It is late and I’ve been on my feet all day.  (I know, I’m whining. 🙂 ).  I hosted a Rome Reunion with our priest and the couples that traveled with us last November for a pilgrimage to Rome.  I cleaned house all morning and let me tell you how, not often do I feel this way, but today it was so rewarding and nearly therapeutic. 😉  Crazy, huh?  There is something about going through each room and making sure all the needless ‘stuff’ is gone, in the trash, or put in a bag to give away.  And then sweeping and vacuuming, scrubbing, putting your all into it…it is a great work out!

As the theme has been going with ‘getting rid of unnecessary distractions’ it is a lot like cleaning house.  Getting rid of all the ‘stuff’ that muddles up daily living and being able to ‘listen’ and hear God’s voice and His direction.  Being that I’m a visual learner, I was glad or the ‘in class session’ this morning.

The party was a success but I was on my feet all night, so I will excuse myself to catch on up on some much needed sleep.

Advent Relfection:

December 3, 2010

Memorial of St. Francis Xavier, priest

Readings: Is 29:17-24; Mt 9:27-31

They went out and spread word of him through all  that land.

Mt 9:31

The Church is missionary by nature and her principal task

is evangelization, which aims to proclaim and to witness

to Christ and to promote his Gospel of peace and love in

every environment and culture.

Address to Participants in the Fifth International

Congress of Military Ordinariates, October 26, 2006

Blessings

Shannon