Tuesday, February 8, 2011
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???
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
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...
Friday, January 28, 2011
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
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
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
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
Monday, January 24, 2011
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...
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
ordinary person with an extraordinary soul
"Please God show me a small miracle today, inspire my children, radiate your love through my heart" - that is how I started my day yesterday.
After my morning prayer time, I went directly into the My Saint My Hero office to work with the team as we prepare for the launch of our website (yes our goal is still EASTER)!. We need all the prayers we can get to get this all finished by that deadline!!! Anyway, I was sitting in front of my computer for less then 10 minutes when Christine told me that her daughter received an e-mail from IMMACULEE! Yes Immaculee the author of the New York Times Best Seller "Left To Tell", yes the Immaculee that survived the Rwandan Holocaust and yes the Immaculee that has witnessed the apparitions of Our Lady of Kibeho first hand.
Christine's daughter was doing a Famous Person report and she choose Immaculee. She sent her an email with 3 questions and the answers that were returned are truly inspiring!
In that moment, I reached into my heart, felt God's presence and thanked Him for inspiring us all with people on this earth that are truly instruments of His peace.... read the dialog between Immaculee and Christine's daughter:
The questions were:
1) In what ways do you want to make a difference in your life, especially in the United States?
2) How do you feel when someone comes up to you to thank you for helping them let go of a grudge because they read your book?
3) What is it like when you feel God's presence?
Immaculee's responses:
Thank you for your kind email. Here some thoughts to your questions:
1) I am trying to be a good citizen of the world. I live in United States now and I know we are all the same at heart. I feel bad when people hurt, when people don't care for each other and in my heart I know people are capable of loving especially when we learn to forgive. So to see individuals, one by one happy is a great joy and something tells me that we all need to learn how to! People are not just mean, they learn to be mean and after a while they become insensitive to other people's pain. My goal maybe is to be in a small way, an instrument to peace and love among men, to love God and recognize that He showed us the way.
2) I thank God when people come to me and tell me that they were able to let go anger, it reassures me that yes peace is possible. We can't hope a good, long relationships, if people can't learn to forgive, we all hurt one another willingly, or unwillingly, out of bad habits or out of the wounds we previously carry in our hearts. We must learn to forgive for Hope in this life. True forgiveness is not different to love, to trust in God. But this is only possible when we love God above and we do all for His sake. He is the only worth loving, we crave to love so intensely and we must love first the one who will never wound us and then we can be able to love others with willingness to forgive.
3) Feeling God's presence is like you have reached, even though there is pain, you know you are taken care off, and nothing else matters anymore than, only the need to love, being grateful for all around you, and feeling sad for your sins. How can we hurt the one who loves us so much? That is the question I ask myself when I remember I didn't obey Him.
I hope your report is a success, and Our Father God be with you and breath His love in your soul!
Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
After my morning prayer time, I went directly into the My Saint My Hero office to work with the team as we prepare for the launch of our website (yes our goal is still EASTER)!. We need all the prayers we can get to get this all finished by that deadline!!! Anyway, I was sitting in front of my computer for less then 10 minutes when Christine told me that her daughter received an e-mail from IMMACULEE! Yes Immaculee the author of the New York Times Best Seller "Left To Tell", yes the Immaculee that survived the Rwandan Holocaust and yes the Immaculee that has witnessed the apparitions of Our Lady of Kibeho first hand.
Christine's daughter was doing a Famous Person report and she choose Immaculee. She sent her an email with 3 questions and the answers that were returned are truly inspiring!
In that moment, I reached into my heart, felt God's presence and thanked Him for inspiring us all with people on this earth that are truly instruments of His peace.... read the dialog between Immaculee and Christine's daughter:
The questions were:
1) In what ways do you want to make a difference in your life, especially in the United States?
2) How do you feel when someone comes up to you to thank you for helping them let go of a grudge because they read your book?
3) What is it like when you feel God's presence?
Immaculee's responses:
Thank you for your kind email. Here some thoughts to your questions:
1) I am trying to be a good citizen of the world. I live in United States now and I know we are all the same at heart. I feel bad when people hurt, when people don't care for each other and in my heart I know people are capable of loving especially when we learn to forgive. So to see individuals, one by one happy is a great joy and something tells me that we all need to learn how to! People are not just mean, they learn to be mean and after a while they become insensitive to other people's pain. My goal maybe is to be in a small way, an instrument to peace and love among men, to love God and recognize that He showed us the way.
2) I thank God when people come to me and tell me that they were able to let go anger, it reassures me that yes peace is possible. We can't hope a good, long relationships, if people can't learn to forgive, we all hurt one another willingly, or unwillingly, out of bad habits or out of the wounds we previously carry in our hearts. We must learn to forgive for Hope in this life. True forgiveness is not different to love, to trust in God. But this is only possible when we love God above and we do all for His sake. He is the only worth loving, we crave to love so intensely and we must love first the one who will never wound us and then we can be able to love others with willingness to forgive.
