As a leader at my Church, I have been working hard to help to make a good Advent, but I forgot to work it at my heart. School, the kids, therapies, the Church was taking too much at me and left me such a bad mood that was leaving a bad flavor on my life and my children’s also.

    Then, last week, at the Feast of St. John of the Cross, founder of the religious community of my Parish (Discalced Carmelites), I received as a gift a book of Prayers, but it is not just a book of prayers, just the Divine Office, the Book of Prayers that the Church does and keep unity around the world. This book was a signal to me to slow down, to calm down and work for the Lord but with the attitude of the Lord, WITH PRAYER. I have said here before that I feel more like Martha and less like Mary, working and not enjoying the Lord’s Presence in my life. At this point, I decided to do just that, enjoy my life, enjoy my kids and enjoy the Lord during these last weeks of Advent.

   As a homeschooler, we slowed down because the girls were at final exams at their schools and it was difficult to keep track without interruptions, so we worked was Christmas meaning is and I had a lot to work because my son just viewed Christmas as when Santa came and gave us gifts (he didn’t had the conscience about what Christmas means until last year) and had to change that to Jesus’ birthday and change Santa Claus to St. Nicolas, so we had work in including Christ in Christmas in his life. Since his birthday is also on December, I told him that he has his birthday with Jesus and was so happy for it!

   So, at least we are heading to the correct direction, I will keep you posted to how our road goes.