#Mary Ann & Isaiah

[widespot]

"Hi, Gabriella! I heard your voice and had to come sprinting down to see you in a toga!" "Oh! Don't, don't I get to see you in a toga, too?" Yes, she's hooked! Look at that face - she's glorious! "Hang on just a sec."

Les considers pressing matters, but the term paper's not done and she made herself a promise.

"Mary Ann says we're not supposed to put meat scraps on the compost because it'll draw rats, but won't it draw them to the inside trash, too? I'd rather have rats on the compost heap than in the house."

"Dang! I'll get you at the next turn, you watch." "You wish!"

Janis goes for conversing with Ivan's big brother Sean. Who is kind of hot, actually.

Sharla's party is going excellently, and Sean is assisting in her quest for new pledges.

"So, what do you think? You willing to pledge?" "Well. If y'all really want me -" "Of course we do!"

Isaiah retreats to the study room, and Mary Ann follows him discreetly. Nothing happens…unless you count connecting, soul to soul!

Afterward, Sharla is restless, and takes herself out to the Swim Center to swim it out. Where exactly will they be putting Ada, is the question? It's not fair the frat has so many more bedrooms!

[fundiepredictions]

What happend in 2024

An overview of all the things that got announced/discovered for Duggars, Bates, Wissmanns, Rodrigues, Kellers, Mortons, Bontragers, Maxwells and some more

January

Josiah was born to John&Esther Shrader (Keller)

February

Miles Kelton was born to Kelton&Josie Balka (Bates)

David&Priscilla Waller (Keller) announced they are expecting baby #7

Katie&Travis Clark (Bates) are moving to Tennesse

Trace&Lydia Bates (Romeike) shared they had a miscarriage

Brielle Grace was born to Jeremiah&Hannah Duggar (Wissmann)

March

Adeline Holloway (Morton) appeared to be pregnant

Lawson&Tiffany Bates (Espensen) announced they are expecting baby #1*

David&Priscilla Waller (Keller) announced their baby will be a girl breaking the BGBGBG strike

Rachel Morton (Smith) appeared to be pregnant

Andrew&Kennedy Morton (Decker) announced they are expecting baby #5

Marlin Bontrager announced he and his wife are expecting three more grandbaby's

Nathan&Esther Bates (Keyes) announced they are expecting baby #2

April

Lila Ann was born to Susanna&Drew Jerred (Wissmann)

Travis&Katie Clark (Bates) announced they are expecting baby #2

Derick&Jill Dillard (Duggar) announced the still birth of their daughter Isla Marie

Allison&Jeremiah Helferich (Bontrager) announced they are expecting baby #3

We learned the name of Duggar-Swanson #3, Ezra, and his uncle, Swanson #10, Dallas.

Carson&Carolina Bontrager (Bowers) had baby #4, a girl

May

Travis&Katie Clark (Bates) announced baby #2 is a boy

Lawson&Tiffany Bates (Espensen) announced baby #1 is a boy

Weston Slade was born to Bobby&Tori Smith (Bates)

Mitchelle&Bryn Bontrager (Leppert) had baby #4, a girl

June

Nathan&Esther Bates (Keyes) announced baby #2 is a boy

Jason Duggar announced he is in a relationship with Maddie Grace Jones

Samuel Rodrigues announced he is in a relationship

July

Lincoln&Susanna Bontrager (Helferich) apparently had a boy

Nathan&Nurie Keller (Rodrigues) had Naomi Christine

Jed&Katey Duggar (Nakatsu) announced they are expecting twin girls

David&Priscilla Waller (Keller) had Desiree Hope

Lawson&Tiffany Bates (Espensen) had William Daniel

August

Cleve&Lise Morton are expecting baby #7

Jana Duggar & Stephen Wissmann got married

Jason Duggar and Maddie Jones got engaged

Jill Rodrigues announced the courtship of Samuel and Brianne Hessert

September

Amelia Marie was born to Jeremiah&Allison Helferich (Bontrager)

Timothy Rodrigues and Heidi Coverett got married

Harvey Gray was born to Travis&Katie Clark (Bates)

October

Jason Duggar and Maddie Jones got married

Graham Alan was born to Nathan&Esther Bates (Keyes)

Jeremy&Jinger Vuolo (Duggar) annouced baby #3 is on the way

November

Chelsy Maxwell (Bontrager) appeared to be pregnant with baby #4

Samuel&Alyssa Morton (Campana) are expecting baby #7

Kord&Gracie Etbauer are expecting baby #3*

Cleve&Lise Morton had Thomas Ezekiel

December

Trace&Lydia Bates (Romeike) announced baby #2* is on the way

Watson Joe was born to John&Chelsy Maxwell (Bontrager)

Jer&Hannah Duggar (Wissmann) announced girl #3 is on the way

Samuel Rodrigues and Brianne Hessert seem to have ended their relationship

We learned that there are four Wissmann grandbaby's 'in the womb' including Hannah's

Elizabeth Wissmann and Zane Buhr are in a relationship

Isaiah Bates's girl, Sarah, got to go to Bates christmas&Gil's 60th birthday

[campgender]

the divine hero-husband: on Romance Novel Jesus & submitting to your husband as to the Lord, Pavlov-style

from God’s Daughters: Evangelical Women and the Power of Submission by R. Marie Griffith (1997)

excerpt 1:

Another metaphor Aglow women utilize to describe their relationship with God is that of a divine lover or husband, also an image with a long history in the Christian tradition, which resonates in contemporary descriptions of becoming the “chosen bride” of Jesus. Several Aglow writers have fruitfully utilized a passage from the book of Isaiah: “For your Maker is your husband—the Lord Almighty is his name.”

Jo Anne, a single mother of two, appeals to her readers’ desires for a perfect husband when she writes, “How would you like to be married to a husband who is always faithful, ever concerned for your welfare, who wants only the best for you and who will love you no matter what you do?” Quoting the verse from Isaiah, she responds to her own question: “Surprise! The Bible says we’ve already got exactly that kind of husband. The God of the Universe my Husband! What a mind-blowing idea.” Recounting various stories of learning gratefully to accept this notion and to submit to God as her husband, Jo Anne offers other unmarried women the “opportunity” to “take [God] seriously” and to “receive him as the perfect husband.”

excerpt 2:

Whether his spiritual “wives” are widowed or divorced, married or remarried, God acts as their perfect husband, wisely guiding and protecting them in a perfectly ordered “love relationship.”

Like the more traditional notion of God as Father, the theme of God as perfect husband echoes throughout evangelical literature. In her 1976 book, The Gift of Inner Healing, well-known evangelist Ruth Carter Stapleton urges a young woman whose marriage to Nick has been “miserable” to let Jesus’ affection heal her and her marriage:

“Try to spend a little time each day visualizing Jesus coming in the door from work. Then see yourself walking up to him, embracing him. Say to Jesus, ‘It’s good to have you home, Nick.’ If you do this each day, you will condition yourself to respond to Nick as you would respond to Jesus.”

