Finding Joy in the day, Day 358

Yay, finally getting to return stuff at target
Sharing stories
Talking to mom on the phone

Saint Faustina Quote of the day:
 But I want to tell you that eternal life must begin already here on earth through Holy Communion. Each Holy Communion makes you more capable of communing with God throughout eternity. (Diary, 1181)

Finding Joy in the day, Day 357

A little more clarity
Fresh fruit delivery

Saint Faustina Quote of the day:

“Proclaim that Mercy is the greatest attribute of God. All the works of My hands are crowned with Mercy.” (#301) 

Finding Joy in the day, Day 356

Sleeping better

Saint Faustina Quote of the day:
My daughter, fear nothing. I am always with you, even if it seems to you that I am not. Your humility draws Me down from My lofty throne, and I unite Myself closely with you. (Diary, 1109)

Finding Joy in the day, Day 355

Package in the mail

Bright highlighting pens

Saint Faustina Quote of the day:

“I have opened my Heart as a living fountain of mercy. Let all souls draw life from it. Let them approach this sea of mercy with great trust. Sinners will attain justification, and the just will be confirmed in good. Whoever places his trust in My mercy will be filled with My divine peace at the hour of death.” (1520)

Finding Joy in the day, Day 354

Sweet friend
Understanding

Saint Faustina Quote of the day:
"These rays of mercy will pass through you,
just as they have passed through this Host,
and they will go out through all the world" (Diary, 441)

Finding Joy in the day, Day 353

No morning headache
Chance to stay inside on frigid day
Birdie of courage

St. Faustina Quote of the day:
"Love casts out fear. Since I came to love God with my whole being and with all the strength of my heart, fear has left me." (Diary, 589)

Finding Joy in the day, Day 352

Goofy moods

Heated Rice packs

Lovely friends

Saint Faustina Quote of the day:
"even though it may stumble here and there, it fights on valiantly, humbly calling upon God" (Diary, 98)

Finding Joy in the day, Day 351

Target Clearance racks
Temperatures rising

Saint Faustina Quote of the day:
When the soul comes out victorious from the preceding trials, even though it may stumble here and there, it fights on valiantly, humbly calling upon God, "Save me, I am perishing!" And it is still able to fight on. (Diary of St. Faustina, 98)

Finding Joy in the day, Day 350

Online ordering
Finding coupon codes
Advancing technology

Saint Faustina Quote of the day:
"All these trials are heavy and difficult. God does not send them to a soul which has not already been admitted to a deeper intimacy with Him and which has not yet tasted the divine delights. Besides, in this God has His own plans, which for us are impenetrable. God often prepares a soul in this way for His future designs and great works. He wants to try it as pure gold is tried. But this is not yet the end of the testing; there is still the trial of trials, the complete abandonment of the soul by God."
Diary, 97

Finding Joy in the day, Day 348

Sunshine
Seeing tulip boquet

Saint Faustina Quote of the day:

In suffering, I must be patient and quiet, knowing that everything passes in time. (Diary 253)

Finding Joy in the day, Day 349

Sunshine in the window on a frigid day
A friend to bring me ashes
Letter from my momma

Saint Faustina Quote of the day:
"I should add here, however, that the soul will respond more faithfully to divine grace if it has a well - informed confessor to whom it can confide everything. " Diary, 95

Finding Joy in the day, Day 347

A beautiful friend and singer/song writer

http://www.karaklein.com/
My dearest momma having a day to celebrate her birth

Saint Faustina Quote of the day:
 O my Lord, inflame my heart with love for You, that my spirit may not grow weary amidst the storms, the sufferings and the trials. You see how weak I am. Love can do all.  (Diary, 94)

Finding Joy in the day, Day 346

Seeing a very beautiful woman

Special visit

Saint Faustina quote of the day:

You are my strength; sustain me that I may always carry out what You ask of me. Of myself I can do nothing, but when You sustain me, all difficulties are nothing for me. (Diary, 91)

Finding Joy in the day, Day 345

Appreciation
Supportive and encouraging words

Saint Faustina Quote of the day:
"The courage and strength that are in me are not of me, but of Him who lives in me" (Diary, 91)

