’ve never celebrated Advent. At least not intentionally. My family was raised mostly at a Pentecostal church in Puerto Rico. The word Advent was nowhere near my panorama. We obviously celebrated Christmas season while hearing about the nativity, participating in Christmas plays, and singing Christmas songs but nothing that we did continuously during the Christmas season. I think that, as Christianize as we may be, most of us associate Christmas more with gifts, parties and family time.
“Being a mom is hard”, I’ve heard that before. In fact, I heard it this week on a conversation that I had with another mom. If you are the mom that portraits her splendorous mom life in social media, you probably won’t enjoy this post. But that’s okay, because this post is for the other…
Lovely sounds wake me up in the morning, now that my baby can use his vocal chords to make sounds other than crying. He makes melody sounds and babbles as he moves around playing in his crib. No matter how tired I can be, I wake up with the same feeling that I had after…
Good Father, We come before you in the name of your Son, Jesus. Thank you for one more day that you have allowed me to live with my baby. I thank you for his life. Thank you for everything that you have allowed us to do in this day. I pray that your presence continues…
Good Father, We come before you in the name of your Son, Jesus. We thank you for the grace of a new day. Thank you for the life of my baby and that you have brought him into our lives. I ask that you guide us in his growth and development with wisdom. I ask…
After becoming a Mom, your free time becomes very limited. So where does your prayer life goes? Sometimes in the middle of my chores I have found myself putting everything down and then fleeing to my bedroom, on my knees, pausing for a minute to say: “I cannot go on one more minute without having…
Luke 10:38-42 An important teacher had arrived to the house. He had wisdom, truth and offered guidance. Mary was thinking: “He is right here, right now for me. There are many things that I could do but I need him more than anything.” In spite of everything that she could do, Mary understood the type of attention…
A new life begins for you too when your baby is born. There is a new joy materializing with excitement. Nevertheless, you will find yourself more busy and tired than ever. Let’s face it: mothering a baby can be tough. Your spiritual life needs a connection with God even when it seems that all your time is limited…
