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...