My heart belongs to You

If you ask God to come into every single aspect of your life, you will never have worry or distractions keeping you from prayer.

Top 10 Life Lessons so far...

1) Always appreciate the little things (i.e., butterflies and squirrels at LMU, ladybugs landing on me at the beach, the view of Corona Del Mar coming down MacArthur Blvd., phone calls from the special people in my life just to say hi, watching Leilani genuflect...just to name a few)

2) It's no use trying to make everyone happy. God's opinion is the one that matters most.

3) Pray for whoever you can whenever you can. You never know how much they really need it.

4) Don't make major life mistakes twice. There's a reason why you learn the lessons you do the first time around.

5) Let those you are thankful for know how much they mean to you. They may not be there tomorrow.

6) Heartache is proof that you're human. You can't avoid it if you're praying to love as Christ does, so be grateful that He's giving you the opportunity to replace your own fragile heart with His.

7) Everybody suffers in one way or another. Complaining is not going to make a bad situation any better. Don't waste your suffering. Use it as a means for your sanctification or for the conversion of others.

8) God's will resides in the deepest recesses of your heart. You've got to listen carefully for the whisper of His voice, guided by the desires that give you the most joy.

9) You are Jesus to someone. You may be the only Gospel they'll ever read, the only encounter with God they'll ever have. Let them meet Him in you...through your touch, your listening ear, the kind acceptance in your eyes, the gentle words of encouragement that flow from the goodness and mercy of Christ.

10) He knows what He's doing. Try not to mess with the Plan. But be comforted that even if you do, you can always come back and He'll be there to fix your mess. It's just a lot easier to trust in the beginning and, like Mama Mary says, "Do whatever He tells you."

"But You, our God, are kind and true; You bear evil patiently and order everything with mercy. Even when we sin we belong to You and acknowledge Your power, but aware that we belong to You, we shall not sin." (Wis 15:1-2)