The Rosary

My days in Denver are winding down, as is this semester, and so I turn to what I am going to do with my summer.  Sure, I'm looking for jobs, planning the wedding, collecting recipes to try...planning my "get tan" schedule...but those are all neither here nor there.

Last summer my brother gave me a kindle, and frankly - I love it.  I know people complain it's not like holding a real book but honestly - I'm saving trees and I'm not filling tons of bookcases that are just going to collect dust.  Granted, most of my old books I donate, but I like just having them there - because I DO read them more than once!

As usual, I digress...

My point is, I've decided on a commitment: praying the rosary. 

When I was a kid I went to CCD - Catholic Sunday school.  I learned about the mysteries and generalities of praying the rosary, but I never really kept up with it or truly have taken the time to understand all that I can learn and gain from praying it.

So for a whopping .99 cents I bought a kindle book to read on the drive back to Florida.  I'll post what I gain from this journey along the way.  I've always wanted to read the whole bible, and I will someday.  But this is my first step of getting back on track in my relationship with God.

When my great grandmother, Carrie, passed on, she left her crystal rosary to my grandmother who then passed it onto my mom.  I can remember both of them always having it and particularly my grandmother, Martha, praying it in mass.  Here's to hoping my mom finds it soon (moving across the world makes keeping track of things difficult!) and passes it on to me!

 Steven & I took our FOCCUS questionnaire to kick off our Pre Cana over Easter weekend, and one of the questions asked "do you think that you should be a practicing Catholic if you plan to marry in the Catholic church."  My answer was agree wholeheartedly!  So this is one way that I am choosing to practice and grow in my faith.

I would love to hear how you choose to do this in your own lives!

XO