"This is my last month working on The Courier as the
Associate Editor and I want to say thank you. Thank you for sharing your
stories and answering my questions. Thank you for being patient and
understanding. Thank you for your reminders and corrections. Thank you for
reading our diocesan paper, for allowing us to bring the news and the faith
into your home. Thank you for the letters and emails from so many of you that found
an article or issue inspiring or thought-provoking so much that you were moved
to write me. Those were the moments that kept me going! You have been so kind
to me!
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| ~ our boys ~ |
"I’m “retiring” as Associate Editor to pursue two other
interwoven passions. The most important: raising our six sons. I have a renewed
sense of love in motherhood; it is a love that is counter-intuitive. Ordinarily
when we think of giving away, we then think of having nothing left. If my ten
year old has three Lego hobbit figures and I make him share all three with his
brother, he will have none left. Yet, love is so different! When we give
ourselves away in Christ-like love, God renews us more abundantly! Instead of
having nothing left, we have even more love than we started with! If we put
Christ at the center of our lives, He never allows us to go dry – there is
always more love to give. And I have found that the most fulfilling moments
come just after you’ve decided to act in love beyond what you thought humanly
possible (like when it is 3 o’clock in the morning and a child is calling out –
happy are my nights when the name is “daddy” instead!). You pull out your hair,
bang your head on the wall, throw your hands up in the air – but then you
decide to love. And God blesses and transforms you through that love.
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| Maryvale Institute in England! |
"The second reason is that after a ten year, six babies
hiatus, I have a chance to complete my graduate studies in Theology, Marriage
& Family through the Maryvale Institute! Please pray for me! I have enjoyed
getting to know you and working with the Diocese of Winona, and we’ll still be
around! If you would like to stay in touch, please follow my blog:
newfeminismrising.com where I will be sharing our journeys and adventures. For
all questions, submissions, and comments about The Courier, please email
courier@dow.org and it will get to the right person.
God bless you!"
My youngest bundle (9 month old #brighteyes) and I will depart for England on January 11th! I am so blessed beyond measure to have this opportunity and my "love tank" is full! Do you want to know what the face of NEW feminism really looks like? Look at my husband and the thousands of husbands across the world who support their wives with love, encouragement and respect. New feminism is elevating woman because of her femininity not over its destruction. And this goes hand in hand with the elevation of men in their great masculine dignity as well. We walk hand in hand for a better future of compassion, respect and love.
I'll be using this blog more frequently again - so be sure to follow if you want to stay connected!
Our adventure awaits!
