Welcome to my favorite linkup of the week called Just Enough Info with The Zelie Group. This week we are discussing the theme of October, which is Respect Life Month. In addition to this link up I would suggest you take a look at Instagram and follow the #Rosaryathon. I have so enjoyed participating in the Rosayathon this far and hope to see you join in the fun!
Time to get back to the JEI Linkup and I'd love to introduce you to the other hosts of the Just Enough Info Linkup:
1. Does your family or parish mark the month in a special way?
October is Respect Life Month but it is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month, ADHD Awareness Month and Spina Bifida Awareness Month which are all important issues in our family. Cancer has taken the lives of several of my close relatives over the years and we have had some Breast Cancer scares. My youngest son is ADHD and I continue to fight for him to get the assistance he needs to cope with his overactive mind and body. I have Spina Bifida. Spina Bifida is a birth defect and cannot be "cured". I had surgery as a child to close the opening in my spine and I have been lucky to not have any complications until now. I think I will save my story dealing with this disability for another time though.
Back to the question: We do incorporate intentions for the unborn into our family rosary but that is really the extent of anything we have done in the past. This year I plan on doing a Spiritual Adoption because I am on a new fertility journey that I hope leads us to adding a child (and more) into our family.
As for my parish, I'm not sure yet. We haven't been registered with our parish for even a year yet so we are still learning about all the amazing things they have to offer to us and the community. We were given signs to display in our yards in protest of proposition 106. It would allow physician suicide assistance for the elderly, people with terminal illness and others who are not strong enough to fight for themselves. We should respect all life. God does not make mistakes and although our lives may require suffering, it is ours to endure and part of our story.
2. Do you have any books or resources to recommend on the Respect Life theme?
3. What do you wish others understood about the Respect Life message?
Please Join us and Link Up with your answers to this week's questions about Respecting Life Month (October). Here are the questions:
1. Does your family or parish mark the month in a special way?
2. Do you have any books or resources to recommend on the Respect Life theme?
3. What do you wish others understood about the Respect Life message?
1. Does your family or parish mark the month in a special way?
2. Do you have any books or resources to recommend on the Respect Life theme?
3. What do you wish others understood about the Respect Life message?
Next week we will be discussing Autumn/Fall Family Fun:
1. Best fall flavor: apple or pumpkin?
2. The leaves are changing colors, and the air is crisp. What are you looking forward to about fall?
3. Do you decorate for the season (and which is it: fall or autumn?)
I'm also loving rosaryathon! Challenges really help me get out of my photo rut of cute kids or what I'm cooking today.
ReplyDeleteI love your point about embracing uncertainty. I'm super Type A (if you haven't guessed) and uncertainty is REALLY hard for me. I feel like that's what God has been having me work on these past few years. I'm still trying to not fight him on that. :)
I am loving the Rosaryathon too! It's nice to take a look at things and be in a place of thanksgiving. Everything seems so much more wonderful.
DeleteI have a hard time with uncertainty too. I have been making big efforts over the past four years to be more present in the moment and it truly helps! God is truly amazing in his wonderous ways of teaching!