Finding Joy in the day, Day 344 (Happy St. Valentines Day)

Target run
Visit from friend
Baby roses

Saint Faustina Quote of the day:
"I am Love and Mercy itself" (Diary 1074)

Finding Joy in the day, Day 343

Accepting people
Sharing life with people who are true and real

Saint Faustina Quote of the day:
"Tell him not to fear anything; My gaze is on him day and night. There will be as many crowns to form his crown as there will be souls saved by this work. It is not for the success of a work, but for the suffering that I give reward." (Diary, 90)

Finding Joy in the day, Day 342

Faithful friends
Card in mail
MB so giving and sacrificing -Thank you MB

Saint Faustina Quote of the day:
"I see now that the work of Redemption is bound up with the work of mercy requested by the Lord." (Diary, 89)

Finding Joy in the day, Day 341

Unloading
Compassion
Understanding

St. Faustina Quote of the day:
"For Jesus, one can bear anything." (Diary, 87)

Finding Joy in the day, Day 340

Mom and Dad, sister here
Friend here

Saint Faustina Quote of the day:
 [Once] when I saw how much my confessor [probably Father Sopocko] was to suffer because of this work which God was going to carry out through him, fear seized me for the moment, and I said to the Lord, "Jesus, this is Your affair, so why are You acting this way toward him? It seems to me that You are making difficulties for him while at the same time ordering him to act."

Write that by day and by night My gaze is fixed upon him, and I permit these adversities in order to increase his merit. I do not reward for good results but for the patience and hardship undergone for My sake.

(Diary, 86)

Finding Joy in the day, Day 339

Understanding
Willing hearts

Saint Faustina Quote of the day:
O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in You! (Diary, 84)

Finding Joy in the day, Day 338

Skyping with C, M, and J
Prayers

Saint Faustina Quote of the day:
O Mary, my Mother and my Lady, I offer You my soul, my body, my life and my death, and all that will Follow it. I place everything in Your hands. O my Mother, cover my soul with Your virginal mantle and grant me the grace of purity of heart, soul and body. Defend me with Your power against all enemies, and especially against those who hide their malice behind the mask of virtue. O lovely lily! You are for me a mirror, O my Mother! (Diary, 79)

Finding Joy in the day, Day 337

Supportive mentors

Friendly faces

Talking to a friend after a long time just messaging

Saint Faustina Quote of the day:

"Now I see that if God wants to keep a soul in darkness, no book, no confessor can bring it light" (Diary, 78)

Finding Joy in the day, Day 336

Great Drs
New friend
Compassionate hearts

Saint Faustina Quote of the day:
"When the soul has been saturated through and through by this infernal fire, it is, as it were, cast headlong into great despair. My soul experienced this moment when I was all alone in my cell. When my soul began to sink into this despair, I felt that the end was near. But I seized my little crucifix and clutched it tightly in my hand. And now I felt my body separate itself from my soul; and though I wanted to go to my Superiors, I no longer had the physical strength. I uttered my last words: "I trust in Your Mercy!" (Diary 101)

Finding Joy in the day, Day 335

One moment at a time
Friends and nail painting
Clearing up information

Saint Faustina Quote of the day:
"I felt an aversion for the Holy Sacraments, and it seemed to me that I was not profiting from them in any way. It was only out of obedience to my confessor that I frequented them, and this blind obedience was for me the only path I could follow and my very last hope of survival." (Diary, 77)

Finding Joy in the day, Day 334

Early a.m. skype with my Brother and Sisinlaw
Pictures of my nieces and nephews
Forgiveness
Friends

Saint Faustina Quote of the day:
O my Jesus, direct my mind, take possession of my whole being, enclose me in the depths of Your heart, and protect me against the assaults of the enemy. (Diary 76)

Finding Joy in the day, Day 333

Caffiene free beverages
Visit from a priest
Word of God in scriptrure:
Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek, and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. Matt 11:28-29

Saint Faustina Quote of the day:
O my Jesus, You alone know the longings and the sufferings of my heart. I am glad I can suffer for You, however little. When I feel that the suffering is more than I can bear, I take refuge in the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament, and I speak to Him with profound silence. (Diary 73)