Bible Study

The best Bible Study I have gone through was the Kimberly Hahn's Proverbs 31 Bible Study.  I recommend it for everyone.  From Book1 to Book 3, she explains things that she does and how we can enrich our family lives, lives with our children, our marriage, our walk with God through simple things she does.  I have incorporated alot of things she recommends and they really work.  My life journey with God has been enriched through it.

Book 1

Book 2

Book 3

The closing of Lent...

Well I know I haven't written in awhile but I am back to writing or trying daily posts.  Why you might say? God is amazing.  He guides on paths you least expect until he pops it right in your lap. He is guiding me on a journey or path I thought I gave up on years ago.  There is a season for everything.  Yes now I am writing again, but a different type of writing, a more seasoned type of writing.  I guess He needed me to grow up, experience and appreciate life a bit before I was to write the book I am writing. Then Lent pops into my head.  What a Lent this had been?  My first thought was it  a failure.  It has been a trying Lent, but one that is guiding me on a closer path with God.  So I guess my Lent was not a failure, at least not in God's eyes.  Now as I start Holy Week, I realize what a sorrow, a loss for The Blessed Mother.  As I have a son really sick this week, I can feel her pain a little, nothing compared what she went through.  When I have to bear my crosses I always to look to her and her son.  It is through our crosses that we walk closer with God.  Have a Blessed Holy Week.

Praising Him Joyfully,
Noelle

Gluten Free King Arthur Brownies

I usually make everything from scratch, but decided to try there gluten free brownies.  Let me tell you I have tried alot of different mixes and stuff for Gluten free products.  These were the best. It was even better than brownies I made with gluten in it years ago. The chocolate melted in your mouth. Absolutely the best brownies I have ever made!!!  Kuddos to King Arthur.  Keep up the good job!

Gluten and the Allergist

Today I went for my yearly allergy and asthma checkup. After talking to the doctor today, I realized I need to have myself tested for Celiac. My son having problems with gluten it is genetic.  Someone has to have it.  Since I have the stomach issues, I have thought over the past several months it was me.  So we will be a team fighting for this.  Today it just hit home as I talked to him, how it affects everything in your life.  It causes so many things I never realized: headaches, migraines, reflux, stomach pain.  Jesus,  pour your Holy Spirit, upon us as we walk through a new adventure in life.

Book Review: Weaving Faith and Experience

Weaving Faith and Faith and Experience: A Woman's Perspective by Patricia Cooney Hathaway

  I highly recommend this for women in their 40's and beyond. This is a book for the Middle-aged woman.  This book is like a quilt that is displayed on the cover.  It takes many strands of thought and reflection to develop a quilt.  She reflects on the many seasons of our lives and how we interact during those seasons through work, family and close relationships.  It shows us through our faith journey, using scriptural references, of Jesus' invitation to come and have a personal relationship with him at every season of life.  God invites us to grow in  holiness through every season of lives.  She points out how our faith is directed through our every days lives, from cleaning the dishes to driving your teen to art classes.  It shows us at each how to integrate prayer with Jesus through our everyday lives. One thing that impressed me in this is book is when she talks about,"The Dark Night of the Soul".  Everyone has a dark night at some point in their lives, the fork in the road to choose.  She talk about how through prayer, Eucharistic adoration, Mass, and meditation we are awakened to God's presence through the darkness times in our lives.  He is walking with us.  She used Saint John of the Cross as an excellent example of this. 

You can find this book at Catholic Company: http://www.catholiccompany.com/weaving-faith-experience-womans-perspective-p1004035/

Given book to Review by The Catholic Company:
http://www.catholiccompany.com/

Rep. James Lankford Pro-Life Special Order for the March for Life

Day 1 Natural Cleanse--Whole Living style

I can honestly say I am not hungry today--wow.  Eating , fruits and veggies is so more energizing.  Check it out at: http://www.wholeliving.com/photogallery/action-plan-2011-day-8

So this is day 1--check me out each day.

Book Review:The Handbook for Catholic Moms: Nurturing Your Heart, Mind, Body, and Soul

This was such a good book!  Being a Catholic mother in today's society is not easy, and she gives you easy to do steps to help you along the way.  She covers many topics: Marriage, Church,  and your own spirituality.  My absolute favorite topic she covered was Mass with kids.  We all have been there no matter how old our children and doing damage control in Mass.Sometimes not  getting anything out of the homily.  The tips she gives you are awesome, very simply put.  The book has a list of resources in every chapter.  The one aspect of this book that stuck out at me was she showed her mistakes, but pointed out what she should do next time. We all have made mistakes along the way.  I recommend this book for any Catholic Mom.  I bought this via kindle on my phone, and it was so worth it.

Diigo

I absolutely love this bookmarking site.  It means I no longer will loose my bookmarks even if a computer crashes.


http://www.diigo.com

Need a saint for 2011

We all need intercessors to help us in daily life.  There is a Saint Name generator.  Pray about it and then press the button and it chooses the perfect saint for you.



http://jenniferfulwiler.com/saints/

For the Love of Saint Nick

I read for The Love of Saint Nick, what a great book!  It is a tear jerker, so this is your TISSUE ALERT.  It is a story about two boys and their father who is naval commander.  Their mother died a couple years before.  They moved from California to Michigan. In Michigan they had a nanny that took care of them and brought them to Mass. While in Michigan, an extraordinary event event happened on Christmas Eve to the younger of the two boys that changed their lives forever.  It also changed their relationship with Jesus and their faith in him.  You will have to read the book to find out what happened.


http://www.amazon.com/Love-St-Nick-Garasamo-Maccagnone/dp/1439210128