Breathing By His Grace
Newsletter 

Vol: 1 Issue: 6

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

 

Things were scant, but we mostly had what we needed. It was just the two of us, so two plates,
two bowls, two sets of knife/fork/spoon. The ‘mostly’ part happened when it came to glasses.


There was only one of those. The other was a victim of dropping into the sink a little too hard.
Christmas was coming, even though the money was not.

 

Still, I figured the local odds-and-ends,
never-know-what-will-be-there store might have something I could use to decorate and maybe
put something under the tree.
I dug through aisles of junk before I found it. A box of glass-Mason-jar mugs. And at twenty-
five cents each, the price was right!

 

I had enough money for twelve - one for each day of
Christmas, and more than enough for the two of us to drink at the same time - and I merrily
placed them in my cart along with a hideous roll of several-seasons-old bright-orange wrapping
paper and a ten-dollar fake Christmas tree. On an impulse, I grabbed a package of pipe
cleaners in red, green and white.
I lugged my haul up to our apartment and set up our $15 Christmas.


After assembling the tree, I made tiny Christmas wreaths by intertwining the colored pipe
cleaners. They looked cute! And there were plenty, so our tree looked full, in a pipe-cleaner
sort of way. Finally, I opened the roll of orange paper and carefully wrapped all twelve mugs.

 

When they were carefully arranged at the base of the tree, you would never know that this Christmas was a little lean. It looked like the room was full of bright orange packages!
Then I waited for my husband to come home...


When I ‘tah-dahhhed’ him into the room, I got a real gift. Surprise turned to disbelief.
“I thought we couldn’t do anything for Christmas – “ he stammered, eyes wide.
I just gave him my fifteen-dollar smile. Since that moment, he has always assumed that somehow, I can make something out of

nothing!

 

~ Sylvia ~

 
Journal Pages

Calming Technique Video

CALMING TECHNIQUE: Tapping

 

If you are open to alternative therapies, take a look at this well-established stress-relief technique.

 

Some people call tapping, “acupuncture without needles.”  The idea is to calm the amygdala, the fight-or-flight part of the brain, by tapping you fingers against nine specific points on your face and body.  As you tap, you talk to yourself about the stress you’re experiencing and reinforce to yourself that you are acceptable.  Several rounds of tapping will make a surprising difference as your brain settles out of ‘fight-or-fight’ mode.

 

Watch this short video for a more in-depth visual explanation:

 

https://www.thetappingsolution.com/tapping-101/

 

~Sylvia ~

 

 

Interview with Janet Lozano,

 

Co-Founder of Heart of the Father Ministries and UNBOUND

 

Question #1

 

"How did Heart of the Father Ministries come about, and specifically UNBOUND?"

 

Recording:

 

https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/Relf7Sp8lxL3EURGTqMk-yltpkrGEF9yrQAMwHrxTMmvpJGaGlNyaEg1QmCzDvae.FoYnwblcC753Gxm3

 

Access Passcode: M!iAF?W0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question #2

 

"What are the Five Keys of UNBOUND and why are they significant?"

 

Recording:

 

https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/6PK6M9S6gbN6LSGQQIdWVX6dPswXoGL3Z6hPKaCW34hpnc7uufeSV75neWCydQY_.G61qcjqSebnnO0G9

 

Access Passcode: rGH#ht3v

UNBOUND

As promised, here is the final of four pictures of Anthony, an artist from Malaysia who is living with Autism, and recordings of his mom’s interview about their journey through all the trials and triumphs.

"How important has your faith been on your journey with Anthony?"

 

Recording:

 

https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/CuhfR_65iupgXiZ3CrWncwJdgb6o2iJE3URaTZPLbjgU708Wu6IffxGW_7DODKgD.JVyG1Fp_QJPswNKE

 

Access Passcode: isEn1#3&

 

 

 

 

 

“For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us;

And the government will rest on His shoulders;

And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,

Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.”

 

~ Isaiah 9:6 ~

December's Song Choice # 1

 

Song: Hallelujah

By: Roy & Rosemary

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT5u2xVEO5M

Special Book Corner & Give-away

 

If you want a charming series of picture books for Christmas gifts, look no further than our very own Sylvia Dorham. During December we will give away a Living By His Grace Reusable Bag along with other products, including Sylvia's picture book titled "Monks Make Amends"

 

"Even the monks of Archangel Monastery get mad sometimes. What will they do about it?   Father Abbott has some practical guidance for dealing with anger through personal choices and the Sacrament of Confession.  Charmingly funny illustrations and rhyming verse provide parents and grandparents with a unique opportunity to teach children how to handle the emotion of anger. The Monks Make Amends is the third installment of the Monks series, which starts with The Monks Daily Bread and continues in The Monks Stormy Night.

 

Find Sylvia's book here:

"

https://www.amazon.com/Monks-Make-Amends-Sylvia-Dorham/dp/1505117909/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=monks+dorham&qid=1606699680&sr=8-3

 

If you would like to participate to win the above bag, book, etc., just go to our website and become a subscriber, and share our newsletter with others so they may subscribe too - its that simple!

Winner will be announced in our December 30th Newsletter!

 

Coming in our next Newsletter: 

 

Interview with Janet Lozano from UNBOUND

New Breathing Video

 

 

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