7 Quick Takes (V1)

So many, many things swirling in my brain, that yes, a quick takes is exactly what is in order:

1.) Parenting- I'm struggling so so so much with our 4 year old. Everything is a battle!! I am defeated and worn and need help! Any words of wisdom for a rough patch of parenting?

2.) Physical- I've been needing to get healthy for a while. It is about health and resetting hormones and trying to curb these food addictions and unhealthy habits. It is such a big challenge for me. I heard about the whole30 plan and need some encouragement and help with a plan to actually get this going. I need to do it!

3.) Finances - Have been a worry and stress for me (surprise, surprise) I have been racking my brain for ways to come up with ways that I can bring in some income. I have done ebay, craigslist, and another yard sale online site. I have a few other things to try, taskrabbit and amazon store. Here is the dilemma. This all creates extra "things" to do and distracts me from life. Need to pray and work this out.

4.) Busy bags- I really want to create some busy bags for our 15 month old! I should link up to Ana's v-day linky :)

5.) Party Planning - My sister Erin is really the party planner, but I'm helping her a bit. We are throwing 2 parties next month. A 60th b-day party and a baby shower for our sister in law. So much to do!

6.) Prayer - I miss my daily rosary and weekly adoration. When I miss something, its a good sign I need to make time for it.

7.) She is such a ray of sunshine in my day! I love 15 month olds!!

Join Jen and the others for some more quick takes!!

Passion and Purpose Event

This past weekend I had the opportunity to see the Matthew Kelly, Passion and Purpose event. I have heard Mathew Kelly before so much of it I had already heard. Here are some of the things that really stuck with me. The quote for CS Lewis screwtape letters: I couldn't find it but it referred to all the "noise". This was a comment before his time remember. Today we have TV's, radios, ipods, Cds, computers, ipads, smartphones and regular noise of people. It illustrated and reminded me of how bad I NEED adoration. It is important to my sould to quiet me heart and mind and sit in the presence of our Lord and discuss. It helps with my worries, fears and can solely make or break my week! Next, our culture has gotten really good at taking what is important and making it trivial and the opposite taking something trivial and making it important. I can think of 12 billion examples of this. Enough of this very accurate point. Also, Matthew challenged us to tell our story. We all have a story and mine is probably very similar to many of yours. Another challenge was to pick 1 of the 3 things that will help us develop into better christians. Read the gospels, attend regular confession or create and keep a mass journal for a year. The one that makes me most uncomfortable is the mass journal so yep, that is the discipline I've chosen to work on. Especially since I've got some big stuff (trying to ask myself if I'm making something trivial into important with that statment) on my heart. I'd love to be able to see how God is working, moving and shaping me.

One more thought from the Passion and Purpose event...

One of the reasons why I love being Catholic: The musician that was opening for the Mathew Kelly, Passion and Purpose event was Eliot Morris. During one of his performances he mentioned a bit about himself, his journey and his family. Eliot said "I have 5 kids" and the crowd broke out into applause. Only at a Catholic event would that happen, lol!! Celebrate life. The human dignity of each individual from conception to natural death. Its beautiful and true.

SO you say I'm SCARED...

Hello! Welcome to my blog. I am so excited for my first post! Really, I have been reading others blogs for a couple of years and have garnished so much information, inspiration, encouragement, knowledge, wisdom and friendship..who would have thunk that! You can form friends by blogging?

Recently, I read that procrastination is an attempt at coping with the incapacitating fear of having our worth held up for judgement. Well, the truth is I have had this blog on my heart for a couple of months. I signed up for it weeks ago. Started writing some posts, weeks ago. Thinking, preparing, and PROCRASTINATING it. Why? Maybe, just maybe, I AM afraid of my worth being held up for judgement by all my readers. But wait...I don't have any readers. So this has now become an excercise for me to follow through in pursuit of my dreams.

My first post is complete and well, hey, it wasn't so scary after all.

Have you been procrastinating anything lately?