3) Feeling God's presence is like you have reached, even though there is pain, you know you are taken care off, and nothing else matters anymore than, only the need to love, being grateful for all around you, and feeling sad for your sins. How can we hurt the one who loves us so much? That is the question I ask myself when I remember I didn't obey Him.
I hope your report is a success, and Our Father God be with you and breath His love in your soul!
Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
walking on This Side of Heaven
Well it's been a while since I last blocked and tons of amazing stuff has happened...Just for the record, the website is moving right along and it appears to be on track for launching by Easter!
Ever have a moment where you just feel down, not sure where it comes from or why, just want to sit in bed all day with the covers over your head. I was having a few of those days in a row a couple weeks ago and I just couldn't seem to get out of my funk until I got out of my own way! Yes, feeling blue on my way to work and then I got a series of phone calls asking for help, one from my kid's school, then one from a hospital that I volunteer for, and another for a charitable group. All three requests came at me in less then 1 hour. I buckled down, did my work, ran around to help out the calls, and by the end of the day I felt great! Who knows whether it was doing for others or just doing so much that my head couldn't think about anything... whatever it was it worked, and I felt like a new person! I am convinced that at times we need to get out of our own way and let God drive for a while!
Personally, times seem to be changing for me and the things that I used to be able to do everyday in habit don't have any meaning anymore. I am aware of my motions and then I am aware of my true purpose and if they do not match up, I just can't do it! The times of going through the motions are over, every moment matters and every moment I want to feel and be awakened by the miracles of life around me! I sit in quite prayer and feel the hope for the future balanced by the devastation of today... I wonder every moment what is my purpose here on "this side of heaven". Abortion is the new birth control, children are watching R rated movies on their TVs in their rooms, kids are playing shoot em up video games, and we are all going through the motions hoping that someone else will step in, someone or something else will teach them. We just keep on moving ahead, making more money and buying more toys, hoping that one day our children will just "get it". The faster we move, the farther we get from our true core connection... that scares me! Will I have the courage to stand up, speak up, and change? This life is easy... too easy. I feel as though I have been tempted and I have fallen into the trap and now, suddenly I am awake looking around and recognizing where I am! Thank God, I am awake, however how do I stay awake? How do I make a difference, and how do I show my conviction without falling into the trap of temptation?
Discernment, Peace, Truth, God's unwavering Love, Forgiveness... these are gifts, we are each given by God. I am opening these gifts right now, cherishing them and living with them close to my heart! We are human, we do have choices, we do fail however it is our responsibility to stand up in God's presence, claim who we are and walk forward in His image... this is my challenge and I stand tall in it right now and hold you in His Light!
May God Bless us and Guide us,
amy
Ever have a moment where you just feel down, not sure where it comes from or why, just want to sit in bed all day with the covers over your head. I was having a few of those days in a row a couple weeks ago and I just couldn't seem to get out of my funk until I got out of my own way! Yes, feeling blue on my way to work and then I got a series of phone calls asking for help, one from my kid's school, then one from a hospital that I volunteer for, and another for a charitable group. All three requests came at me in less then 1 hour. I buckled down, did my work, ran around to help out the calls, and by the end of the day I felt great! Who knows whether it was doing for others or just doing so much that my head couldn't think about anything... whatever it was it worked, and I felt like a new person! I am convinced that at times we need to get out of our own way and let God drive for a while!
Personally, times seem to be changing for me and the things that I used to be able to do everyday in habit don't have any meaning anymore. I am aware of my motions and then I am aware of my true purpose and if they do not match up, I just can't do it! The times of going through the motions are over, every moment matters and every moment I want to feel and be awakened by the miracles of life around me! I sit in quite prayer and feel the hope for the future balanced by the devastation of today... I wonder every moment what is my purpose here on "this side of heaven". Abortion is the new birth control, children are watching R rated movies on their TVs in their rooms, kids are playing shoot em up video games, and we are all going through the motions hoping that someone else will step in, someone or something else will teach them. We just keep on moving ahead, making more money and buying more toys, hoping that one day our children will just "get it". The faster we move, the farther we get from our true core connection... that scares me! Will I have the courage to stand up, speak up, and change? This life is easy... too easy. I feel as though I have been tempted and I have fallen into the trap and now, suddenly I am awake looking around and recognizing where I am! Thank God, I am awake, however how do I stay awake? How do I make a difference, and how do I show my conviction without falling into the trap of temptation?
Discernment, Peace, Truth, God's unwavering Love, Forgiveness... these are gifts, we are each given by God. I am opening these gifts right now, cherishing them and living with them close to my heart! We are human, we do have choices, we do fail however it is our responsibility to stand up in God's presence, claim who we are and walk forward in His image... this is my challenge and I stand tall in it right now and hold you in His Light!
May God Bless us and Guide us,
amy
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