Picnic time!

Yesterday we had our church picnic at a local park after Mass. What a joy it was to see everyone come together to share values, good conversation, and a whole lot of just plain fun.  Everyone pitched in with food, drinks and games, making it quite a special event.  Praise God we had beautiful weather, if not a bit hot but I'm not complaining!  

"Come on Dad, lets go throw some football!"

Cousins playing

The guys had a game going with the nerf ball

"Ooo, did they just put out dessert?"

It was great to have the parish come together and it'll be nice to do something like this again.  It's been so nice to watch the parish growing with young families and have everyone come together to unite in Faith and a some good, Catholic, wholesome fun.  

We all share that fundamental desire to better know and serve Our Lord and after many years of not having a lot of access to the sacraments due to being at a mission chapel, we all appreciate how far we've come.  Our parish leaders have put a lot of work into making the chapel come together, and with such a zealous priest to guide us, we're finally making progress.  We at the chapel know what it's like to be without a community you can relate to in matters of the Faith and it's made us treasure what we have and work to keep it going.  There's something so beautiful in witnessing it come together in this early stage and I feel blessed to be a part of it.

We are all soldiers in God's army, fighting for the Kingship of Christ here on earth amidst the turmoil going on around us.  We may just be employees, employers, fathers, mothers, sons, and daughters going about our daily life, sometimes just trying to keep our heads above water and feeling helpless in the fight around us.  But we are armed with the best weapons as we kneel at night in front of the crucifix to say the family rosary, holding something stronger than the heaviest artillery.  Our pleas at Mass, offered Communions, prayers, and sacrifices are what is going to make the difference and give us the strength to keep going.  It is through those tools, handed down to us by Our Lord and His Blessed Mother, that we will receive the graces that give us direction in life and help us better serve God.

Viva Cristo Rey!  Long live Christ the King!

~Lindsay

Yard sale finds, Mother's Day, and sunshine...it's Spring!

The sun has finally been making an appearance and things are warming up.  Now that I'm feeling better, we've actually been able to get out more!  Saturday we went out to look at yard sales and made out quite well.  We found a few decorative items for the apartment, a couple dresses and other clothes items in excellent condition, some newborn clothes, and a china set that I mostly bought for its beautiful tea set.

Dessert (fruit salad with cream) and a cuppa last night

Sunday being mother's day, we enjoyed a nice day out after Mass.  I love starting mother's day with Mass and receiving Our Lord.  It is He who has blessed me with this beautiful vocation of motherhood and what better way to thank Him for it than to venerate Him at Mass?  It also reminds us to honor His Blessed Mother whom He has given to all of us from the cross in John 19: 26, 27 as the Mother of mankind.

After Mass, we went to view an apartment in MA, and then had a nice lunch at a little cafe.  It was good to take it easy and spent the day leisurely.

I had my 15 week appointment in the afternoon and everything is going well.  Most of my food aversions have gone away at this point (except cinnamon in certain things) and I haven't really had any major cravings yet.  I've started some prenatal exercises, which feels great to be able to do.  I've been modifying it a bit since I'm so out of shape from being out of commission the first trimester, but I'm slowly working my way up.

William is as hammy as ever.  He keeps getting cuter every day and I don't know how much more we'll be able to take before we go into cuteness overload. :P  He likes to be outside and play and is really growing into a little boy and becoming more active.

This is what happens when Mommy turns around for a second, not realizing he stuck his hand in the yogurt.

Face painting!

Walking the leash

That's about all from our neck of the woods.  I need to remember to get our camera out more and take more pictures.  I promise I'll try to be better. :)

Happy Feast of the Ascension!

"And he led them out as far as Bethania: and lifting up his hands, he blessed them. And it came to pass, whilst he blessed them, he departed from them, and was carried up to heaven. And they adoring went back into Jerusalem with great joy. And they were always in the temple, praising and blessing God." - Luke 24:50-53

~Lindsay