My Story and God’s Blessings

Table of Contents

Foreword
by Father Frank Samoylo, Pastor
St. Columbanus R.C. Church

Acknowledgments
Introduction
My ‘Experience’
My Call to Service

1 God Loves Me!
Reflection on God Loves Me!
Ways of Experiencing God’s Love for Us
Experiencing God’s Love Directly
Experiencing God’s Love Indirectly
Experiencing God’s Love in the Scriptures
Questions for Reflection

2 I Live Under God’s Power!
Questions for Reflection

3 Consoling Memories
Sunday Dinner at Grandpa & Grandma Cerri’s House
Ice Skating on Heaton’s Pond
Memorial Day Parades
Baseball!
Fourth of July Celebrations
Conclusions
Questions for Reflection

4 Count Your Blessings!
Questions for Reflection

5 Additional Inspirations and Opening Up to Faith
Questions for Reflection

6 Conclusion

Appendix
Morning Prayers
Evening Prayers
Prayers During Mass
Glossary
Chapter Notes and Sources