amazing gift

I stepped into the office today and stepped out of ego... a big moment for me. I prayed for weakness rather than strength, today I ask God to carry me in His great wisdom because I alone am not capable. May God carry you today as well. When I opened my computer to write this blog this is what I saw http://www.mysaintmyhero.com/sorrowful-mary-chaplet-bracelet.html - I tried to paste the picture of it because it is absolutely breath takingly beautiful... It is Our Blessed Mother surrounded by raw aquamarine, and yes My Saint My Hero designer Antonija Zovak designed it so you might think this blog is self serving. I tell you now, just look at it and you will understand my love for what I do and why I am sharing it with you. Have a Blessed Day my friend! And Happy Fat Tuesday

power of prayer

Today is my 20th wedding anniversary and so far I slept in later than my scheduled gym class... I dropped of my teenagers and friends from London at Disneyland and now I am attempting to get ready for a short work day. My morning was completely out of routine and left me a bit flighty however in the midst of traffic, I reached for my rosary and said the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows! Wow that is an amazing meditation on the suffering and the ultimate surrender of the Son of God. Usually that prayer makes me cry my eye balls out, however today I remained focused on the eulogy I heard yesterday. Yesterday was the feast of St. Peter the apostle and our Priest reminded us all that very often we profess and proclaim our faith prior to actually living it fully and that is ok, in fact that is perfect. We must first open our minds to the possibility and thus proclaim it and then our body and soul follows. For example, St. Peter proclaimed... when Christ asked him "who am I" Peter replied "you are Jesus Christ the Son of our living God"...and then further in scripture we read how Peter denied Jesus three times.... however towards the end of his life Peter evolved into union with his proclamation that Jesus was Christ...Son of God. So for all of us... let us proclaim our faith, pray, confess our sins and know that we too will evolve into union with God our Father.... AMEN to that!!!

malachi 3:3

I have to post this amazing story that I just received from my sister Barbara... Enjoy:

Malachi 3:3 says: 'He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver.'

This verse puzzled some women in a bible study and they wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God ..

One of the women offered to find out the process of refining silver and get back to the group at their next Bible Study.

That week, the woman called a silversmith and made an appointment to watch him at work. She didn't mention anything about the reason for her interest beyond her curiosity about the process of refining Silver. As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, one needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the flames were hottest as to burn away all the impurities. The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot; then she thought again about the verse that says: ' He sits as a refiner and purifier of silver.'She asked the silversmith if it was true that he had to sit there in front of the fire the whole time. The man answered that yes, he not only had to sit there holding the silver, but he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entire time it was in the fire. If the silver was left a moment too long in the flames, it would be destroyed.The woman was silent for a moment. Then she asked the silversmith, 'How do you know when the silver is fully refined?'He smiled at her and answered, ' Oh, that's easy -- when I see my image in it.'

If today you are feeling the heat of the fire , rememberthat God has his eye on you and will keep watching you until He sees His image in you. Pass this on right now. This very moment, someone needs to know that God is watching over them.

And, whatever they're going through, they'll be a better person in the end.' Life is a coin. You can spend it anyway you wish, but you can only spend it once.'

Thank you God, for teaching me to laugh again......but please Lord, don't ever let me forget that I cried.

the rosary

Well we are in the first week of our 54 day novena...and I must say that Thursday was great, we started here in the office with Christine, Antonija in our prayer room. WOW very powerful! Then came Friday...it happened to be the first Friday of the month and a friend has started a rosary gal gathering every first friday of the month so that one was amazing as well. In fact the prayer space there was so strong... we could feel the presence of the HOLY SPIRIT in full grace!!! My friends started this group just the three of them when they were new moms and now it is about 30 gals and growing... the Angels in Heaven are hearing them and applauding their devotion to this beautiful practice! Then came Saturday.. I have to be honest... I did a decade in the car, a decade while exercising and a decade somewhere else and finished it up while watching my son play basketball..not so reverent... I just did it to do it. YIKES that is hard to admit! Then came Sunday... and it was Super Bowl Sunday... we were running around all day and so once again I got it done however not so reverent. Today was better! I drove myself to church, sat quiet in a pew and reverently said my rosary prayers. AHHHH finally my heart settled and grace was felt! Loving the process. PS I heard some unknown bright ball of light came down from the sky to Temple Mount in Jerusalem... God really wants our attention...are we listening???

Miracles of the Rosary

I challange you to join us a 54 day Rosary Novena starting Thursday February 3, 2011... a Novena is a Rosary said everyday for 54 days... the first 27 days of the Rosary is prayed with a specific Intention or Prayer request and the second 27 days is prayed in Thanksgiving for hearing your prayer. For example I would start my first day of my 54 day Rosary with "Heavenly Father and Blessed Mother, I honor you both with this prayer today and ask for your divine guidance as we launch our company My Saint My Hero as a globally recognized, Nationally known and regionally loved venue to open the hearts of the one to the urgent call of Our Blessed Mother. Guide us, protect us and use us as your insturments of peace. In Christ Jesus I pray... Amen" Then I will begin my Rosary. If you need help saying the rosary please visit our website www.mysaintmyhero.com or simply google "how to say the rosary". The Rosary is a Catholic tradition for ALL religions... TRUST AND BE INSPIRED... experiment with Faith and Love and let us know how it goes! Let's join together... see you thursday in prayer. - share any miracles along the way...

