tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604080738678475033.post1688696838489079857..comments2023-07-28T09:40:38.679-04:00Comments on Messy Wife, Blessed Life: Word of the Year: I choose to SERVEMandi Richardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14641577291206420549noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604080738678475033.post-52728594517777415292014-02-01T15:22:50.481-05:002014-02-01T15:22:50.481-05:00This is an awesome post. It's honest and raw ...This is an awesome post. It's honest and raw and truthful. Thanks be to God St Catherine answered your humble prayer and God granted you the grace to be able to see and accept the answer. Have a great year!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01680470602835526738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604080738678475033.post-56189101486848699512014-01-10T18:56:23.894-05:002014-01-10T18:56:23.894-05:00This is such a wonderful post. It totally goes aga...This is such a wonderful post. It totally goes against our culture, but it is exactly the way in which motherhood can be a joyous vocation, not a struggle or a cross, as most people see it. When we give of ourselves, God blesses us and He can never be outgiven in generosity. I am so blessed when I let go of my selfish desires and focus on being Jesus to my children. Great reminders! I need it daily.Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975746279957689529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604080738678475033.post-76504701554037557732014-01-07T20:18:36.871-05:002014-01-07T20:18:36.871-05:00I think all of us go through periods of selfishnes...I think all of us go through periods of selfishness. Getting a real "grown up job" takes a lot more out of a person than people realize. Especially older people that have 3+ kids that are all 12+...and are used to working 50+ hours a week and take care of the house and have kids that are old enough to help with some chores. <br /><br />It's so hard to prioritize and get things done when you are exhausted. I need to work on what you are going to work on this year as well. I'll keep you in my prayers and wish us luck!Beth Anne @ Beth Anne's Besthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10094756369530433566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604080738678475033.post-528526905969475372014-01-07T18:00:38.664-05:002014-01-07T18:00:38.664-05:00I struggle to serve Steven every.single.day. and h...I struggle to serve Steven every.single.day. and he is very much like David- selfless and just does whatever without questioning. I feel like I've been working on it for forever and I'm about 2% better than I was when we first married. Which means it should take me the rest of my life to get the skill down! This post was really helpful; probably hard to write, but really helpful to people like me who struggle with this internally but don't really talk about it! Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05625035254559197934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604080738678475033.post-29110394558152081332014-01-07T17:37:17.680-05:002014-01-07T17:37:17.680-05:00wonderful reflection Mandi! And St Catherine of Si...wonderful reflection Mandi! And St Catherine of Siena is on my list of books to read and you made me want to read it all the more! I already have it purchased on my kindle, just waiting to have some free time!RestlessCatholicGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06045855968914350157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604080738678475033.post-8497575184835605342014-01-07T15:16:53.564-05:002014-01-07T15:16:53.564-05:00Mandi, this kind of gave me chills because I also ...Mandi, this kind of gave me chills because I also recently read a book about Catherine of Siena (Sigrid Undset's book, AMAZING--still working on it, actually) and I was also greatly unsettled by the huge gulf between myself and that kind of holiness. Especially my inability to endure any physical discomfort whatsoever. I feel like I've been having more trouble with that since I read it--I chalk it up to spiritual attack. This post is incredibly helpful to me though. Thank you.Isobelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02387241190326988950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604080738678475033.post-85912849373666072662014-01-07T14:19:47.422-05:002014-01-07T14:19:47.422-05:00I can so relate to this! I'm pretty sure God g...I can so relate to this! I'm pretty sure God gave me a husband and a daughter to teach me to be more selfless (among other things I'm sure). It's so hard though! Darn path to sainthood and its steep bumpy uphill slope. Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676579695252330189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604080738678475033.post-47180676782332893772014-01-07T11:28:50.425-05:002014-01-07T11:28:50.425-05:00"I very rarely do things that are objectively..."I very rarely do things that are objectively wrong. But I often make the wrong choices for my specific situations. I put myself first. I put my needs first. "<br /><br />I can so relate to this line (and much of what you wrote). Great post...just what I needed to read. Thanks for the inmpetus to change. Amelia Bentruphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04289052534608175705noreply@blogger.com