According to Stapleton’s story, the wisdom of this strategy was confirmed when Nick showed up to thank her about a year later, telling Stapleton that he and his wife have “a whole new relationship.” Imagining Jesus as a husband, and one’s husband as Jesus, has the power to refresh and animate even the most broken marriages.

Characterizations of God as perfect husband closely resemble the heroes of contemporary romance novels analyzed by Janice Radway, a literary scholar who interviewed dozens of women who regularly read this literature. “Strong and masculine” yet “equally capable of unusual tenderness, gentleness, and concern for [the heroine’s] pleasure,” the ideal hero for the romance readers questioned by Radway is one who recognizes “deep feelings” of love for the heroine and who realizes that “he could not live without her.”

Like Radway’s readers, who want their hero to be both protector of the heroine and dependent on her love, Aglow women desire their divine hero-husband both to lead and look after them and to be nurtured by their mutually gratifying relationship. Following God’s commands, doing everything he asks of them and more, flattering him continually by “just telling Him how wonderful He is and how much we love Him,” Aglow women fulfill their visions of perfect love relationships, satisfying needs for affection, protection, and self-esteem through a perceived marital relationship with God.

Whether they experience him as husband or as father, Aglow women view God as the ideal man, one who makes them feel respected and valued as women and who will not abuse or take advantage of them the way earthly men may. The complexities of this ideal of masculinity, and its intended contrast to earthly models, are suggested by the following interpretation of intimacy with God, from a book published by Aglow […]

excerpt 3:

The stories of Mary and Donna, like that of Dorothy, assure their readers that good results will follow a wife’s willing acquiescence: once women’s attitudes are transformed and they accept their submissive role, their husbands also become happier and more benevolent, reflecting the benevolence of God. Such stories show how personal power may be encoded in the doctrine of submission, as the women center their narratives on their own capacity to initiate personal healing and cultivate domestic harmony.

While not viewed as essential to the woman’s healing, changes in a husband’s behavior furnish added confirmation that such healing has taken place. For instance, the fact that Dorothy’s husband actually wept when she told him of her illness is highly significant to her story. Rather than slapping her in the face, as she says he had “every right” to do, Elmer embraced her lovingly and expressed his concern that she be healed. Likewise, Mary’s husband, Cal, responded to her newfound submission with love and appreciation, and Donna’s husband, Doug, was transformed even as she was. Such changes, these writers assert, occurred in large part as the result of the decisive actions of the wives.

These narratives are meant to convince Aglow readers of the sincerity of the husbands’ love for their wives and the assurance of their manly protection; as Dorothy writes of Elmer, he “showed me his real strength the night he forgave me.” Such husbands represent the ideal Christian man, upholding the image of a loving Father God: strong yet gentle, a dynamic leader who is unafraid to express tender feeling, stern and rugged in his righteousness yet willing to forgive and to respond in benevolence.

Dorothy, Mary, and Donna submit to their husbands’ authority, which, like that ofJesus, is depicted as compassionate and wise, never dominating or cruelly oppressive. Submit to your husband, the authors instruct their readers, and you too will discover the man you’ve always longed for, his seeming harshness softened by your willing obedience to his demands.

[fundieshaderoom]

Fundie and Adjacent Babies and Weddings in 2024

January (3 Weddings, 4 Babies):

Thomas Brooks Collingsworth "Brooks" was born to Phillip Jr. and Sharlanae on Jan 4.

Solomon Anderson and Chloe Miller wed on Jan 6.

Rebecca and Levi Moravek (Noyes) had their baby in January.

Julianna and James Staddon had their baby in January.

Josiah Shrader was born to Esther (Keller) and John Shrader on Jan 17.

Lev Bure and Elliott wed on Jan 27.

Gracie Geisel (Keilen) Gabe Hueber wed in Jan.

February (1 Wedding, 5 Babies):

Ivy Josephine was born to Gabby Barrett and Cade Foehner on Feb 17.

Daniel Carson Cieslak was born to Elli (Perez) and Andy on Feb 19.

Myla Griffith and Ethan Seewald wed on Feb 24.

Brielle Grace was born to Hannah (Wissmann) and Jeremiah Duggar.

Miles Kelton was born to Josie (Bates) and Kelton Balka on Feb 21.

Brooks Michael was born to Emily (Haight) and Justus Stangl on Feb 27.

March (1 Wedding, 3 Babies):

Austin Dakota was born to Anna and Austin Wilson on Mar 22.

Sarah Waller and Brandon Richard Webster wed on Mar 23.

Amelia Sage Coates was born to Jessica (Seewald) and Joseph on Mar 26.

Lila Ann Jerred was born to Susanna (Wissmann) and Drew in March.

April (2 Weddings, 2 Babies):

Carver Bowers and Haley Paul wed on Apr 20.

Elias John was born to Jeanette (Willis) and Cory Piatt in April.

Carley Stone (Robertson) wed Joey Congemi on Apr 22.

Boone Lott was born to Britney and JD in April.

May (1 Wedding, 7 Babies):

Brooks Davis Keyes "Davis" was born to Gracie and Aaron on May 6.

Beckham Blue Labrant was born to Cole and Savannah Labrant.

Mirabella May Roloff was born to Audrey and Jeremy on May 23.

Lily Swanson and Cole Cwenar wed on May 24.

Nadia Star Patrick was born to Isabel (Trewhella) and Jake on May 29.

Weston Slade Smith was born to Tori (Bates) and Bobby on May 29.

Harrison Thomas was born to Julie and Grant in May.

Baby Boy Pelletier was born to Hannah (Paine) and Levi in May.

June (2 Weddings, 5 Babies):

Merritt Robertson and Tyler Metro wed on Jun 5.

Haven Claire Millsap was born to Tannan and Mitchell on Jun 10.

Caroline Marie Clark was born to Kristen (Baird) and Zach on Jun 14.

Hosanna Proell was born to Rochelle (Trewhella) and Nick on Jun 15.

Baby Girl Trego was born to Sophia (Trewhella) and Maxwell on Jun 19.

Baby Trewhella was born to Angellea and Jeremiah on Jun 19.

Georgia Brown and Ryan Williams wed on Jun 25.

July (1 Wedding, 6 Babies):

Judah Love Olligies was born to Morgan and Paul on Jul 1.

Kaptain Klay Kallschmidt was born to Mckayle and Max on Jul 3.

Naomi Christine Keller was born to Nurie (Rodrigues) and Nathan on Jul 14.

