Our Lady of Fatima

They said I would never run a marathon on a injured leg and I proved them wrong! My doctor is now thinking I may need induction to have this baby but once I again I can prove them wrong! Tomorrow is the anniversary of the apparition of Our Lady of Fatima in which she revealed the three secrets to the children she appeared to. Our Lady of Fatima has already been very special to our family so I am entrusting baby Mary's birth to her. I believe with all my heart that Mary can bring baby Mary to the outside world tomorrow on a special Fatima day if it is God's will. Perhaps all this time that is exactly what baby Mary was waiting for. Eric and I will be storming heaven from the adoration chapel tonight putting all into the hands of Christ, His Mother and Saint Therese asking to have peace and trust in whatever happens. In the Gospel of Matthew we are told: "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened" (Mt 7:7). Tonight Eric and I will "ask, seek, and knock" at the adoration chapel and trust whatever God wills for this little ones birth. If that means induction then so be it. We are docile to the will of God and trust in His ways!

Vocation

Tomorrow I get to finally have two of my worlds come together. My beautiful friend Sr. Catherine Marie of the Dominican Sisters of Mary Mother of the Eucharist will meet Eric. Sr. Catherine tried so hard to foster a religious vocation in me and at times I too thought religious life could be my vocation. The problem was that as much as the life of a religious sister was beautiful to me, it just never felt quite right. I would see the peace and joy Sr. Catherine had as a sister and when I thought of that being my life the same peace and joy wasn't there. It was a mystery to both her and I as well as my spiritual director. I had to just keep trusting that one day it would all make sense. Well, I am so excited for Sr. Catherine to meet Eric because it will finally all make sense to her the way it does to me and did for my spiritual director when he met Eric. The peace and the joy that she feels as a religious sister, that peace and joy I did not feel, I completely feel with Eric. God did not call me to religious life because He knew my path to holiness would best be found in Eric. Eric draws me to holiness in ways i could not have imagined but God always knew. I highly encourage all catholic men and women to discern religious life but most importantly to abandon their vocation to God. God is so faithful. He just asks for our trust and obedience and His rewards are abundant. I am so excited for Sr. Catherine to meet Eric because she will see further proof of how beautiful it is to live out ones vocation. We have two different vocations but the same peace and joy that comes from doing the will of God.

40 Weeks

Due date has arrived! I can't believe I made it! Thinking back to all those sick days this seemed so far away but here we are. Mary could literally come any day now. She can come whenever she wants, in her own perfect timing. Mommy, Daddy, and a whole lot of other people can't wait to meet her. Here is a fun look back at how we have grown...

5 weeks, first trimester- apple seed

13 weeks, second trimester- apple

 

 27 weeks, third trimester- jicama

37 weeks, full term- watermelon

40 weeks, baby is fully cooked!