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What your grandma meant by “offer it up,” and how to make your life a gift to the world

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What your grandma meant by “offer it up,” and how to make your life a gift to the world

May 7, 2019 Christy9 Comments

You’ve probably heard the phrase “offer it up” as a super-Catholic, sometimes flippant response to life’s problems. If you’ve ever wondered what it actually means, this is the post for you.

One, holy, catholic, apostolic

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One, holy, catholic, apostolic

May 24, 2017September 11, 2018 Christy5 Comments

On Sunday, we attended one of the weirdest, most uplifting Masses of my life in the ugliest basilica I have ever seen. It was a gorgeous mess.

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They do clean up well, don’t they? 💐 #weddingparty #altarserver #bridesmaid #flowergirl #ringbearer #x2 #altar #cutekids #goodthingtheyrecute

Oscar is in #therasuit for the next three weeks. Gotta #getthosegains... More in stories. . He’s not, shall we say, very “internally motivated.” He’s kind of a “lazy” child. He’s very willing to sit back and pretend he can’t “do things.” (Imagine air quotes, and Oscar slurping coffee asking for those #tpsreports) . He has been known to sit and wait 20 minutes for someone to come pick him up and carry him a few feet to his high chair for dinner. Which we do not. 😜 (This same child can crawl from one end of the house to the other in search of an open toilet to play in.) #pitiful . I love his Therasuit therapist because she knows the full extent of what he can do and she’s more #stubborn than he is. He spent half of today #fussing at her, and she did not care one iota. #toughlove . This is a program that’s offered at his regular therapy place. I didn’t realize until our first round that ordinarily, this is something people have to upend their lives and travel across the country for. We are really lucky to have this in our backyard! ❤️ #superoscar #pt #physicaltherapy #grossmotor #cpwarrior #cp #developmentaldelay #disability #dothework

It’s a passing out on the floor before 9am kind of #Monday. How are y’all doing? . Get up. Do the work. You got this! . #superoscar #tired #sleeping #lifeishard #mondayssuck #perseverance #resistance #dothework

Though #storms may rage And winds may howl And lightning strike again, I think as does the mariner’s child: My Father is at the helm! ⚓️ To say it’s been a tumultuous week would be an understatement, y’all. Another kid, another concussion, during a non-contact, low-impact sport. (Yes. How could I even make this up?) #helmetsforeveryone ⛑ And a herniated disc, and a trip to the ER for #superoscar, during a week of solo parenting. #whenitrainsitpours ☔️ It’s been raining a lot, literally and figuratively. This refrain is from a song my kids sing at school—and if you, like me, find that the words alone are comforting and strengthening, you really should hear it sung by a chorus of cherubic seven year olds. 😇 Your Father is at the helm. The world is your ship and not your home. “Lord, save us! We are #drowning!” 🌊 He will, He will, He will. You might swallow a little water first, but He will. . #faith #struggle #puddle #puddlejumper #sunburst #trust #mercy #schoenstatt

Ridiculous #splurge for no reason. Early #MothersDay present to myself? I didn’t shower for a week while Todd was gone and I needed my hair washed? (Kidding... I only went FIVE days, don’t be gross.) . Whatever. It’s my first ever #blowout, at a place I drive past three times a week and have always wondered about. . It’s pretty good, y’all. Pretty dang good. This is what my hair always looks like in my mind’s eye. Turns out ALL YOU NEED to achieve the look is $40, an hour, several expensive products, and a professional. 😂 Totally doable everyday, amiright? . #curlyhair #curlygirl #imhooked #expensivehabits #selfcare #pampering

Papa’s home! 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 🇺🇸 . #specialneedsdads #specialneedskids #goodmorning #pilgrimage #reentry #fatherhood

New post! That time I went to Lourdes and... . All right, all right, I won't beat that horse. But yes, it's another Lourdes story. (Link in profile) . It's about offering up, and encountering the fruits of that offering in real life -- a rare and precious gift indeed. . It's about the many ways, large and small, that offering up can be folded into the fabric of your life. And any effort, however large or small, then becomes a gift for the life of the world. . #offeritup #dontwasteit #suffering #joy #marianconsecration #morningoffering #sacrifice #praise #love #catholic #catholicgoals #tojesusthroughmary #totustuus

Did I feed the children #applepie for breakfast? I did. When Papa’s away... . And when @foursmallwords34 bakes a pie and it’s too hot to eat for dessert the night before and we already have a giant tray of brownies too, what else was there to do? It was the ONLY REASONABLE SOLUTION. . #eatdessertfirst #kidswhobake

Whipped cream in the mouth is a tradition at Grandpa’s house. He found a sugar-free one so #superoscar could join in. ❤️ . Sometimes it’s too easy, or just easier, to let Oscar sit on the sidelines. I need these periodic reminders that it’s worth the effort, even if he’s not clamoring loudly or complaining explicitly about being left out. . #family #dessertgoals #grandparents #grandpa #specialneedsfamily #specialneedskids

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