Desiree Hope Waller was born to Priscilla (Keller) and David on Jul 17.

William Daniel Bates was born to Tiffany (Espensen) and Lawson Bates on July 19.

Johnny Paine wed Maddie Henry on Jul 23.

Maya Jean Noble Bowers was born to Ahna (Cameron) and Austin on Jul 26.

August (1 Wedding, 7 Babies):

Frances Claudia Robertson was born to Brighton and Reed on Aug 9.

Jana Duggar and Stephen Wissmann wed on Aug 15.

Dietrich Johannes Anderson was born to Arti and Isaac on Aug 17.

Baby Girl Muckerheide was born to Darbs (Trewhella) and Isaiah in Aug.

Arrow Chosen was born to Karissa and Mandrae Collins on Aug 17.

Aurora Lei was born to Laura (Pearl) and Jadon on Aug 18.

Briggs Maverick was born to Sierra and Mark Dominguez on Aug 22.

Amelia Marie Helferich was born to Allison (Bontrager) and Jeremiah on Aug 28.

September (1 Wedding, 2 Babies):

Timothy Rodrigues and Heidi Coverett wed on Sep 14.

Ivy Elizabeth Hill was born to Matthew and Kayla on Sep 14.

Harvey Gray Clark was born to Katie (Bates) and Travis on Sep 30.

October (3 Weddings, 5 Babies):

Maddie Jones and Jason Duggar wed on Oct 3.

Graham Alan Bates was born to Esther (Keyes) and Nathan on Oct 4.

Kiersten Williamson and Austin Teodorovici wed on Oct 12.

Rayna Kay Thatcher was born to Makayla (Landrum) and Jonas on Oct 16.

Kristy Mae Cape was born to Ariana (Balka) and Joel on Oct 22.

Jeremiah Easling (Pearl) and Ashlynn Dixon wed on Oct 27.

Xander Reed Loflin was born to Rebecca (Robertson) and Reed on Oct 30.

Samuel Garcia was born to Maddie (Langdon) and Zach in Oct.

November (3 Weddings, 2 Babies):

Emily Keyes and Ethan Myers wed on Nov 2.

Chaney Kahle and Benjamin Tibbe wed on Nov 3.

Danielle Seewald and Lawson Howard wed on Nov 9.

Jane Aanaya Toto was born to Jennifer (Hartono) and Joshua on Nov 22.

Baby Girl Clayton was born to Emily (Reith) and Alex in Nov.

December (3 Babies):

Watson Joe Maxwell was born to Chelsy (Bontrager) and John on Dec 3.

Ezra Maxwell Silberman was born to Anastasia (Salyer) and James on Dec 6.

Baby Girl Williams was born to Paige and David in December.

Unknown Month (11 Babies):

Edelweiss Miracle Keller was born to Hannah (Reber) and David.

Henry Mershon was born to Laura and Tim (Baird) in Spring.

Baby Girl Noble was born to Hosanna (Plath) and Timothy.

Baby was born to Taylor and Susanna Bontrager.

Baby Girl was born to Brynn and Mitchell Bontrager in the Spring or Summer.

Kyle and Everly Trewell were born to Alexandra and Stephen Trewell in April or May.

Baby Girl Smith was born to Tori (Webster) and Daniel.

Coasten Levi Eisenmann was born to Sutton and Nate in either Aug or Sep.

Baby Girl Driscoll was born to Brisee and Calvin.

Riley Blaise Driscoll was born to Chloe and Zac Driscoll

Overall:

19 Weddings were held, 63 Babies were born, 54 Families I Follow Grew

By Family:

Robertson- 2 Weddings, 3 Babies

Trewhella- 5 Babies

Bates- 5 Babies

Keller- 4 Babies

Bontrager- 4 Babies

Duggar- 2 Weddings, 1 Baby

Seewald- 2 Weddings, 1 Baby

Wissmann- 1 Wedding, 2 Babies

Noyes/Rodrigues- 1 Wedding, 2 Babies

Keyes- 1 Wedding, 2 Babies

Perez- 3 Babies

Waller- 1 Wedding, 1 Baby

Pearl- 1 Wedding, 1 Baby

Paine- 1 Wedding, 1 Baby

Anderson- 1 Wedding, 1 Baby

Baird- 2 Babies

Balka- 2 Babies

Driscoll- 2 Babies

Keilen- 1 Wedding

Bowers- 1 Wedding

Bure- 1 Wedding

Swanson- 1 Wedding

Coverett- 1 Wedding

Williamson- 1 Wedding

Brown/Williams- 1 Wedding

Kahle- 1 Wedding

Jones- 1 Wedding

Collingsworth- 1 Baby

Langdon- 1 Baby

Millsap- 1 Baby

Willis- 1 Baby

Clark- 1 Baby

Staddon- 1 Baby

Anderson- 1 Baby

Webster- 1 Baby

Hill- 1 Baby

Plath- 1 Baby

Wilson- 1 Baby

Salyer- 1 Baby

Haight- 1 Baby

Roloff- 1 Baby

Reber- 1 Baby

Barrett- 1 Baby

Smith (Bobby)- 1 Baby

Hartono- 1 Baby

Williams- 1 Baby

Cameron- 1 Baby

Landrum- 1 Baby

Collins- 1 Baby

LaBrant- 1 Baby

Lott- 1 Baby

Reith- 1 Baby

Olligies- 1 Baby

Kallschmidt- 1 Baby

Dominguez- 1 Baby

Espensen- 1 Baby

Eisenmann- 1 Baby

By Month:

Unknown Month- 11 Babies

October- 3 Weddings, 5 Babies

June- 2 Weddings, 6 Babies

August- 1 Wedding, 7 Babies

May- 1 Wedding, 7 Babies

January- 3 Weddings, 4 Babies

July- 1 Wedding, 6 Babies

February- 1 Wedding, 5 Babies

November- 3 Weddings, 2 Babies

April- 2 Weddings, 2 Babies

March- 1 Wedding, 3 Babies

September- 1 Wedding, 2 Babies

December- 3 Babies

Families I Follow With No Known Growth:

Alexander

Andregg (growth projected for '25)

Brown (growth projected for '25)

Burnett

Caldwell

Copeland

Crane

Dillard (growth projected for '25)

Harris

Holt

Houston

Jenkins

Lentz

Locke

Maples (growth projected for '25)

McMurtry (growth projected for '25)

Meggs

Nakatsu (growth projected for '25)

Nelson (growth projected for '25)

Perry

Owens

Perkins

Peters

Prewitt (growth projected for '25)

Romeike (growth projected for '25)

Smith (Logan)

Spivey

Stewart

Stockdale

Vuolo (growth projected for '25)

Wells

Wikstrom (growth projected for '25)

[animelover28sworld]

I might be making some Disney twisted wonderland incorrect quotes or scenes where MC/Yuu is married to one of the characters and has kids. And this post is going to be about the kids name and who are the parents and how many kids. So kinda like an OCS and head cannons. PT one

MC/Yuu x Ace Trappola- one or two kids if it two kids the oldest would be a girl named Anna May Trappola and the youngest would be a boy name Ethan Ace Trappola. If it's one a boy.

