Notes From A Seminary Student...Join me, mom of three, as I embark on a journey towards uncovering my vocation by asking hard questions about faith, life, church, and God, exploring answers, and being real about life's daily grind.
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What do you do when what you want for your life is hampered by your own body?
Over the course of the last eight years, I have had to contend with desires, dreams, and goals that appear too much for my physical self to handle— it is why I often start moving in one direction and then halt, sometimes for days, weeks, or even months. Today I had an opportunity to listen as students from the Ukrainian Catholic University shared their experiences. My heart broke as, with quavering voices and unmasked emotion, these students shared what they and the people in their country are going through.
Fear. Doubt. Anger. Joy. Gratitude. Openness. Curiosity. Inadequacy. Excitement. Peace.
These are just a few of the words I would use to describe the way I’ve felt upon embarking on this seminary journey. Are you like me? Do you use "how good my life is currently," or "how wonderful I feel," as a barometer for your mental, physical, and spiritual wellbeing? Not to oversimplify, but, for example, do you ever tell yourself, "Today was wonderful, therefore I am definitely a good person."
Prayer— what is it? This is a question I've been wrestling as the years pass. I used to think it was asking God for stuff, according to God's "will".
Why Black and White Thinking Perpetuates Problems And What to Do About It, Part 3 (Education)5/20/2021 Education.
To send your little ones to school, or to not. Okay, it’s WAY more nuanced than that, but if I wanted to simplify the matter, that's it in a nutshell. It really shouldn’t matter to me what your family decides to do, education-wise. And it really shouldn’t matter to you what my family chooses, education-wise. But for a long time, what other families did when it came to educating their children mattered to me. It mattered A LOT, in fact. Read Part 1, here.
Why does stress hurt people’s health, mom? I’m stressed sometimes, does that mean I’m going to get sick? No, son. While it’s true you go through stress, it’s not the same type of stress as a kid like you who is living in the middle of a war zone, hiding under his bed from bombs. Or a kid your age who doesn’t know if he’ll be able to eat today. Or a kid who lives in terror of what a grownup will do to them. That’s the kind of stress that can make you sick. A few days ago, the hubs and I were discussing intuitive eating. He was trying to wrap his head around some ideas, and he had questions. “If you don’t love yourself you’ll never feel like anyone else does either”
-Bridgett Devoue “Find the love you seek, by first finding the love within yourself. Learn to rest in that place within you that is your true home.”-Sri Sri Ravi Shankar |