Using What God Gave You A NOVITITATE SURVEY

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Before I begin this next blog, I'm just letting you know I decided to stop typing out the readings and responses for the Fortnight for Freedom since I figure it is accessible enough from the link.  Plus I'm going on a week long retreat this Sunday (in the Poconos with my fellow Sister novices :D) and therefore will not have access to a computer.

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O n   t o   t h e   n e x t   !

So today I took a survey in the novitiate house under the title of  Using What God Gave You.  I asked each Sister what she did today with her physical God-given gifts and am now sharing the colorful responses with you.  However, some of what I write will be what I observed since humility kept them from telling me how they helped around the house in unseen ways :)

How did you use your  h a n d s  and/or  a r m s  today?

Picked up the dishes for a fellow Sister novice

Raised my arms in praise!

Made a delicious pancake lunch

Sewed an apron and helped move furniture

Set the table for a busy Sister

How did you use your  legs  and/or  feet  today?

Went on a walk at 5:20 a.m.

Drove a van full of novices to Church for Mass

They received a massage from my hands!

Danced around while doing chores

Operated the vacuum cleaner

How did you use your ears today?

Was attentive to a neighbor

Heard some birds outside the window at 5 o'clock this morning

Listened for Sister's footsteps so I could say goodbye before she left this morning

Listened to some fiddeling music to get into cleaning mode

Heard the alarm clock and woke up on time!

How did you use your  <mouth>  today?

Asked someone if they needed help

Prayed from the Franciscan Office

Complimented the cook

Suggested a game of Dominoes which resulted in the quickest dinner clean-up ever

Prayed the Rosary

How did you use your eyes today?

Did some reading: news first, which was depressing, then spiritual, which was uplifting

Saw mums and thought of my mom

Read about the high school memories of graduates from 1962!

Noticed the beauty of God in creation

Edited chronicles for a Sister -- "I saw it, and it was good!"

How did you use your nose today?

Smelled the soap I put in the bathroom

Smelled the garlic cooking! Mmm Mmm Mmm

Wrinkled it at the smell the Murphy's oil

Sniffed out the source of a flowery scent

Opened up its passageways! (Hint hint...)

How did YOU use your hands/arms, legs/feet, ears, mouth, eyes and nose today?