MC/Yuu × Deuce Spade- two kids one boy and one girl. The boy would be the oldest and be named Daniel Gabriel Spade, the girl would be the youngest and be named Gabriella Lynn Spade.

MC/Yuu × Cater Diamond- two kids both girls named Caroline Ann Diamond and Casey Marie Diamond. Caroline is the oldest and Casey is the youngest.

MC/Yuu × Trey Clover- three or two kids. If it's two kids both boys the oldest being named Travis Trey Clover and the youngest being named Nicholas Daniel Clover. If it's three two girls and one boy. The oldest is a girl and is named Taylor Raylynn Clover and the middle will be the boy and be named Travis Trey Clover and the other girl will be the youngest and would be named Kaylee Marie Clover.

MC/Yuu × Riddle Rosehearts. One or two kids. If it's one kid it will be a boy named Noah Davis Rosehearts. If it's two both boys the oldest boy still being named Noah Davis Rosehearts the youngest would be named Isaac Riddle Rosehearts.

MC/Yuu × Jack howl- two kids at the most. Both girls the oldest would be named Jane Daisy Howl and the youngest would be named Hallie Lynn Howl.

MC/Yuu × Ruggie Bucchi- like Jack two kids at the most one girl and one boy. The boy is the oldest and is named Ryan Tripp Bucchi and the youngest is the girl and is named Grace Quinn Bucchi.

MC/Yuu × Leona Kingscholar. One kid no more just one. And it would be a girl named Laura Lynn Kingscholar.

MC/Yuu × Jade leech- two or three, two would probably be twins since twins run in his family both boys named Kyle Adam Leech and Jason Adam Leech. If it's three still twin boys and one girl. The twins will be the oldest and still be named Kyle Adam Leech and Jason Adam Leech the girl will be the youngest and named Hannah Isabella Leech.

MC/Yuu × Floyd Leech- three. One being a pair of girl twins and one being a boy. The twins would be the oldest and would be named Donna Marie Leech and the other twin would be named Leah Marie Leech and the youngest is the boy named Lucas Floyd Leech.

Azul Ashengrotto- two both girls the oldest is named Abigail Elizabeth Ashengrotto and the youngest is named Ashley May Ashengrotto.

Kalim Al- Asim- probably 6 or five kids, yes I know it's a lot but he grew up with tons of brothers and sisters. If it's six kids four girls and two boys, the oldest is one of the girls named Kylie Grace Al- Asim, the second oldest would be one of the boys and named Kayden Isaiah Al- Asim, the third would be the second boy named Kade Adam Al Asim, the fourth would be another girl named Stacey Marie Al Asim, and the youngest two would be girl twins named Star River Al Asim and Treasure Ray Al Asim five kids: two boys and three girls.

Jamil Viper- one or two kids. If it's one it would be a boy named Lucas Benjamin Viper if it's two both girls the oldest girl would be named Jamie Isabella Viper and the youngest named Joanna Marie Viper.

In pt 2 I'll do the others

[sporadiceagleheart]

James Radley Mattioli, Daniel Conner Mauser, Sophie Jane “Soph” Lockwood-North, Chase Michael-Anthony Kowalski, Matthew Joseph “Matt” Kechter, Stephanie Dawn Johnson, Ross William Irvine, Dylan Christopher Jack Hockley, Steven Robert “Steve” Curnow, Rachel Joy Scott, Hannah Louise Scott, William David “Dave” Sanders, Reema Joseph Samaha, Daniel Lee “Danny” Rohrbough, Noah Samuel Pozner, Jack Armistead Pinto, John Alexander Petrie, Anne Marie McGowan Murphy, Daniel Vincent Parmertor, Brett McKinnon, James Radley Mattioli, Daniel Conner Mauser, Benjamin Andrew “Ben” Wheeler, Kyle Albert Velasquez, Britthney Ryen Varner-Wilson, Megan Turner, Lauren Dawn “Lulu” Townsend, John Robert Tomlin, Araceli “Ara” Tena, Victoria Leigh “Vicki” Soto, Jeremiah Small, Isaiah Eamon “Bushwick” Shoels, Mary Joy Greene Sherlach, Allison Noelle “Allie” Wyatt, Shannon Dawn Williams Wright,

[lazybouquetmoon]

BEST FRIENDS WITH 1D BUT YN IS DATING HARRY

Trigger warning YN gets sexually assaulted by a family member

Yn was dating Harry and really close best friends with Louis,Liam,Niall and Zayn. One day YN told Harry that she is going to go and see her mom she gave Harry a goodbye kiss and hugged her best friends. Harry said call me when you get there babe she Said I will baby i love you Harry replied with I love you too baby! She got out of the car at her mom's house only to find only her stepfather was there she said well since mom is not home I guess I will go back home but YN's stepfather blocked the door and said u are not going anywhere she dialed Harry's number when Harry answered the phone he heard everything YN's stepfather was saying to her! All 5 boys got in the car and drove to YN's stepfather and Mom's house they heard YN screaming get off of me I have a boyfriend who satisfied me sexually please get the fuck off of me by that time YN's mom pulled up and saw Harry's car and YN's car in the driveway when she got in the house she saw Liam and Zayn holding YN's stepfather back she asked what happened Louis screamed yn was sexually assaulted by her stepfather then her mom yelled there's no way he did that to her but harry heard the yelling and then the police officers showed up and arrested yn 's stepfather and from then on yn cut off all contacts with her mom!

A few years later YN and Harry are happily married with a beautiful baby girl on the way to join them and the twin boys who was born 9 months after the assault happened the boys names was Robin James and Joshua Isaiah and little did the couple know there was fixing to be 3 beautiful little girls cause they were hiding so the decided on the names for all 3 girls BamaRain, Darcy Anne and Zayla Marie

THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME WRITING ONE OF THESE!! SO I HOPE YOU ENJOY LIKE AND REBLOG IF YOU WANT TO!!!

