tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post1132129020213853332..comments2023-08-10T08:24:08.460-06:00Comments on Mama Needs Coffee: There's JesusJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07923751596148085363noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-40434279607980410422014-05-12T13:40:10.745-06:002014-05-12T13:40:10.745-06:00This is so beautiful!! Thanks for always being so...This is so beautiful!! Thanks for always being so honest :)Britt Fiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15306259519375341098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-19642571958245246512014-05-09T15:53:40.870-06:002014-05-09T15:53:40.870-06:00I actually had the same epiphany as Kallah recentl...I actually had the same epiphany as Kallah recently. I'm not going for me. I'm going for God. <br /><br />Nevertheless, I have a huge problem of feeling like everyone around is judging the antics of my two-year old and six-month old. But no one has ever said anything negative, so where am I getting this from? After a particularly crazy Mass on Sunday, a lady a few rows back stopped me to say how much everyone enjoys watching our little girls. Gosh. Why am I so crazy? Caitlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01466771774001309549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-78469516593148115252014-05-07T23:59:05.758-06:002014-05-07T23:59:05.758-06:00Preach! Thanks for saying what all of us are think...Preach! Thanks for saying what all of us are thinking and feeling. God bless you. Mia Judehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11713884131734358048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-54467453126021057362014-05-07T19:54:43.985-06:002014-05-07T19:54:43.985-06:00Amen.
Amen.<br /><br />Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805401564651493025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-32175970333914504942014-05-07T11:43:02.856-06:002014-05-07T11:43:02.856-06:00I love this post. I just love it. Thank you!I love this post. I just love it. Thank you!Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05591188377601035164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-72688597185954918922014-05-07T11:09:47.679-06:002014-05-07T11:09:47.679-06:00Love this, Jenny! So true. Thank you for being rea...Love this, Jenny! So true. Thank you for being real! :)<br /><br />Something that recently hit me and really has helped as I drag my feet to Mass each Sunday... I don't have to "get anything" out of it. That's not why I am going. I'm going to Mass once a week to give my God the worship He deserves. Because He is God. And I am grateful for His goodness to me. Even if I sit in Mass and stare ahead blankly as my hair is pulled and I am unable to hear a word of the homily - sometimes the gospel too (our deacon has a THICK hispanic accent which drives me CRAZY when I can barely get the chance to listen, anyway)... that's ok with me, because it actually adds more "Umph" to my sacrifice of going each Sunday in the first place. I am going because He is worthy. And I'm ok with feeling like I am getting nothing out of it for a season. I trust Him to sneak some graces in when I least expect it!Kallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16840771292057296538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-55157929430679337532014-05-07T10:41:33.975-06:002014-05-07T10:41:33.975-06:00I have the same feelings of struggling through mas...I have the same feelings of struggling through mass with toddlers. I've been trying to tell them about Jesus on the altar, but I don't think I am getting it right. Last mass the 3 year old asked "Why is Jesus riding a motorcycle?" as Father Broken Foot processed up the aisle in his Hoveround.Susannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03598672694802808728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-18986282660681914622014-05-07T09:27:11.029-06:002014-05-07T09:27:11.029-06:00This got me this morning. I've often told my h...This got me this morning. I've often told my husband that our children will at least know how important Mass is, because every week we struggle with the four of them there, and it would be so easy to just stay home and drink our coffee while they watch TV. Every once in a while I get a small understanding that this is God and it makes it all worth it. Cmeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01363226630838395602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-28892133013186904922014-05-07T06:43:44.860-06:002014-05-07T06:43:44.860-06:00Thanks so much for sharing this..I relate very muc...Thanks so much for sharing this..I relate very much. Wallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17878579679114766256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-34594781216075680632014-05-07T06:18:03.863-06:002014-05-07T06:18:03.863-06:00This is so true! Thanks for this, Jenny!This is so true! Thanks for this, Jenny!Michele Chronisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05328455640818231923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-69413497965485187722014-05-07T05:00:45.272-06:002014-05-07T05:00:45.272-06:00I gotta tell you, NO ONE warned me about how traum...I gotta tell you, NO ONE warned me about how traumatic Mass would be with 1, 2 and 3 young children (all in diapers, all under three). It's awful, but I dread Sunday Mass as my least favorite time of the week. Maybe I need an attitude adjustment, but it is just really hard and it isn't about installing good behavior because my kids do just fine at the ages they are at. BUT, it is about installing an knowledge that something greater than us is going on and our presence there is important, no matter what. I always get so bummed when people say, 'why don't you split Masses/why don't you have a sitter watch them' because despite my hatred for our Sunday ritual, I also have a strong love for coming before the Lord with our little family and all it's imperfections. AND, don't get me started on the self-righteous anti-cry room people. Because, yea, it's a bummer, but without the cry room I would never be able to take my kids to Mass solo, and we often pick churches based on whether they have a place we can HEAR the Mass while our kids and others are having meltdowns (aka- the cry room). That's all for the negative nancy, and on to the postive patty ( I just went there, with all the nick-names). Because we trudge through and bring our kids to MAss, a few weeks ago, I had a weird circumstance where I had to take just our oldest. He knew lots of the words, really tried to pray at the Eucharistic prayer (complete with thanking Jesus for 'Monster Jams' and 'the Zoo') and impressed all the old ladies around us. It reminded me that Mass, though a weekly fiasco, really is seeping in to the core of who my little guys are. And I love that!Mary Wilkersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895931413075965922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-22169956281640543562014-05-06T22:31:05.404-06:002014-05-06T22:31:05.404-06:00This was so beautiful. This was so beautiful. sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06427578556590549678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-69458474836911465782014-05-06T22:02:39.583-06:002014-05-06T22:02:39.583-06:00Oh, J. You cut to the core of me. Oh, J. You cut to the core of me. Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04679843836314336831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-85585594471801169122014-05-06T21:55:08.882-06:002014-05-06T21:55:08.882-06:00I can relate to this in so many ways! A good remin...I can relate to this in so many ways! A good reminder of why we make Mass a priority even though it can be so difficult with little ones!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13446246289877083958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-44172015752849450902014-05-06T20:35:50.538-06:002014-05-06T20:35:50.538-06:00Oof. You are always so. good. Yep. Thank you!Oof. You are always so. good. Yep. Thank you!Alzbetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02599175761449368133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-58780473083161620252014-05-06T19:54:00.466-06:002014-05-06T19:54:00.466-06:00Thank you for this. I've been having these sam...Thank you for this. I've been having these same feelings and it's always a comfort to know others feel the same :)Lauren T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04519996352417084164noreply@blogger.com