Eucharistic Motherhood: fartin' Martin

Thursday, September 1, 2011

fartin' Martin

We are hosting a weekly homeschool co-op. A dozen 3rd and 4th graders are in our home every Thursday with 2 teachers. I spend the day with Annie--it harkens back to having Baby Jake! I love hosting the co-op. It is SO GOOD for my kids.
Well today, a little guy named Martin was there late 'cause his mom was late picking him up. I put him to work with my kids, cleaning the room and taking down the tables and chairs.
While spraying down a table, he says to me, "My nickname is Fartin' Martin." Looking at this thin, pious-looking ten year old, I thought my ears had deceived me.
"What?"
"They call me 'Fartin' Martin because farting is my hobby."

I have laughed about that all day long. Sometimes little joys are so unexpected!

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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.