Jesus, God of my heart, come and unite me to Thyself forever.
Posted in Family on Apr 29th, 2008
We had a beautiful (and busy!) Pascha weekend.
On Holy Saturday, we celebrated the one year anniversary since our chrismation and I had the pleasure and privilege of becoming a sponsor to my dear friend, Alexis, who was chrismated with her husband on Holy Saturday. It was such a joyous day for us.
We went home [...]
Posted in Prayer on Apr 23rd, 2008
I recently said to my husband that I don’t feel as though I love the Lord enough. And he paused for a moment and asked, “Is it possible for anyone to love Him ‘enough’?”
Since the beginning of Lent, I have been trying to incorporate the Jesus Prayer more into my daily life. I’ve focused on [...]
UPDATE: Emmalee passed away today.
The eleven day old daughter of a girl I went to college with really needs your prayers!
Please go to her website to read about her and please continue to pray for her and her family.
O Lord who watches over children in the present life and in the world to come because [...]
Posted in Family on Apr 22nd, 2008
My amazing husband got me the best birthday present ever this year (my birthday was on Sunday), but I can’t see it until after Pascha…
Want to know what it is?
He had an artist in our church write an icon of my saint: Melania the Younger!!
I am extremely excited to see it, but for now [...]
Posted in Children on Apr 21st, 2008
This morning I was reading the Gospel of John when to my two year old son, David, walked up to me, pointed and said, “Mommy reading book.” (He’s still learning how to make sentences.) I told him that I was reading the Bible, to which he replied with awe, “Ohh, Bible.” So asked if he [...]
Posted in Friends on Apr 17th, 2008
It seems like everyone is following Orthodox Mom on this meme; so I have to join in too.
Four Things about Michelle Melania
A) FOUR PLACES I GO OVER AND OVER: Church, Kroger, New York, Ohio
B) FOUR PEOPLE WHO ENCOURAGED MY FAITH ALONG THE WAY: My parents, My husband, Friends from the Orthodox Church, My [...]
An old Native American tale tells the story of an elder who told his grandson about the battle that goes on inside of people’s heads: “My son, the battle is between the two ‘wolves’ that live inside of us all. One is Unhappiness: fear, jealousy, worry, anger, self-pity, resentment and inferiority. The other is Happiness: [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 2nd, 2008
And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them, saying, “Did we not strictly command you not to teach in this name? And look, you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this Man’s blood on us!” But Peter and the other apostles [...]
