It has taken me awhile to post on my blog. Sorry. In the middle of December, I had a miscarriage. Between that and the holidays, the blog kind of fell to the wayside. We decided to name our angel baby Maura. And, no, I do not believe that our child is actually an angel. I do however pray so often that this baby and the two that we lost before were taken into heaven. While reading the book, "Life-giving Love" by Kimberly Hahn, she made a point that had never crossed my mind. When we are at mass, we celebrate with the communion of saints, meaning those who have passed before us and made it to heaven. It is some comfort to me that through God's mercy, I could be celebrating mass with my children that have gone before.
On another note, and related to the title of this post, I have been reading "Left to Tell" and "Our Lady of Kibeho", both by Immaculee Ilibagiza. These books are amazing and so inspiring. They make me feel that my love of Our Mother is so small compared to these other people in the books. My worship to God is so lacking in comparison. Yes, don't compare ourselves, but it is still an inspiring thing. I fall short and now feel like I need to do so much more in my faith life. If you get a chance to read these books, please do. They are inspiring and informative. It makes me so sad to know the degree of devastation in the Rwanda genocides. You start to question what could make people so hateful to kill so many people. It hurts my heart to think about what the surviving Tutsis lived through.
I want to end with prayer intentions for Haiti. I hope that you will keep them in your prayers and do what you possibly can to help. Catholic Relief Services and Food for the Poor are both great charities that are providing the people in Haiti with help. God bless!