[diiisplxced-a]

TEST MUSES

THE 100

Bellamy Blake (Bob Morley)

Clarke Griffin (Eliza Taylor)

Jasper Jordan (Devon Bostick)

John Murphy (Richard Harmon)

Lexa (Alycia Debnam-Carey)

Monty Green (Christopher Larkin)

Octavia Blake (Marie Avgeropoulos)

Raven Reyes (Lindsey Morgan)

THE COVENANT

Tyler Simms (Chace Crawford)

DC

Arthur Fleck || Joker (Joaquin Phoenix)

Barbara Gordon || Batgirl

Cassandra Cain || Batgirl

Freddy Freeman

Joker (Miyavi)

Pamela Isley || Poison Ivy (Jessica Chastain)

GREEK MYTHOLOGY

Aphrodite (Nyané Lebajoa)

Apollo

Dionysus (Cody Fern)

Hermes (Alex Pettyfer)

Icarus (Alessandro  Bedetti)

Persephone (Gugu Mbatha Raw)

THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE

Eleanor "Nell" Crain (Victoria Pedretti)

Luke Crain (Oliver Jackson-Cohen)

Steven Crain

Theodora Crain (Kate Siegel)

IT

Avery Hockstetter (Paul Dano / Felix Mallard)

Beverly Marsh (Bryce Dallas Howard)

Bill Denbrough (James McAvoy)

Greta Keene (Renee Rapp)

Henry Bowers (Nicholas Hamilton)

Mike Hanlon (Isaiah Mustafa)

Stanley Uris (Andy Bean)

LUCIFER

Ella Lopez (Aimee Garcia)

Lucifer (Tom Ellis)

Mazikeen (Leslie Ann Brandt)

Trixie Espinosa (Scarlett Esteves)

MARVEL

Darcy Lewis (Kat Dennings)

Johnny Storm (Michael B Jordan)

THE OUTSIDERS

Ponyboy Curtis (Jake T Austin)

THE PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN

Jack Sparrow (Luke Arnold)

THE VAMPIRE CHRONICLES (has not seen the show)

Lestat de Lioncourt (Cody Fern)

Louis de Pointe du Lac (Freddy Carter)

[lovingpromise]

**Goal is for everyone to have their own little info post, but it's slow goings. OCs will always have one before I put them on here though.

BRIDGERTON

Agatha Danbury | Canon | Low Activity | FC: Adjoa Andoh Benedict Bridgerton | Canon | Low Activity | FC: Luke Thompson Edmund Bridgerton | Canon | Low Activity | FC: Rupert Evans Simon Basset | Canon | Low Activity | FC: Regé-Jean Page Violet Bridgerton | Canon | Low Activity | FC: Ruth Gemmell

BALDUR'S GATE

Lae'zel | Canon | Low Activity | FC: Lesley-Ann Brandt Withers | Canon | Low Activity | FC: ???

DC

Crystal Palace | Netflix's DBD Canon | Low Activity | FC: Kassius Nelson

DETROIT: BECOME HUMAN

Leo Manfred | Canon | Medium Activity | FC: Aaron Paul Markus | Canon | Low Activity | FC: Jesse Williams

DISNEY

Alice Liddell | Canon | Low Activity | FC: Elle Fanning Beast / Prince Adam | Canon | Low Activity | FC: Chris Pine

DOCTOR WHO

9th Doctor | Canon | Medium Activity | FC: Christopher Eccleston

DRAGON AGE

Alistair | Canon | Low Activity | FC: ??? Fenris | Canon | Low Activity | FC: ???

ELEMENTARY

Joan Waston | Canon | Low Activity | FC: Lucy Lu

FANDOMLESS OCS

Yamano Arai | Pirate, Affiliated | Medium Activity | FC: Anna Sawai

MARVEL

Dr. Bruce Banner | MCU & 616 Mesh | FC: Mark Ruffalo Clea (Strange) | 616 & MCU Headcanoned | FC: Beth Riesgraf Deke Shaw | MCU Canon | FC: Jeff Ward Edwin Jarvis | MCU | FC: James D'Arcy Jennifer Walters / She-Hulk | 616 & MCU Canon Divergent | FC: Tatiana Maslany Natasha Romanoff | MCU & 616 Mesh | FC: Scarlett Johansson Sam Wilson | MCU | FC: Anthony Mackie Sarah Wilson | MCU | FC: Adepero Oduye Pietro Maximoff | MCU Canon Divergent | FC: Aaron Taylor-Johnson Vision | MCU Canon | FC: Paul Bettany

SHERLOCK

Molly Hooper | Canon | Low Activity | FC: Louise Brealey Mary Watson | Canon Divergent | Low Activity | FC: Amanda Abbington Sherrinford (Ford) Holmes | OC | Medium Activity | FC: Cillian Murphy

STRANGER THINGS

Joyce Byers | Canon | Medium Activity | FC: Winona Ryder Ted Wheeler | Canon | Low Activity | FC: Joe Chrest

THE WALKING DEAD GAME

Christa | Canon | Low Activity | FC: Dewanda Wise Clementine | Canon | High Activity | FC: Maddison Pettis Kenny | Canon | Medium Activity | FC: Nick Offerman Lee | Canon | High Activity | FC: Isaiah Mustafa Mariana | High Activity | FC: Jenna Ortega Sarah | Medium Activity | FC: Selena Gomez Sarita | High Activity | FC: Chitrangada Singh

THIS BED WE MADE

Beth | Canon | Low Activity | FC: Elizabeth Gilles

PENDING MUSES

Howl, Calcifer, & Sophie from HMC 12th Doctor Glenn, Michonne, + Rick from TWD Monk

[penig]

Luis takes Mary Ann out but doesn't roll an engagement want. They're only sophomores so I'll give them some more time.

Xander invites Tina over in the evening and she asks to bring a friend. He says yes, expecting Isaiah, and she brings Daisy Greenman instead. Luis invites household on Mary Ann. Here we see Daisy discussing her future career as a star of stage and screen with a slightly bewildered Luis, while Tina discovers bubbles in the attic with a walkby being considered for pledging. Gerry really wants to pledge somebody.

[freezeher-moved]

thinking about…ethel’s future in her survival verse. i’ll likely write it out properly when i have the time but some of the major points are:

after her escape, she drags herself to the nearest police station where she reports the incident with isaiah.

she is taken to the hospital where her wounds are tended to and her mother is contacted back home in alabama.

ethel and mary-anne share a long, tearful phone call before mary-anne flies out to reunite with her daughter. ethel tells her mother everything, from her father’s abuse, to logan, to her journey with isaiah. she keeps her religious struggles to herself for the time being for fear of driving away the one person she has left in her life.

upon returning home to shady grove, ethel — the preacher missing no more — is welcomed back with open arms from her community. she suffers from immense ptsd, depression, and drug withdrawal, all while trying to fit herself back into life the way it was before she left. but she’s not that person anymore. she hasn’t been for a long time.

eventually she does step down from preaching with the help of therapy. her mother, while a little disappointed, is understanding and supportive of ethel’s decision.

she speaks out against sa and meets with other survivors, and years down the line writes and publishes a book/memoir.

