Chronicles of a Catholic Nursing Mother - Week 8

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Today is the celebration of the Holy Body and Blood of Jesus in the Church liturgical year. My parish priest commented at Mass that Jesus knows we need Him and He also needs us in a way. That is why He gave us His Body and Blood - so we can have that close relationship with Him always. I definitely need Jesus at this time in my life. I entitled my post "Chronicles of a Catholic Nursing Mother - Week 8" because I am a Catholic woman, nursing a toddler, and 8 weeks into pregnancy. As I have been pondering my life, I have wondered why God chose to send me a baby at this time. One of my children was recently diagnosed with a serious but manageable life changing illness. It is difficult not to be consumed daily with all the details of it. Maybe God chose to send me a baby as gift to comfort me in my sadness? Maybe He thought a new life and breastfeeding a new baby would help me shift my focus and give me a new, hopeful perspective? Sometimes a new life and breastfeeding a new baby is medicine to the soul!