Surprise Blessings

My oldest daughter attends The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd every Friday for two hours. It is such a wonderful experience for her. It is a place for quiet appreciation of the Lord even for 3 yr olds. It is based on the Montessori method and the children learn about the sacraments and prayer and so much more. What I didn't expect was the blessings that I would receive from the moms that I share those simple two hours with.

I have a few very good and special friends from different eras of my life and I love and treasure their friendships with all my heart. But ever since Emma has been attending Good Shepherd school as she calls it I have so enjoyed the friendships I have made there. I read somewhere once and have since tried to put into my every day the following phrase "Be a blessing to someone every day". That is what these women have been to me and I hadn't even noticed. Until I realized that every Friday when I come home I feel so relaxed so full of the holy spirit. And I believe that it is due to the special fellowship I share with these wonderful ladies. They are wives and mothers just like me. They struggle to balance home, family and faith, keeping our Lord Jesus Christ in the center of our home and lives. We all want what is best for our families and each have our own ways of trying to make that happen.

Each Friday we sit there with babies crawling, nursing, fussing, climbing and we share our thoughts and concerns about our world today and how it will affect our little ones. We talk about books, websites, retreats, homeschooling, faith and most of all our babies and our love for them. They may never know how special they are becoming to me and how much I enjoy our time together. They are all such good mommies. When this year is over come June, it is my prayer that we continue to nurture these friendships and continue to grow and learn with each other.

Every one of these moms have their opinions and wonderful ideas that we all may take home with us and use for our own families or tinker a bit and make them work for us in another way. But the point is we share without inhibition or judgement.

As mothers on this journey of faith and love our Lord does always provide little blessings along the way to make this sometimes difficult job, this important work that we do in his name, a little easier. I never dreamed how special these two little hours would become to me and how I would find blessings where I'd least expect them.

Many Blessings From the Pantry,

Sandy