Gratitiude Journal Days 5 & 6

Today, my gratitude goes towards my faith based Community. I have been very lucky to have been given the gift of music and granted the opportunity to share the gift God gave me with a Congregation who is loving, appreciative and understanding when my delivery is not perfect. I have been blessed with talented musicians who make me sound even better than I would alone and who have been accommodating in many ways.

I am also grateful that I have been fed spiritually through song when I can feel the message of God pressing onto me in my own life when I am proclaiming the psalm or singing a hymn. It is revealing to feel as if the song is speaking to me in my own life while I am reaching out to others.

I am also grateful for the patience of my Husband and Family as I am continually leaning on them for free time to go and work within the church at Masses, Funerals, Weddings and such. It is a blessing to be able to provide for the family and feed my soul at the same time.
I am grateful for my friends and those relatives close enough to me to call friends. These are women who I can lean on in times of trouble and call on many of them for advice. I appreciate their wisdom and their listening ears.

I am also grateful for the Community in which I live and for all the things that are done to help us all get together and do fun things. Like tonight, we will be lighting the tree together, singing and sharing hot chocolate. I am grateful it is not too, too cold out, so I will not freeze to death out there!

Lastly, I am grateful for the ability to juggle my crazy, crazy life!  I have been running around a lot lately, trying to maintain my current job and my 2nd job all in one. It gets hard at times. but are both fulfilling in many ways.  Both help people and many are very happy when they are done meeting with me. I love my jobs! :)
Loudly yours.
Alicia
ps- I have to share my interview with a beautiful young lady who I know is going to be a famous illustrator one day.  She was so sweet and I have fun interviewing her and getting to know her better.

Confirmation Day

This past Friday was the Confirmation of my 3rd Son, Nathan.  There were almost 100 young teens confirmed at our Church that evening. 

It was a beautiful Mass and a joy to see all the Sponsors and their Candidates come to receive the Holy Spirit in their lives.

UNCLE DAVE, NATHAN AND AUNT CHRISTINA

 We even had a special visitor come and join us all the way from Alabama!  Uncle David O'Brien, Nathan's God Father was there on his Special day.  We were overjoyed to see him. 

Nathan, Bishop Seratelli, Me and Dan

PROUD GRANDPARENTS

  Towards the end of the Mass, during the meditation, the Adult Choir and I got to sing Leonard Cohen's adaptation by Kelly Mooney.  It was beautiful.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw_VeBXv1H4&feature=share


Loudly yours,


Alicia