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Welcome to "Holly's Notebook"
Dear Friends,
This is my personal page where I get to put anything I want —favorite
resources; personal comments; upcoming speaking engagements; latest
news; recent articles; links; my questions for MROL readers; special
invitation
blogs posted by friends; or anything else you Moms might want me
to include!
I would love to hear from all you mothers in the comments sections,
with
questions, ideas, your favorite resources and latest news as well!
(And if you'd
like a personal chat, contact me at holly@mothersruleoflife.com.)
God Bless,
Holly Pierlot
NOW AVAILABLE!
A Mothers Rule of Life: Establishing Your Practical Rule
Printable Workbook (PDF Format)
Companion Volume to A Mothers Rule of Life (Sophia 2004)
By Holly Pierlot (with Christi Gareis)
Accompanying templates, forms and instructions to aid mothers in developing their practical schedules and routines.
$8.47 US Funds: Pay Pal or Credit Card through Pay Pal.
Sample Page: A Mothers Liturgy of the Hours
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To PROTECT YOUR PURCHASE, you will need to immediately bookmark the workbook site, and/or then save/cut and paste the URL address if you wish to access the workbook in the future. We suggest you write the address on a piece of paper and keep it in a secure location. (Note: Please contact Holly by email if there are difficulties. In normal circumstances, no refunds available.)
What About Apostolates Outside the Home?
Dear Friends,
I've talked with two separate women in the past week who both suggested A Mother's Rule of Life needs another chapter - one that addresses the tension between the 5 Ps of our married vocation, and the role of additional apostolates outside the home. I think it's a valid question, given that many women are involved in their parishes or other forms of apostolate as well as their family life. The basic questions are - "Am I called to outside involvement?", "If so, in what area?", and "How can I do it all?"
By virtue of our baptism, we all have a call to Christianize the world and serve the church and society. I think it is most important to realize, we are doing this inherently within our vocations by raising citizens of this world & the next. Let no one belittle the importance of our call to family life.
But we also have additional talents and interests which can be applied to the greater church and society, either locally or globally, depending on who we are. There are a number of areas we can look at to discern if God is calling us to additional service, and if so, to what. Given our other responsibilities, we don't want to waste time or energy (leading to a stressed or neglected home, or on the other hand, quasi-effective service ). We want to make our service to others totally appropriate to our persons and particular gifts, within our circumstances.
To that end, here are some questions we can ask ourselves on additional apostolates outside the home:
for more, press 'comments'
posted by Holly at 2:50 PM
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The 2nd P - Understanding Your Temperament (article)
In A Mother's Rule of Life , we talked about our 'Persons' holding a high priority in our lives - the health of our body and our soul and our psyche - and ways to ensure our real needs are being met. There were other things to consider too - like overcoming various obstacles to personal health, such as sin, emotional and psychological wounds, healing & deliverance, and the role of the intellect, will and emotions in our search for Christian freedom. Discussed also was the civil war that often occurs when we don't want to do what we know is best...
That we need to 'know ourselves' is obvious- we can never work on anything effectively unless we understand it. So self-knowledge holds a high priority in our lives, and it helps us personally, as well as helps our family and all those we come in contact with, to become the whole and healthy person we are called to be.
One way to assist us in understanding ourselves is to understand our 'temperaments' - which is our personal tendencies to react to life in certain emotional ways. We're talking about understanding our feelings and how they affect us and our decisions, and how they assist us by making life smooth and wonderful, or hamper us by making life hard and unbearable....
posted by Holly at 11:23 PM
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Confused About "Types" of Prayer
Dear Holly
I have been reading your posts about contemplation, but I am confused. What is contemplation? Is it a type of prayer? Is this the same thing as 'meditation' or is it different? Where does the rosary and other prayers like this tie into it? Any clarification would be helpful.
posted by Holly at 5:04 PM
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