tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026245796926061340.post1202049184865124188..comments2024-03-29T04:30:34.574-05:00Comments on My Child, I Love You: My idolLindsay Boeverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312948353313987077noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026245796926061340.post-78462773791879131162022-08-29T08:21:19.022-05:002022-08-29T08:21:19.022-05:00e9z10u0o14 l9q25e4h96 i9q89y3f91 v2h43p5u11 ... <a href="https://tedoaez33007.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>e9z10u0o14 </strong></a> l9q25e4h96 <a href="https://shesaez61217.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>i9q89y3f91 </strong></a> v2h43p5u11 <a href="https://tusleal49113.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>g9g67q5k34 </strong></a> j1h16y3u27phertenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15557017741133048105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026245796926061340.post-59426007355190592352013-09-03T15:44:27.469-05:002013-09-03T15:44:27.469-05:00I'm assuming stacy isn't the woman's r...I'm assuming stacy isn't the woman's real name because it says in the beginning, "I will call her Stacy." Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026245796926061340.post-49556484351507737162013-08-25T19:51:45.198-05:002013-08-25T19:51:45.198-05:00Hi there. I always enjoy reading your blog and thi...Hi there. I always enjoy reading your blog and this woman's story is indeed moving, but I wonder if it's fair to use her full name. Did you ask her permission to use her name when sharing her story?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026245796926061340.post-70453391663618151492013-08-23T09:12:04.360-05:002013-08-23T09:12:04.360-05:00This is my first time reading your blog, I am a fr...This is my first time reading your blog, I am a friend of Katie Sciba. We just made month 3 of having four born children... and I realize that I neither want to suffer on this side of Heaven, nor do I want a long time in Purgatory. But the quote about silent suffering spoke to me this morning. Thank you. <br /><br />-Kate Dawson<br />daytodaydawsons.blogspot.comKate Dawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11555275437604105719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026245796926061340.post-20181588609652314372013-08-20T11:28:53.327-05:002013-08-20T11:28:53.327-05:00Well, if i just read this blog post every morning ...Well, if i just read this blog post every morning I will be on track!Thank you for sharing with all of us. You are such an encouragement to families with a lot of kids. God bless<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026245796926061340.post-12369012354174085572013-08-19T22:49:47.917-05:002013-08-19T22:49:47.917-05:00Hi, Bridget! Not to speak for Lindsay, but as I...Hi, Bridget! Not to speak for Lindsay, but as I'm sure she is busy and I have some time on my hands, I'm going to presume to try to shed a bit of light on the perspective of a Catholic Christian here :-) <br /><br />1) Catholics do believe precisely what you assert: salvation is by grace, through faith, and is a free and unmerited gift from God. I would venture to say that Lindsay did not mean "earn Heaven" in the sense of "save oneself without any assistance from God" (this goes directly against Catholic teaching) but rather in the sense that only he who "does the will of my Father" will enter the kingdom of heaven (Mt 7:21) and remembering Christ's exhortation that "he who endures to the end will be saved" (Mt 24:13) <br />*SIDE NOTE* When a Catholic talks about good works, merit, etc, it is all with the presumed understanding that any and all good that we do is only through the grace of Christ working in us - including the grace of faith itself. "The charity of Christ is the source in us of all our merits before God." (CCC2011)<br /><br />2) To a Catholic, faith is not only something you have, it is something you do - something you live. And we believe a living faith is "faith working through love" (Gal 5:6). To quote from the Catechism, faith "encompasses the call and the OBLIGATION TO RESPOND with sincere love to divine charity" (CCC2093, my emphasis). Lukewarmness ("hesitation or negligence in responding to divine love") is therefore a very serious sin, which is why the Bible warns us against it so vehemently. So to say to a Catholic "all you need in order to be saved is faith" translates as "you better be working hard in every thought and every act of every day in order to attempt to respond accordingly to the unfathomable love of God". <br /><br />I hope this makes some amount of sense to you! It's hard boiling down as complex an issue as the Catholic understanding of the economy of salvation to a few paragraphs. If this is too woefully insufficient for your curiosity, the Catechism is online and searchable at http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc.htm - go crazy! :-)<br /><br />Also, it's true: Lindsay's mom is awesome! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026245796926061340.post-46150728603962016152013-08-18T09:43:13.185-05:002013-08-18T09:43:13.185-05:00I really enjoy reading your blog! You always remin...I really enjoy reading your blog! You always remind me that this time when our children are little is but a moment and to enjoy the time with them. , I have read a couple of times where you have stated that "we must earn heaven." As a Christian, I don't quite understand that and hopefully you could shed some light on this for me :) I believe that we are all sinners and have fallen short of the glory of God and that it is only by his grace (unmerited favor) that we are saved ("For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life" John 3:16). Of course, this doesn't mean that we just go through life doing whatever pleases us. We should want to be more like Him and bear good fruit. But, I don't think we can earn our way into heaven. We just need to have faith. Lastly, I just wanted to say what wonderful words your mom tells you. I really wish my mom would be that encouraging to me :) She will watch my nephews for a few hours a week, but she only sees it as "babysitting" and not raising up the next generation. I'm just always surprised that she can't see the bigger picture in this. Thank you Lindsay's mom :)Bridgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430175988540532506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026245796926061340.post-56921015622626286592013-08-17T22:22:41.034-05:002013-08-17T22:22:41.034-05:00So true and far from what the world is trying to c...So true and far from what the world is trying to convince us is the pathway to happiness. We are so uncomfortable with suffering and always look for suffering that we should choose... instead of the cross that God has seen fit to send us. I am terribly jealous of your upbringing, because as an adult convert it is such a struggle to "have faith". I guess this is the cross that God saw fit to send me. Thank you for writing. God Bless your family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026245796926061340.post-78291882004462455832013-08-17T20:32:47.699-05:002013-08-17T20:32:47.699-05:00Thank you so much for keeping this blog. I know t...Thank you so much for keeping this blog. I know that you are motivated to keep it mostly as a documentation of your life with your children, but it truly blesses me. I love reading stories about your family and reading your inspirational words, like this blog post. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026245796926061340.post-89900411341409168312013-08-17T16:01:10.647-05:002013-08-17T16:01:10.647-05:00This is so beautiful. Glad to have found your blo...This is so beautiful. Glad to have found your blog so that I could read these touching words. God bless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026245796926061340.post-77466790296071611162013-08-17T08:23:44.362-05:002013-08-17T08:23:44.362-05:00Your Mother is an inspiration, her example taught ...Your Mother is an inspiration, her example taught you so much and now look, through your blog you are reaching others and Julie is the example - I see God so abundantly in this and have really been encouraged by your sharing about Julie. Thank you, thank you.9peasMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10275852974567457188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026245796926061340.post-14440842705132830462013-08-16T23:23:32.230-05:002013-08-16T23:23:32.230-05:00Wow. Thank you so much for posting this. What an a...Wow. Thank you so much for posting this. What an amazing reminder of what we're called to. God bless your friend Julie. Danielle https://www.blogger.com/profile/00076826470661207869noreply@blogger.com