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This week’s edition of must-reads:
1. “During this time of waiting I have been reminded to be gentle on myself, I donât need to be a mom to have a mother’s heart. I have purpose in being tender and loving to my husband, my friends and my family. Sharing that true, deep, caring smile and friendly conversation to the stranger at the post office is my purpose. Hugging and kissing on my nieces and nephew is my purpose. My mother’s heart is real. I feel it. But it is not only meant for my children.” – Hannah Russell
2. Four Reasons Young Women Are Scared to Have Kids – And Why We Should Knock It Off: “The more this myth persists — that the longer you wait the âmore readyâ youâll feel â and that nobody is really ready before at least 28, or maybe 32, or maybe 35, depending on your circle of friends â the more I run into committed couples who are terrified of parenting. The myth of âreadinessâ is creating a monster.” – Meagan Francis
3. “Have you ever seen a woman carrying a bouquet of flowers and commented âlooks like youâve got your hands full!â I canât answer for everyone, but I know that I have said âwow, what beautiful flowers.â Would that the world sees children as they do flowers, and that we care for our women like we do the earth.” – Carolyn
4. “Faith in God remains the only authentic way to make sense of life.”Â
5. “Whether you know what your vocation is, what you are going to do with your life, what major you will choose, how you will love your husband well, how you will handle one more child in your growing family you – you are known. You, in your messy, hair not done, no make up, ugly crying way. You are known and loved. And there is nothing more freeing than being a woman who is known and loved. That woman can conquer the world. We, sisters, can conquer the world.” – Andrea PolitoÂ
6. đ What a story… “St. Mark Ji Tianxiang is a beautiful witness to the grace of God constantly at work in the most hidden ways, to Godâs ability to make great saints of the most unlikely among us, and to the grace poured out on those who remain faithful when it seems even the Church herself is driving them away.” – Meg Hunter-Kilmer
7. SO. TRUE. “It wasnât until a few months in, when my pride was mercifully stripped away that I could see these growing pains as a gift. Offerings from the Father to burn away our faults and, like iron in a fire, sharpen one another in virtue. The irritations of adjusting to a shared life didnât immediately disappear. But suddenly, what seemed like obstacles in the way of love became opportunities to love.” – Stephanie Calis
8. “A woman by her very nature is maternal — for every woman, … is called upon to be a biological, psychological or spiritual mother — she knows intuitively that to give, to nurture, to care for others, to suffer with and for them — for maternity implies suffering — is infinitely more valuable in God’s sight than to conquer nations and fly to the moon.” – Alice von Hildebrand
9. “Not all of us are capable of attaining the great intellect of a St. Thomas Aquinas, but all of us are capable of seeking the simplicity of a St. ThĂ©rĂšse de Lisieux. Here is the simple truth. Out of love and goodness our God made me⊠and you. And only one thing is necessary: I am to know, love and serve Him.” – Deacon Michael Bickerstaff
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