[widespot]

Les has to get up and stretch. All she needs to do is the bibliography and format the footnotes - but that's always the hardest part.

"Oh, dear. This isn't how I'd hoped my first attempt to fry chicken would come out."

"Isaiah! Hi! Thanks for coming over in this weather!"

"You didn't say there was a party. I'd have worn a toga." "I forgot Sharla was throwing one."

Mary Ann's heart swells with moral certainty. Isaiah is the One! Now, to convince him of that.

[fundiepredictions]

Stats (part eleven)

First names

Anna, Daniel, John, Nathan, William ( 4 times)

David, Elizabeth, Esther, Hannah, Isaiah, Joseph, Josiah, Joshua, Samuel, Susanna, Timothy (3 times)

Andrew, Benjamin, Bethany, Brooklyn, Caleb, Carson, Christina, Deborah, Felicity, Gemma, Gideon, Jackson, Jeremiah, Jill, Josie, Lauren, Lydia, Micah, Michael, Michelle, Nehemiah, Olivia, Phillip, Rebecca, Spurgeon, Stephen (2 times)

Middle names

James (12 times)

Grace, Joy (11 times)

David, Marie (9 times)

Michael (8 times )

Faith, Hope (6 times)

Ann, Renee (5 times)

Daniel, Jo, Lynn, Nicole, Steven, William (4 times)

Last names

Duggar (42 times)

Maxwell (31 times)

Bates (29 times)

Wissmann (25 times)

Bontrager (24 times)

Shrader (15 times)

Keller, Rodrigues (14 times)

Caldwell (10 times)

Waller (8 times)

Paine (7 times)

The Bates still have to catch up with the Duggars with their last names.

[likeastarmuses]

pinned post!

primary muses.

women

elizabeth 'lizzie' opal rojas | fc: rosa salazar. retired drug dealer trying to make a name for herself in the digital art world when she's not waiting on tables at a greasy diner.

felicity isabel mendoza | fc: odette annable. former biker girl in her teenage years, now a single mom and midwife who is undoubtedly the glue to her family.

nancy inez martin | fc: deborah ann woll. mousy former combat medic dealing with so much trauma from war that she's in compassion fatigue and in need of human warmth and connection.

peyton marie tower | fc: halston sage. the nepo baby who dared to be something else, refusing money and fame from her tech giant CEO father while forming a legacy with her small-town game shop.

soleil jessamine smith | fc: madison davenport. rebel without a cause seeking the spotlight, trying so desperately to be different from her backwoods roots but losing herself in the meanwhile.

twyla mae mooney | fc: margot robbie. a rainbow personified, left a cushy cosmetology job in north carolina to do makeup and costumes in los angeles.

una carys tempens | fc: samara weaving. petty thief and stripper, all in the name of supporting her much younger twin siblings while her mother suffers from drug addiction.

men

beacon jace namara | fc: daniel kaluuya. old soul music teacher in love with jazz, constantly seeking gigs where he can show off his trumpet skills.

elisha 'eli' james king | fc: jon bernthal. loud but also a sweetheart of a former firefighter from jersey living in a firewatch lookout in honor of his late best friend.

ezekiel 'zeke' isaiah lim | fc: steven yeun. mid-tier gamer/streamer who is the anchor of his large family, having spent a lot of his 20s caring for his mother who was diagnosed with alzheimer's once he graduated college.

ford atticus smith | fc: adam driver. quiet and stoic veteran who is taking care of his large family farm, as well as running his own ferry business across lake pontchartrain in lousiana.

jamie alexander thompson | fc: paul rudd. english professor and lover of sports with a few published books, mostly a dork but also occasionally perceived as a dilf.

jesse gabriel mendoza | fc: jd pardo. fresh out of prison and trying to find his place in society again, keeping out of trouble by taking care of his motorcycle and dabbling in tattoo art.

kirk tiberius james | fc: andrew garfield. longtime comic book artist looking to make his big break in the profession while managing a coffee shop in a college town.

quinn 'soap' philip shepard | fc: pablo schreiber. brooding mercenary with hardly a soft spot, thinks with his fists before his brain, and will likely try to intimidate anyone who dares to peer behind his guard.

**horror-based AU details under the cut.

please go to each individual muse to see the horror-based plot ideas i have for them! and please keep in mind muses aren't limited to the plots i've quickly scribbled down for them. i'd love to explore more verses and horror-based fandoms! some of my favorite horror movies/franchises/genres include but are not limited to:

the conjuring/insidious/the nun

evil dead

saw

slasher - child's play, friday the 13th, halloween

nightmare on elm street

ready or not/you're next

the thing/alien/predator/annihilation

pearl/x

the witch

hereditary

giallo-type stuff/dario argento horror

[fundieshaderoom]

Fundie Families and Adjacents I Follow: Keller

Michael Edward Keller "Mike"- October 28, 1959

Lillie Suzette Stembridge "Suzette"- April 9, 1955

Mike and Suzette married on July 25, 1980, at ages 20 and 25. They share 8 children, 8 children-in-law, and 38 grandchildren. They are based in Florida.

1. Esther Joy- May 9, 1981

2. Rebekah Ann- May 15, 1983

3. Daniel Michael- February 2, 1984

4. Priscilla Lynn- July 7, 1986

Joanna- either miscarriage or died at birth

5. Anna Renee- June 23, 1988

6. Susanna Grace- May 29, 1992

7. Nathan Edward- April 23, 1996

8. David Nathaniel- July 28, 1998

Esther married John Eric Shrader (June 29, 1977) on November 3, 2001, after a very short courtship. She was 20 and he was 24. They share 13 children and live in Zambia.

1. Enoch John- January 17, 2003

2. Alatheia Esther- March 13, 2004

3. Timothy Michael- August 2, 2005

4. Nehemiah James- January 20, 2007

5. Agape Faith- June 3, 2008

6. Elijah David- February 28, 2010

7. Charis Elizabeth- June 25, 2011

8. Sophia Joy- March 6, 2013

9. Stephen Lushomo- September 10, 2014

10. Isaiah Kasimpe- June 2, 2016

11. Caleb Zambia- January 2, 2018

12. Joseph- March 8, 2020

13. Daniel- October 12, 2022

14. Josiah- January 17, 2024

Rebekah married Joshua Owen McDonald (1981) on August 21, 2004, when she was 21. They divorced on May 22, 2015, when she was 32. They share 2 daughters. She remarried Kevin Hunt in 2018. They are based in Texas.

1. Annabel Rebekah- July 22, 2005

2. Alyssa Suzette- May 26, 2007

Daniel married Candice Renee Richards (August 15, 1986) on October 3, 2008, at ages 24 and 22. They divorced in 2016. They share an adopted son. Daniel remarried Diana Elizabeth Pena in 2018 and she has at least one child.

