Abba's Little Girl: "How I Solved the Catholic Problem" -- Confessions of a Protestant missionary to Guatemala

"How I Solved the Catholic Problem" -- Confessions of a Protestant missionary to Guatemala

Awesome story! One of a few I've heard involving the conversion of Protestant Missionaries to Catholic countries.

My Favorite Books

Abandonment To Divine Providence - de Caussade
Any Friend of God's Is A Friend Of Mine - Madrid
Born Fundamentalist, Born Again Catholic - Currie
Crossing The Tiber - Ray
Four Witnesses - Bennett
Hail, Holy Queen - Hahn
Introduction to Mary - Miravalle
Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist - Pitre
Jesus, Our Eucharistic Love - Fr. S. Manelli
Living The Mysteries, a Guide for Unfinished Christians - Hahn Aquilina
Pope Fiction - Madrid
Return To Rome - Beckwith
Rome Sweet Home - Hahn
Search and Rescue - Madrid
Spiritual Childhood - Johnson
Surprised By Truth 1,2 and 3
Teaching The Dead Bird To Sing - Jones
The Body Reveals God - Katrina Zeno
The Diary Of Saint Faustina
The Hermitage Within - A Monk
The Inner Room, A Journey Into Lay Monastiticim
The Lamb's Supper - Hahn
The Mass Of The Early Christians - Aquilina
The Salvation Controversy - Akin
The Way Of The Fathers - Aquilina
Theology For Beginners - Sheed
What Does God Want? - Fr. Scanlan
Where We Got The Bible - Graham

Memorable Quotes From My Grandchildren

Isaac, 5, after eating 2.5 grilled cheese sandwiches, I told him he was going to grow big, said: "My dad will be happy about that."
Gabe, 6.5, practicing his Act of Contrition: "Oh my gosh, I am sorry for my sins . . ."
Gabe, almost 6, "I'm getting disturbed!"
Gabe, 5, runs up to his mom with his shirt pulled up and says "mommy! I think I have a baby in my tummy like rara (his aunt)."
Isaac, 3, "God told us to kick our leg to the bug."
Gabriel 5, "Hail Mary, Mother of God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all."
Gabriel, 5, "Hello toilet, we meet again."
Isaac, almost 4, "I like Nana, but I can't eat her . . .I can't eat kids, they are yucky.
Gabe, 5, "I smell a haboob."
Gabe, 4.5, to me, "Nana, you scared my jeebers!"
Gabe 4.5, to his mom, "You scared me for death!"
Isaac, 3, "The bad guy was running too fast and got a warning!"
Gabe, 4.5, "Nana, I used to call you Nanie when you were a baby!"
Isaac, 3, "Stupid gas prices!"
Gabe, 4, "Mom, you said "damage"! That's a bad word!
Gabe, 4 "To Infiniby and a nun!" (That would be his version of Buzz Lightyear's To Infinity and Beyond.)
Gabe was telling his mom that he and Isaac were fighting the bad guys to save the Princess. Mom asked what the Princess' name was. His answer: Tom. (oh boy)
Gabe, 4, "I'm pretending to be Jesus."
Isaac.2. I drum on my head! That's not wite!"
Gabe, 4, "I have a lot of movies in my eye." (dreams)
Gabe, 4, watching his Auntie hoolahoop, "She's got hips!" What every Auntie wants to hear.
Isaac, 2.5, "What the dangit"
Gabriel, 4, "Mom, I have wack in my ear!"
Gabriel, 4, after his mother exclaimed "What on earth . .?" exclaimed "as it is in Heaven."
Gabriel, 4. "My burp talked a little."
Gabriel, 4, "Will you quiet off!"
Gabriel, 4, "I'm the biggest and strongest of them all!"
Isaac,2. "I'm the cutest pirate."
Isaac, 2. "Bible loves Jesus to you." His version of Jesus Loves Me.
Gabriel, age 4, upon waking in the morning: "Mom, I need to sleep one hundred times."

Abba's Little Girl

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Friday, November 19, 2010

"How I Solved the Catholic Problem" -- Confessions of a Protestant missionary to Guatemala

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