Eucharistic Motherhood: Adolescent Girls

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Adolescent Girls

Poor adolescent girls! It is just so hard!
I picked Mary up from school, and she burst into tears when she sat down in the car. I asked her what was wrong, and she said, "Nothing!" I had to laugh. Being 12 is just h.a.r.d.
Still seeming miserable, I told her, "I'm going to get you a milkshake. You deserve it!" She perked up.
I went and got her one, but I got some for the other kids too, since today is a Feast Day during Lent, and so we get a treat. She came to the car, picked up the carton of milkshakes, and then promptly FELL TO THE GROUND and spilled the milkshakes all over the side walk!
POOR GIRL!!!
She cried again, saying she was just a mess.
I spent the rest of the evening joking with her, letting her watch a movie, and telling her funny stories. She was great, and handled it with lots of humor. And she got a milkshake after all.
Sweet girl. These times will pass. Just gotta love a 12 year old through that time!

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Born in Texas, raised in NYC, I earned my Ph.D. in philosophy and married a gorgeous theology student who rides a motorcycle and looks like James Dean. We now have six kids, are based in Irving near the University of Dallas where my husband teaches theology and where I sometimes teach philosophy. We currently live in the Castelli Romani, just outside of Rome, Italy. In addition to teaching some semesters and raising our 6 wonderful children, I am studying theology at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas. Passionate about the vocation of motherhood, I founded a Catholic mother's ministry, Mighty Is Her Call. Our retreats and blog can be explored here: https://mightyishercall.com.

My book, Motherhood: An Extraordinary Vocation was released August 2021.

What's Special about Motherhood?

Motherhood is patterned on the life of Christ, particularly the Eucharist, in a way that no other vocation is. Some mothers shed blood for their children in childbirth--just as Christ shed his blood for us, a gift we celebrate in the Eucharist. Some mothers nourish children with their own bodies--just as Christ nourishes us with his body in the Eucharist. Mothers give themselves up in countless ways for their children--just as Christ gave himself up for us: "This is my body, given up for you." Every aspect of our day, from feeding our children, to cleaning up their messes, to disciplining them, to listening attentively to them, to hugging them, to laughing with them, to cherishing them, reflects the ways Christ gives himself to us. Motherhood is a role fashioned in the image of Christ, more so than perhaps any other vocation. It is singularly close to and reflective of the Heart of Christ.