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!!

Shine your light, baby!!!

"As a man must be born before he can begin to lead his physical life, so he must be born to lead a Divine Life. That birth occurs in the Sacrament of Baptism. To survive, he must be nourished by Divine Life; that is done in the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist."
~Venerable Fulton J. Sheen

Baby "Yoda " was transformed from an inherited darkened soul to a beautiful, spotless, radiant soul just a couple weeks ago in the sacrament of Baptism.  It was a blessed night of grace and love surrounded by our family and friends!

"...Bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord."

~Ephesians 6:4

 "You shall therefore impress these words of mine on your heart and on your soul...  And you shall teach them to your sons, talking of them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road and when you lie down and when you rise up."

~Deuteronomy 11:18-19

 Yoda's Godparents are our oldest son, Fone, and my older sister!  How blessed he is to have their love, example and prayers throughout his life!!

After the Baptism, we gathered in the hall for dinner and cake to celebrate Yoda as the newest Catholic!!  Dinner was super simple - sandwiches made by my beautiful girls, cake from Sams, and everyone else brought something to share for the meal.  (We have such a sweet family that always offers to bring stuff!!)

++Thank you, God, for yet another beautiful child that you have entrusted to us during this temporary life to love, care for, and teach him to know, love, and serve You!++

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!!!