First off, I want to thank you for all the prayers and consoling words when I posted about Rosie, etc. I can’t tell you what it meant to me.
The following pictures are of our big day, dropping Rosie off at the convent. I think it is supposed to be a low-key type of thing, but NOTHING is low-key when you have ten siblings and twenty-eight nieces and nephews! …hehe
It was a beautiful day, though difficult. Yes, bittersweet…maybe tipping the balance on the “bitter” side right now…knowing the sweetness is underlying it all, and will grow more as each day passes.
(Update on my health: My first test was fine. The results were very good. I have another one on Nov. 4th and ask for continued prayers…. Thank you!)
Rosie will be very grateful for prayers, also. Many of you know she has struggled with her own health for a few years. We are praying that all goes well…
(Click on the first small picture to view the gallery.)
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- The trip…
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- Arriving in Gower, MO. They are still working on the brand-new Church.
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- The crane is waaaaay up there!
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- Mass…
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- Father Carney says the Tridientine daily Mass for the Benedictines.
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- Taken from my side..Mother Abbess and the other nuns are on the other side.
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- After Mass we gather for lunch and a bit of visiting…
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- These two young, lovely novices left their families and came from Germany and Holland.
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- Sister Scholastica, the Novice Mistress, talks to the children.
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- Colin and Ethan.
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- Mike and Magdalene look at the new calves.
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- Something in my eye!
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- Talking with Mother Abbess.
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- Group photo!
God bless you and your family, and so glad the test went well!
Yaaaay! What a beautiful girl inside and out it seems, a wonderful offering for the Lord that will bless everyone. Stay strong, mama. Her soul is protected. I pray one of my daughters enters.
What a beautiful family!
Thank you for sharing this part of your lives. I hope you will share more as our daughter has the papers to apply to a Carmelite Monastery in PA and I can already taste the bitterness if she is accepted.
We will be keeping you all in our prayers!
Thank you for sharing the photo gallery. Indeed, with such a big beautiful family, nothing is “low-key” and how wonderful that is! I will pray for you and for Rosie as you both take these steps, day by day. God bless your family!
Thank you for sharing, dear lady. I’ll continue to pray for your family, especially for you and Rosie.
So beautiful. . . thank you!
God bless.
Deo gratias! God is so good!
Oh Leane such a relief to hear from you on your blog today! !! I am so very grateful that your test results went well and be assured I will continue to pray for wonderful test results on November 4th! I was so moved in seeing all the beautiful pictures of Rosie and your family on that most blessed day! I’m sure it was a day filled with overwhelming emotions for all of you- bittersweet indeed. ! I most definitely will continue to keep Rosie in my prayers! God bless You and your family! 💕
This made me tear up a bit. Thank you so much for sharing such a beautiful experience. Yes, bittersweet for you but so inspiring for us readers. May God bless you, Rosie, and the rest of your lovely family.
Praise God! Thank you for sharing!
Thank You for sharing this special time in your family’s life. Will keep good thoughts and prayers for you and Rosie. God Bless.
Joan,Marion and Marilyn
Thank you for sharing. What a beautiful day that must have been. You are an inspiration and I will continue to pray for you, Rosie, and your health.