Breathing By His Grace
Newsletter 

Vol: 2 Issue: 3

Welcome to Breathing by His Grace 

An Outreach of Living by His Grace Ministries

 

A weekly resource for moms in crisis, our prayer is to provide you with meaningful content that will give you encouragement, and strategies that can be used in five minutes to help change the direction of your life. If you are that mom who says "Just five minutes, Lord! Please, just give me five minutes to breathe..." then this resource is for you.

 

We focus on healing the broken places in our lives, and letting go of the physical, emotional, and spiritual burdens that weigh us down. Join our community of women who have been there, share it with women who are there, and know that we are praying for you. Breathe in and pray. Breathe out and pray. Read on...

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Slice of Life

 

When she came home with her new, sparkly ring and smiling fiance, we were over-the-moon for our daughter.  Just to set expectations, though, we told them right away what kind of wedding we could afford: simple.  

 

And that's just how we did it.

 

We rented the church hall and had the reception there after the wedding in the sanctuary.  The meal was potluck.  The flowers, arranged by a friend with several dozen roses from Costco.  Music provided by family members and an online music service.

 

Dress: Goodwill.

Shoes and veil: online vendors.

Table decorations and souvenirs: the dollar store.

Lighting: strings of white Christmas lights

Cake: Costco sheet cake converted to two tiers and re-frosted.

 

Several friends got together and gave clean-up services as their wedding gift.

 

Our big spend was a week at a bed and breakfast in the country for their honeymoon.

 

The wedding was fun!  Family, friends and community came together to help, which made them feel needed.  Like they had a purpose. 

 

People need to have a purpose.

 

So in a way, our daughter's simple wedding helped all of us.

 

~Sylvia~

 
Journal Pages

Calming Technique 

CALMING TECHNIQUE:

 

When you are in a beautiful place and feeling calm and relaxed, take a mental picture of that time/place/feeling. 

 

When you are tense and anxious, visualize that mental picture and revisit the experience you had that day.  

 

~Sylvia~

 

 

COFFEE HOUSE FARMS

 

THE REFUGEES AMONG US

 

Coordinator of Religious Ed

Liz Wiznerowicz, offers her experiences and insight.

 

#1 Welcoming the refugees among us into our Parish family


Interview #1 Recording:

 

https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/J0uPa7bwC755OAbbtUOpzUMQgxrxrigOZR13d_UqMDQ9r3g5m9WEnc11c5f8m__O.HozaL3rn_cnRVhWF

 

Access Passcode: !@RQ953g

 

 

 

 

 

#2 Bridging the gap when there are language barriers.

 

Interview #2 Recording:

 

https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/kbOdLKk0CO2XIjC7NITtQFDa7Gj171xLQNXvII4tjxKfnxcdEI8wqAy67y29kJfY.3Rg83I1bKnIdE83N

 

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A little humor and Savings Tip:

 

Q: Do you know why the king of hearts married the Queen of hearts?

 

A: They were perfectly suited for each

 

(other.https://parade.com/1043061/marynliles/marriage-jokes/)

 

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Online photo printing services can print photos in books and on a variety of materials. 

 

For a not-too-expensive gift for the happy couple, print and frame a picture of them together.  Or print it onto two matching mugs and fill them with wildflowers.  

 

The possibilities are endless (and inexpensive!)

 

~Sylvia~

 

 

 

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.  It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."

 

~ 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 ~

February's Song Choice # 2

 

Song: YOU ARE LOVED

By: Stars Go Dim

 

Stars Go Dim - You Are Loved [Official Music Video] - YouTube

Special Book Corner & Give-away

 

This month's winner of our give-away of books written by Sylvia Dorham, Penny Hoeflinger, and illustrated by Marissa Sasscer that address human trafficking and Sylvia's new book "A Week Away" is:

 

Kristine Johmann

 

If you would like to participate to win in future give-a-ways, just go to our website and fill out our contact form. Please share our newsletter with others so they may join our community too.

It's that simple!

 

Coming in our next Newsletter: 

 

Interview with Liz Wiznerowicz

Coordinator of Religious Education

St. Elizabeth Catholic Church

"Advocating for those in need among us"

 

New Breathing Technique

 

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