1- Brighton Gabriel- July 14, 2012, adopted at birth

Priscilla married David William Waller (September 8, 1986) on February 4, 2012. They share 7 children and are based in Texas.

1. Paul William- March 16, 2013

2. Davia Lynn- November 12, 2014

3. Phillip Andrew- October 19, 2016

4. Destiny Faith- October 2, 2018

5. Peter David- May 6, 2020

6. Deborah Joy- January 19, 2022

7. Desiree Hope- July 17, 2024

Anna married Joshua James Duggar (March 3, 1988) on September 26, 2008, when they were both 20. They now share 7 children. Josh was arrested on CSAM charges in April 2021. In January 2022, he was sentenced to 12 years in January of 2022. Josh lives in Texas and Anna and the children are based in Arkansas.

1- Mackynzie Renee- October 8, 2009

Miscarriage in 2010

2- Michael James- June 15, 2011

3- Marcus Anthony- June 2, 2013

4- Meredith Grace- July 16, 2015

5- Mason Garrett- September 12, 2017

6- Maryella Hope- November 27, 2019

7- Madyson Lily- October 23, 2021

Susanna married York Bridges on September 2, 2019. They share a son. She had one daughter out of wedlock with an unknown me. She was also previously engaged to a different man.

Noelle Brooklyn- January 24, 2013

Nash Edgar- April 20, 2021

Nathan married Nurie Katelin Rodrigues (April 19, 1999) on July 25, 2020, at ages 24 and 21. They share 3 children. They are based in Florida.

Nehemiah David- October 11, 2021

Newman Christian- November 16, 2022

Naomi Christine- July 14, 2024

David married Hannah Marie Reber (July 25, 1998) on November 19, 2021, both at age 23. They share 2 daughters. They are based in Arkansas.

Eden Rose- November 3, 2022

Edelweiss Miracle- 2024ish

[frmartinshomiliesandreflections]

26th July >> Fr. Martin's Gospel Reflections / Homilies on

Matthew 13:1-9 for Wednesday, Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time

And On

Matthew 13:16-17 for the Memorial of Saint Joachim and Saint Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Wednesday, Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Gospel (Except USA) Matthew 13:1-9 A sower went out to sow.

Jesus left the house and sat by the lakeside, but such large crowds gathered round him that he got into a boat and sat there. The people all stood on the beach, and he told them many things in parables. He said, ‘Imagine a sower going out to sow. As he sowed, some seeds fell on the edge of the path, and the birds came and ate them up. Others fell on patches of rock where they found little soil and sprang up straight away, because there was no depth of earth; but as soon as the sun came up they were scorched and, not having any roots, they withered away. Others fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. Others fell on rich soil and produced their crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. Listen, anyone who has ears!’

Gospel (USA) Matthew 13:1-9 The seed produced grain a hundredfold.

On that day, Jesus went out of the house and sat down by the sea. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd stood along the shore. And he spoke to them at length in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky ground, where it had little soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep, and when the sun rose it was scorched, and it withered for lack of roots. Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it. But some seed fell on rich soil, and produced fruit, a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold. Whoever has ears ought to hear.”

Reflections (5)

(i) Wednesday, Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time

In the Galilee of Jesus’ day, the farmer sowed the seed in a fairly casual fashion. He threw it on all sorts of ground in the hope that at least some seed would fall on good soil. Some of it was likely to fall in places where it could not germinate, such as on paths, on rocks or among thorns. Yet, the yield that came from the seed that fell on good soil was likely to compensate for the loss of seed on soil that was not suitable. Jesus recognized something of his own ministry in the way the farmer sowed his seed. He preached the good news of the kingdom of God liberally, without discrimination. All sorts would get to hear this good news, and see it in action in the ministry of Jesus, from the religiously orthodox to those considered sinners, from those who were well-to-do to those who had just about enough to live on. Much of Jesus’ preaching and ministry met with resistance and the seed of the kingdom of God did not take root in people’s hearts. However, others responded generously to the preaching and activity of Jesus. The seed of the kingdom took root in their hearts and was bearing rich fruit. This is the group whom Jesus had just spoken of as his brothers, sisters and mother. Very often, it was not ‘the wise and the intelligent’ who belonged to this group but ‘infants’, those judged to be weak and unimpressive in the eyes of the world. Jesus was reassuring his disciples by means of this parable that in spite of many setbacks, God’ work of ushering in the kingdom of God through Jesus was coming to pass. When it comes to the spread of the gospel, we are called to be people of hopeful faith. The response to the gospel can seem to be limited and unpromising. Yet, if we continue to proclaim the word, to sow the seed, by our words and deeds, the Lord will see to it that it will bear fruit in the hearts of some, very often in ways that will amaze us. As the God of Israel says, speaking through the prophet Isaiah, ‘my word that goes out from my mouth… shall not return to me empty, but it will accomplish that for which I purpose’.

And/Or

(ii) Wednesday, Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time

We are used to hearing this parable of the sower with its application which follows in the gospels, whereby the various types of soil are identified with various types of people. The parable on its own seems more open ended. It teases us into thought. What might Jesus be saying here? Jesus’ original hearers would have been familiar with the scene his parable paints. The farmers tended to sow their seed liberally. Much of it landed in unpromising places and was wasted. Some of the seed, however, landed in good soil and that was often enough to produce a harvest, which ensured sowing for the following year. Because the land was ultimately God’s gift, any harvest was also recognized as God’s work and gift. The parable acknowledges the hardships that any sower has to contend with, the hungry birds of the air, the presence of rock near the surface, the bushes and thorns that grew willy-nilly. Yet, it also celebrates the abundance in the midst of such hardships that can come from the hand of God. Every human life has its own hardships. So much of our good effort can seem wasted. The forces working against us can threaten to grind us down and undermine our resolve. Yet, Jesus is assuring us, that there is more to life than our hardships and obstacles. The Lord of life is always at work even in the midst of the most unpromising of situations. If we wait in joyful hope, we will not ultimately be disappointed.

