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My Friends Say It is Too Much...
Dear Holly,
I am very interested in starting a rule for me and my family, but my friends who have read A Mother's Rule say it is too much, and that you have a crazy schedule. They say what you do is unnecessary. I don't feel I have any support to do this. Do you have any advice on this?
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posted by Holly at 3:34 PM
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I would advise you to follow the attraction of your heart and your head and begin a mother's rule.
A rule is not a mega-schedule, or at least, it is not meant to be. And a rule is not meant to put in writing every little desire and perfectionistic detail of one's whole life to the point of ridiculousness. It covers essentials of one's vocational duties.
A rule is, and will always remain, a response to the call of God - a means of fidelity to one's vocation as a mother; a way to ensure that one's basic calling is being met with conscious care and a reasonable attempt to meet the many and varied needs of self, husband, family and home -- in such a way as to reduce unnecessary emotional turmoil or physical & psychological stress But instead, to have this valid tool as a means of living motherhood in a life-giving and self-offering way. This is the route of love.
Remember too that a rule of life is a long-held-in-esteem tool of seeking a closer more intimate relationship with God in the Catholic spiritual tradition.
Don't let the negativity of your friends deter you. I am sure the saints had negative voices coming at them too. Follow the call of God as experienced in your attraction to bring order in to your home and life. By it's fruit you will recognize the validity of undertaking it, and the Lord Himself will come to be your support.
Remember, that God will not be outdone in generosity. Love attracts love. Love God thru a mother's rule.
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