to follow Him blindly without really believing. Our God wants us to follow Him and to love Him by our own choice. He wants us to trust, so that when we do overcome out obstacles, we strengthen our will and belief and we become more attached to God...even if we aren't aware of it. Lent is a perfect time to re-commit to God and make ourselves think about our lives. It's a challenge, but keep trying. God bless!

Just Some Quotes...

"Falling in love with someone isn't always going to be easy... Anger, tears, laughter... It's when you want to be together despite all that, that is when you truly love one another-I'm sure of it" -Unknown


"When I saw you, I was afraid to meet you. When I met you, I was afraid to kiss you. When I kissed you, I was afraid to love you. Now that I love you, I'm afraid to lose you." -Unknown


"If you live to be 100, I hope I live to be 100 minus 1 day so I don't have to live without you." -Winnie the Pooh


"If a man can drive well while kissing a pretty girl, he is not giving the kiss the attention it deserves" -Albert Einstein


"The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved--loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves" -Victor Hugo


"Love is being stupid together" -Paul Valery


"God made woman both beautiful and foolish; beautiful, that man might love her; foolish, that she might love him" -Unknown


"I don't pretend to know what love is for everyone, but I can tell you what it is for me; love is knowing all about someone and still wanting to be with them more than any other person, love is trusting them enough to tell them everything about yourself, including the things you might be ashamed of, love is feeling comfortable and safe with someone, but still getting weak knees when they walk into a room and smile at you" -Unknown


"I have found the paradox, that if you can love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love." -Mother Teresa

God's Love Through Another

Yesterday, I was pretty upset about a bunch of things so I wasn't very talkative. So at 12am, my boyfriend called me and let me talk, cry (a lot...), etc., and he just helped me through everything until I was okay...which was at about 2am. His love for me amazes me, and I know that however amazing his love is, God's is infinitely more. It's really hard to imagine someone who can Love that much. But John really makes me see that. It's amazing. The love of both of them just amazes me. God has blessed me with so much Love, both from Him and the people around me. <3

Peace

As Lent nears, I've been thinking about what to give up this year- things like sweets or pop seem trivial after so many years. So I'm trying to come up with something unique and more difficult to stick to so I can challenge myself to really grow closer to God.
But maybe it's not always about something I can give up... maybe it should be something I promise God I'll do. For example, going to Adoration or Mass every day. Or waking up 30 minutes earlier to pray. Whatever I decide, I really want to make sure it's all for Christ and not for myself. Something I can do to find more Peace in God my Savior.

Love In The Most Unexpected Places

So today was Superbowl XLVI. I've always hated football (mainly because I can't follow it for my life! Haha) but my friend invited me to a Super Bowl party, and I decided to go. It was (again) at my old parish, with my favorite priest. We missed the halftime show to go pray vespers. It was awesome because we went into the dark, empty, beautiful Church. It was just so calming and nice to be praising God at the Superbowl.

Laughter

My boyfriend and I were on the phone yesterday and he's dealing with a bunch of stuff lately. He called me and just wanted to talk because he needed to relax. So we're talking and we just start joking around and laughing like we're 5 years old. I've never been happier. We just completely relax around each other and we can completely be ourselves. It's just wonderful. Laughter and happiness are so important to a relationship. God has proven that to me so much over the past few months.