And/Or

(iii) Wednesday, Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time

When Jesus saw the farmer going out to sow seeds, it reminded him of the way God was at work in his ministry. Jesus noticed that the farmer scattered the seed with abandon, almost recklessly, not knowing what kind of soil it would fall on. Inevitably, a great deal of the seed that was scattered was lost; it never germinated. Yet, some of the seed fell on good soil and produced an extraordinary harvest. In what way would this scene have spoken to Jesus about his ministry? God was scattering the seed of his life-giving word through Jesus’ ministry. Through Jesus, God wanted to touch the lives of everyone, regardless of how they were perceived by others or even by themselves. God gave the most unlikely places the opportunity of receiving the life-giving seed of his word. There was nothing selective about Jesus’ company. Jesus once spoke of God as making his sun to rise on the evil and on the good. This was the God that Jesus revealed in his own ministry. As with the farmer in the parable, much of what Jesus scattered was lost; it met with little or no response. Indeed, his gracious word often met with hostility. Yet, Jesus knew that some people were receiving the seed of his word, and that would be enough to bring about the harvest of God’s kingdom. Jesus may have been speaking a word of encouragement to his disciples, saying to them, ‘Despite all the setbacks, the opposition and hostility, God is at work and that work will lead to something wonderful’. In other words, ‘the seed is good and powerful. Whatever the odds against us, we must keep sowing’.

And/Or

(iv) Wednesday, Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Jesus noticed that the farmer scattered the seed with abandon, almost recklessly, not knowing what kind of soil it would fall on. Inevitably, a great deal of the seed that was scattered was lost; it never germinated. Yet, some of the seed fell on good soil and produced an extraordinary harvest. God was scattering the seed of his life-giving word through Jesus’ ministry. God’s favour was being scattered abroad in an almost reckless manner. Through Jesus, God wanted to touch the lives of everyone, regardless of how they were perceived by others or by themselves. God gave the most unlikely places the opportunity of receiving the life-giving seed of his word. There was nothing selective about Jesus’ ministry. As with the farmer in the parable, much of what Jesus scattered was lost. Yet, Jesus knew that some people were receiving his word, and that would be enough to bring about the harvest of God’s kingdom. In speaking this parable, Jesus may have been encouraging his disciples, saying to them, ‘Despite all the setbacks, God is working to bring about something wonderful’. We are as much in need of Jesus’ encouraging word today as the disciples were. We can be very aware of the obstacles to the growth of the gospel in our world, in our church, and, in our own lives. Yet, the parable assures us that these obstacles will not ultimately deter God’s desire to fill our lives and our world with his bountiful presence. God is willing to be reckless and wasteful in our regard with his gracious favour because he knows that there is good soil there somewhere.

And/Or

(v) Wednesday, Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time

There is a lot of failure in the parable of today’s gospel reading. Much of the farmer’s work seems wasted. Much of the good seed that he generously scattered fell on unpromising soil and came to nothing. Yet, at the end of the day, enough seed fell on good soil for the harvest to be bountiful. Jesus is suggesting that the experience of failure is never the end of the road. Jesus’ public ministry, during which he liberally scattered the seed of God’s loving reign, met with a great deal of failure. Indeed, Jesus’ crucifixion was the ultimate expression of failure. Yet, Jesus was not discouraged by his experience of failure. He continued to do God’s work, confident that God would ensure that, in the end, the harvest would be plentiful, for Jesus and for all who believe in him. Some of the seed Jesus scattered fell on good soil; his presence and ministry met with a generous, even if flawed, response on the part of some. They would become the nucleus of a new community beyond his death. God even worked powerfully through the ultimate failure of crucifixion, raising his Son from the dead and pouring out the Spirit of his risen Son on all who believe in the gospel preached by the disciples. The harvest turned out to be great, even if the labourers, at times, were few. The parable is a statement of hope, of confidence in the power of God to work in the midst of failure. It encourages us to live with our own experiences of failure, trusting that our failure need never be the end of the road for us, but that God can work powerfully in and through us, in spite of failure.

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Memorial of Saint Joachim and Saint Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Gospel (Except USA) Matthew 13:16-17 Prophets and holy men longed to hear what you hear.

Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Happy are your eyes because they see, your ears because they hear! I tell you solemnly, many prophets and holy men longed to see what you see, and never saw it; to hear what you hear, and never heard it.’

Gospel (USA) Matthew 13:16-17 Many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see.

Jesus said to his disciples: “Blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear. Amen, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”

Reflections (2)

(i) Memorial of Saint Joachim and Anne

These are the names traditionally given to the mother and faith of the Blessed Virgin Mary by a tradition that dates back to the second century. One of the early fathers of the church addressed Joachim and Anne in the following way: ‘O blessed couple. All creation is in your debt, for through you is presented the noblest of gifts to the creator, namely a spotless mother who alone was worthy for the creator’. It was because of Joachim and Anne’s own faith that Mary was able to make her great response of faith to God’s call to her through the angel Gabriel. The parents of Mary were the grandparents of Jesus. They helped to create that environment of faith in which he would grow in wisdom and in stature before others and God. Today’s feast encourages us to remember the people of faith who went before us, from whom we have descended. We might remember our own grandparents and the faith by which they lived and which helped to light the flame of faith in our own lives. In the gospel reading, Jesus proclaims blessed the eyes that see and the ears that hear. He is referring there to the eyes and ears of faith, all those among his own contemporaries who recognized God’s powerful presence in his own ministry. Jesus declares that many of the prophets and holy people of the past longed to see and hear what his contemporaries had the privilege of seeing and hearing. We share in that same privilege. We give thanks for all we have been allowed to see and hear of God’s presence in Jesus and for all those people of faith who preceded us and have made it possible for us to see and hear with the eyes and ears of faith. 

And/Or

(ii) Memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne

Joachim and Anne are the names traditionally given to the mother and father of Our Lady since the second century. One of the early fathers of the church addressed Joachim and Anne in the following way: ‘O blessed couple. All creation is in your debt, for through you is presented the noblest of gifts to the creator, namely a spotless mother who alone was worthy for the creator’. It was because of Joachim and Anne’s own faith that Mary was able to make her great response of faith to God’s call to her through the angel Gabriel. The parents of Mary were the grandparents of Jesus. They helped to create that environment of faith in which he would grow in wisdom and in stature before others and God. Today’s feast encourages us to remember the people of faith who supported us on our own faith journey. We might remember especially our own grandparents and the faith by which they lived and which helped to light the flame of faith in our own lives. In today’s gospel reading, Jesus makes reference to all the forces that can prevent the seed of faith from growing to its full potential. There is the presence of the evil one, the great tempter. There are our own personal weaknesses, our tendency to turn from the Lord when trials come, our capacity to allow the worries and the pleasures of life to undermine our faith. Yet, Paul reminds us in his letter to the Romans that nothing need come between us the love of God. The Lord works to overcome those forces that separate us from him and he does so above all through other people of faith, through the community of faith. We call that community of faith the church. Within the church, there are smaller communities of faith that help to nurture the seed of faith in our own lives. Jesus’ parents and grandparents were such a small community of faith in his life. We are all called in our own way to help form such small communities of faith, and in that way to help each other to grow towards the Lord. In this regard, Joachim and Anne can be our inspiration.

Fr. Martin Hogan.