...just call me Martha

Dont you just love how God humbles you...

I'll explain later in the post on why I have been humbled but first I need to point out that it has been about 1/2 a year since I posted. Okay, it has been a busy year but not that busy. My end of July resolution is to write in here more often! It wont take much to be more often!

Let me bring you up to date a little:
1) The most important...Teresa and I had the birth of our third daughter (Simone Elizabeth) on May.
2) I have a new boss! Archbishop Terrance Prendergast. Although I havent sat down an had a convo with him yet, I am very much looking forward to getting to know him and working together on his vision for Youth Ministry in Ottawa.
3) We are building a house (well actually it is being built for us). We will be moving out to the valley and we will have a little bit of land for the girls to run around on! Let's here it for generous family members!!!!!
4) In August I will have been in the new job for 1 year and I am really looking forward to this upcoming year. I have been working on getting it all set up and with the Youth Ministry Conference in Banff, the Eucharistic Congress in Quebec City and World Youth Day in Australia, it will be good to head into the year well organized.

Now onto God and how he has worked in my life during the past week. Well, the readings this past Sunday were great. The Gospel was Luke 10:38-42. That is the one where Mary and Martha have Jesus over and Martha is all stressed about so much work while Mary is sitting at Jesus feet just chillin'.

Oh boy, do I feel like Martha sometimes. Especially the part where she complains to Jesus but you know Mary did have the better part. She was there listening and being with Jesus. This was the real lesson for me. How often I get caught up in the "busyness" and forgetting to spend sometime with my beloved Jesus.

It is sort of like this blog. How quickly I forget to write....how quickly I forget to pray.

Jesus, please help me to remember to pray. Please help me to make my life a prayer.

I am not sure if you have heard the story about Mother Teresa. When a reporter was following her around and asked how she achieved so much in one day, she said that everyday she spends 1 hour in Adoration before our Lord. If it is a really busy day then she spends two hours in Adoration.

You've got to love Mother Teresa!

TTFN!