New Blog Roll Members - May 20th
>> Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Why not take the time to drop by the blog of one of our new members to welcome them today? Supporting each other within a community helps to make each of us stronger!
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How To Be An Active Pro-Life Mom
>> Saturday, May 16, 2009
Today's Guest Article is by Tara from Modern Catholic Mom.
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As a stay at home mom I often wonder how I can be an active member of the Right to Life movement. I know I am called to be a voice for the voice-less but amidst diapers and applesauce my time is limited. I have had the opportunity to be an active member of the movement from age 13 on. I attended the Washington D.C. March for Life for many years, was the president of my high school Pro-life group and became a side-walk counselor in college. The opportunities presented themselves and I wanted nothing more than to be active.
Now that I am a blessed parent I find that I don’t have the same time I did before. I can hardly get the laundry, cleaning or cooking finished in one days time! But truthfully my heart desires more. In our turbulent society, amidst the culture of death, I cannot count on ‘someone’ else volunteering. But I can pray that God will reveal my time and talents so that I may use them in a way that glorifies Him and helps put an end to abortion. I know that I am a wife first, a mother second and an activist third. And my activist heart desires to volunteer some of my time for those who are not able to fight for themselves.
Here are a few suggestions to help you get started:
1. Join your parish Right to Life movement. Don’t have one? Start one!
2. Join other moms for a rosary-playgroup and pray for the end to abortion.
3. Volunteer a few times a month at your local pregnancy center.
4. Donate old maternity clothes and baby items to pregnancy centers.
5. Keep updated on the political aspect of abortion. By keeping educated you can be a better defender of the faith.
6. Study and memorize what the Catholic Church says about why abortion is wrong. If you know your facts you will have a better chance of helping to educate someone who is pro-abortion.
7. Refuse to say ‘Pro-choice’. Instead say ‘Pro-abortion’. There is no ‘choice’ for the baby.
8. Educate yourself about all aspects of the Pro-life movement- stem cell research, In vitro fertilization, etc.9. Join 40 days for Life. Check out www.40daysforlife.com
10. PRAY AND FAST. AND THEN PRAY AND FAST SOME MORE!
Tara is a stay at home mom and nanny who loves blogging about mommyhood and Catholicism over at http://moderncatholicmoms.blogspot.com.
New Blog Roll Members - May 11th
>> Monday, May 11, 2009
Please take a moment to welcome at least one new member to the blog roll by visiting their blog today and leaving them a message!
Our newest members:
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Capturing Kitchen Prayer Moments
>> Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Today's Guest Post is by Katie from Kitchen Stewardship.
I will be the first to tell you that everyone needs time for silent prayer during the day. I will also be the first to admit that this is oh! so hard for me to accomplish! Therefore, I am a huge advocate of what my friend calls “moving prayer.” For mommies and other people on the move, it is essential to remain connected to God throughout the day, even as you engage in other tasks.
I am especially aware of the available mental energy for “moving prayer” as I work in the kitchen. The multitude of mundane tasks that I work my way through while making a meal include: chopping vegetables, setting the table, gathering ingredients, storing leftovers, washing dishes…and the list could go on. I make it a point to harness some of my surplus intellectual space during these times, and I pray.
How often do you find that you have something repetitive “in your head”? If you’re a parent, it’s likely to be the ABCs or “Elmo’s World” theme song, and if you’re a normal person, perhaps the song you last heard in your car is stuck in there. Your head, I mean, not the car.
When I find my mind doing something repetitive, that’s my cue to switch over to the prayer station: I convince my mind to pray a repetitive prayer instead. We Catholics have lots of them. Honestly, the Hail Mary is a bit long for me while I’m working. I get distracted! My favorite is, “For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us, and on the whole world.” It’s from the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, and it has just the right rhythm to chop food by. I don’t count ten of them, I just go until I have to focus my brain on dinner again.
If you’re not Catholic and not comfortable with these prayers, I would encourage you to try something like this:
~ A favorite praise song
~ “Lord, have mercy”
~ “Christ, have mercy”
~ “Jesus, remember me”
~ Repeat the Name of Jesus
~ “Bless my family, Lord”
~ Any phrase that you feel is worthwhile to tell the Lord rather than your ABCs!
I want to challenge you to be prayerful in the kitchen. If you can harness your repetitive mind and turn it towards God with this method, please try it! The world needs our prayers.
Katie blogs at Kitchen Stewardship about being good stewards of our time, money, family's nutrition and the environment, answering God's call in the kitchen and sharing tips to help you find the balance and integrate prayer into your cooking.
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