Sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit

We have a third young one in our house who has received the Sacrament of Confirmation now!!  I can hardly believe it how these kiddos are growing up so fast!!

Melody was sealed with the gifts of the Holy Spirit just two weeks ago.  She did a wonderful job with her Confirmation prep this year and has given countless hours of service in helping with our new baby girl.  And, man oh man, does our little Lady absolutely adore Melody so much.  She also serves her parish community by singing in the choir and song leading quite often too.  We are so proud of her and the beautiful daughter of Christ that she is!!  Congrats, Melody!  We love you SO much!!

"...the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness..."

~Galatians 5:22

Come, Holy Spirit, Come!!

Our second oldest son, Mario, was Confirmed in Christ a couple weeks ago!  It was such a beautiful Mass and celebration of the sacrament of Confirmation.  We couldn't be more proud of him - he is kind, funny, sweet, helpful, and loving Our Lord and growing in our faith so beautifully!!

Before pictures...

During the Confirmation Mass...

Celebrating with food and fellowship afterwards...

Neil was the sponsor for our nephew who was also confirmed...

Then, as if the day didn't have enough excitement and celebration, I took the four big kids to a Toby Mac concert that night!!  What a great way to end our amazing day of blessings!!

"Water and the Faith" video

Our oldest son, Fone, was asked to help out at this past weekend's Confirmation retreat to be a table leader and give a speech.  Doh!  Give a speech?  He was super nervous to do that.  Get up there in front of a room of teens and give a speech?  Not quite ready yet.  Play the piano?   No problem!  But a speech - nah!  However, he LOVES making videos - this is "his thing".  Well, his and his brother's "thing" - Mario and Fone have been making videos for a while now.  So, he hopped on this video right away and covered his topic and the outline very well.  And, without further ado, presenting "Water and the Faith"....

Come, Holy Ghost!!!

We had a beautiful celebration last Wednesday of Fone's Confirmation!!  How blessed we are to see him growing taller (like his daddy!!), spiritually, and in maturity.  We are super proud of him!!! 

Come Holy Ghost,
Creator Blest.
And in Our Hearts,
Take up Thy Rest!!!