Seeds of Faith

Today we celebrate the feast day of St. Thomas Aquinas... a man of great intellect living from 1225 to 1274. He spent his whole life reasoning his way to God; he was a philosopher, a teacher and an intellect. He attempted an explanation of the whole matter of divinity.... The year of his death, he stopped writing, and stopped researching; claiming that true wisdom is faith and FAITH IS FIRST. Today let us allow the seeds of Faith to grow within our very own soul and burst out everywhere with the wisdom that GOD IS HERE. Let's pray to St. Thomas..it is through your wisdom that I may rest in the knowing that Truth lies in the undefined, in the unlimited wisdom of God and in the expanding truth of God's love. Through your wisdom help me to remember that faith is first, give me the strength to trust in God who dwells within me and may I walk in Union with all the Angels and Saints that have walked this earth before me...AMEN

Heaven is Real

God uses human instruments... I say that over and over again... every time that something wonderful happens in my life and I know in that instant that it is God, however moments later I begin to doubt and then I remind myself...God uses human instruments to show His love. OK I trust enough to open the window of faith and allow the gifts to flood my heart. As you all know, my mom passed on January 9th... In October of 2010 I returned from my pilgrimage in Medjugorje and immediately took my pictures to Walgreen's to develop... I was awe struck by what I saw on paper. The photo of "The Bronze Christ" statue had light circles all around Christ. When looked closer, one circle had a star of David, the next had a Cross and the next had an image of Our Blessed Mother holding baby Jesus. I ran to my mom's house, showed her the picture...she held a magnify glass to the picture and dropped to her knees! We cried, we prayed and she said "Amy this is when you know that Heaven is Real, God Exist and this life is eternal"... Together we prayed the Rosary, wept and thanked God for this witness. Again my mom reminded me that this is how God works to show us He is Real. In November last year during one of my phone conversations with my mom, I asked her... when you die will you please show me a sign that you are in heaven... my mom replied..."I will show you all the signs that God allows me to show...please look for them." She went on to tell me that she hoped God would allow her to continue to look over her grandchildren and all the children in the world...
My mom passed on January 9th and on January 17th my cousin sent me a picture of my mom at Christmas with my two sisters and her... she sent me the picture because my mom looked great... I opened up the picture and right there as clear as day was a large light circle above her head to the right...within the circle was a peaceful image... HEAVEN IS REAL... Thank you heavenly Father for using Human instruments to confirm the truth...If you want to see the picture just send a comment and I will post it:) xo

Miracles of the Rosary

My mom passed away suddenly on January 9th 2011... with a grieving heart I travelled into the deepest cave of saddness that I have ever, to this date experienced... all I wanted to do was curl up in my mothers bed, hold on tight to her pillow, her scent and her love and cry until tears no longer flowed. I felt too young to be here on this earth without my mother and father (who passed in 2007). Yes my mom is dancing in heaven with the angels as my 9 year old son said... however why...why now... And then the prayers and friends began to arrive. The soft humm of the Rosary began to ring throughout the room... My mom still lying in her bed, breathless yet light. The humm of the prayers began to lift her. My four sisters and I clung on to every word of the prayers..knowing down deep that comfort would begin as the prayers rang strong. We continued to rock, to pray and to recite the angelic salutations as the gates of heaven were open. Our hearts were lifted... Two days later our community of family and friends began a 9 day novena... the rosary being prayed for 9 days for us, for our family, for our mother... The thought alone was enough to fill our broken hearts with love. I made it to the last 3 of the 9 novenas and the people gathered took my breath away...I fell to my knees in humble gratitude and truly I say to you...the rosary helped heal our pain! The first day that I went the opening prayer was for my mom, as she stood in front of Our Lord... I could feel her, I could see her and I knew in that moment that God took her at the BEST time for her... The 8th day of the novena, the opening prayer was for all the men in our family, the son-in-laws and grandsons... we cried as we held them up to the Lord in prayer... and that evening my nephew Will called and we talked... his grief was lifting. The 9th and last novena was held in Jackie's home overlooking the Pacific Ocean with the sun warming our backs... Our Blessed Mother was there along with my mom... I thank you, our Heavenly Family for offering us all a means to reach Heaven on Earth and feel the comfort of everlasting life even when we hurt the most.... I ask each of you to offer a rosary prayer for all those that suffer... may we all be free from suffering as we sit before God. And Please remember the beauty of this Novena as a gift for any of your beloved friends or family that lose a loved one... It is a small tradition that makes a BIG Difference... May God Bless us all...thank you...