So tomorrow I am supposed to help teach the virtue of prudence to middle and high school young ladies tomorrow. But I feel like God is still trying to teach me to practice what I preach. St. Thomas Aquinas stated that prudence is "right reason applied to action."
For the past two weeks I've been fighting an ear infection. Round 1 of antibiotics did not work. I'm pretty sure the bacteria in my ear is laughing at the Z-pack and it's useless attempts to defeat it. Round 2 seems to be working (knock on wood), but since Z-pack did nada, my infection has spread and made me super weak. Yet despite my sickness, I pushed through my responsibilities this week to the point of my parents demanding I stay in bed.
But I'm stubborn. I'm still trying to find ways around my sickness to get done what needs to be done. I have a retreat next weekend. So much work needs to be done. I'm even trying to think of how I can work from my bed on my laptop.
But being at mass tonight, God helped me realize. I need to slow it down. I need to realize that my body needs rest and I need to take care of it. Living today in this world, everything is so fast paced. We want everything now, right away, as little waiting time as possible. We get impatient and think of all the other things we could be doing while we are waiting.
But that's what Satan wants us to think. He wants us to think we can't rest. He wants us to believe that if we rest then we are weak or lazy. But that is a lie. We need to rest. God rested on the 7th day. And He is God! We are little human beings. Of course we need rest. And complete rest. Rest in Him.
So for the sake of everyone's sanity, please rest. And when you rest. Rest in Him. Don't think of the million and one other things you need to be doing. When you are waiting, say in a line at the store, don't let your impatience fester and eat you up. Rest. And appreciate the moment God gave you to slow down for a second and appreciate your life and that you can live it in freedom.
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Hello Blogging World!
I am finally jumping on the blogger bandwagon! My inspiration comes from a book I'm reading by a friend of mine, "The Church and the New Media." More on that later (I'm still in the middle of reading it).
Let me explain my blog title: Coffee. For anyone that knows me, coffee has been a big part of my life and remains the main reason why I get out of bed in the morning. I always look forward to my morning cup of goodness. Coffee has not only been my inspiration to start my day, I have many fond memories with friends and acquaintances over a cup of coffee in the coolest coffee shops. I am a sucker for any little, hole-in-the-wall, independent coffee shop. The more unique, the better. Who knows, maybe one day I'll open up my own coffee shop. I like any kind of coffee. But my usual everyday cup consists of delectable coffee, with 2 Splendas and fill the cup with vanilla soy milk to the brim. Yum :)
God. He has always been and will always be the center of my life. He will be brought up a bajillion times because He is my everything.
Twizzlers. Ok, so this may be a confusing addition to those who know me, except one person. Two months ago I went to visit one of my best friends, Kathleen. After she put the kids down for a nap, we sat on the couch chatting. I was supposed to call this guy (who I'm sure you can guess I had the biggest crush on). I was absolutely petrified to call. But I took the plunge and called. He didn't answer and I left a message (thankfully) and as a reward Kathleen brought out her "secret" stash of Twizzlers. Though things in the love department didn't work out, I took a chance. I will not regret taking that chance for the rest of my life. To be successful, you have to take chances. To love, to live, to move forward, you must take a chance, a leap of faith. If you mess up, you mess up. But then you just stand up, be thankful for the lesson learned, and keep walking forward with your eyes on the road to heaven.
I hope you will laugh with me, love with me, and live with me. I will write about whatever comes to my mind.
Love and prayers,
Heather
*Please, no negative comments and no attacks, or you will be blocked. *
Let me explain my blog title: Coffee. For anyone that knows me, coffee has been a big part of my life and remains the main reason why I get out of bed in the morning. I always look forward to my morning cup of goodness. Coffee has not only been my inspiration to start my day, I have many fond memories with friends and acquaintances over a cup of coffee in the coolest coffee shops. I am a sucker for any little, hole-in-the-wall, independent coffee shop. The more unique, the better. Who knows, maybe one day I'll open up my own coffee shop. I like any kind of coffee. But my usual everyday cup consists of delectable coffee, with 2 Splendas and fill the cup with vanilla soy milk to the brim. Yum :)
God. He has always been and will always be the center of my life. He will be brought up a bajillion times because He is my everything.
Twizzlers. Ok, so this may be a confusing addition to those who know me, except one person. Two months ago I went to visit one of my best friends, Kathleen. After she put the kids down for a nap, we sat on the couch chatting. I was supposed to call this guy (who I'm sure you can guess I had the biggest crush on). I was absolutely petrified to call. But I took the plunge and called. He didn't answer and I left a message (thankfully) and as a reward Kathleen brought out her "secret" stash of Twizzlers. Though things in the love department didn't work out, I took a chance. I will not regret taking that chance for the rest of my life. To be successful, you have to take chances. To love, to live, to move forward, you must take a chance, a leap of faith. If you mess up, you mess up. But then you just stand up, be thankful for the lesson learned, and keep walking forward with your eyes on the road to heaven.
I hope you will laugh with me, love with me, and live with me. I will write about whatever comes to my mind.
Love and prayers,
Heather
*Please, no negative comments and no attacks, or you will be blocked. *
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