#pray for me bestie

[ficsforeren]

are you planning on continuing never let me go? i LOVE that fic and i’m so curious about what’s gonna happen next!

your writing is amazing btw like i literally don’t like eren that much but your stories made me fall in love with him 😩💗

Hi, darling!! I still am! Honestly, if I could I would finish it right away but you know how it is with me being five-month pregnant, a housewife, a mom of a three-year-old kid, and being the only person who does all the chores in the house, it really is almost impossible for me to have the energy to sit down and write as much as I would love to 😭😭😭 I used to be able to write a lot cause my husband wasn't too busy with work before so we could take turns on doing chores and watching over our kid (plus my kid used to just sleep like 80% of the time now he's just so active). my son is getting older and he's started going to school and my husband is away on a business trip pretty often so I'm handling this all by myself and I'm asldkfjaslkdfs

ANYWAY sorry I didn't mean to ramble LMAO I'm trying to say that I am still trying to finish both Never Let Me Go and Ice & Fire whenever I can. I have written so many parts for those series that I haven't posted here yet so it would be a waste if I just abandon it now 🥲 Maybe (maybe) I can post a new chapter for NLMG by the end of next month.

[theghoulboysblog]

ryan and shane give such sibling vibes sometimes and it is always so funny to me. like TELL ME this isn’t so “arguing with your sibling in the car cause they won’t stop poking you” vibes lmao. i truly love them. the besties!!!

[officialrapunzelfitzherbert]

and it feels good to be known so well / i can't hide from you like i hide from myself / i remember who i am when i'm with you / your love is tough, your love is tried and true blue

prints

[marymekpop]

a daily dose of sunshine & wisdom

[rooolt]

I do think Sam was waiting for any excuse to be #1 hawk hater again, like the minute demetri is like “yeah he’s being a dick” she’s hunting that boy for sport

[catholic-academia-aesthetic]

Is it mandatory to take communion to be Catholic? i never took it and i really want to start practicing catholicism

I understand that you're not Catholic and you want to be. That's wonderful! Welcome!

You don't start with Communion though.

Communion is the source and summit of the Christian life, and that's why you need to prepare before you receive it.

You prepare through RCIA, which stands for Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. It's a process through which non-baptized men and women enter the Catholic Church. If you live in a bigger city there are definitely RCIA programs you can join. If you live in a smaller town you can be the only new person wanting to join the Church, in which case your RCIA can be just you and the local priest talking. That's how it was for my small-town friend.

In any case, the best thing to do now is to go to the closest Catholic church, tell any random priest you want to become Catholic and ask what's the next step. If for some reason he's not helpful, you go to the next priest or church and repeat.

You say you want to start practicing Catholicism. The RCIA people will definitely explain everything and show you the ways to do it as you prepare.

In the meantime you can

1. Go to Mass (just refrain from Communion as you're not prepared for it yet)

2. Go to Eucharistc adoration

3. Pray (Hallow app can help you, its basic version is free)

4. Read the Bible. I'd start with one of the Gospels. You can find it online, just make sure it's Catholic version. You can also go with the 'Bible in a Year' podcast.

4. Learn about the Faith. Word on Fire on youtube is a great place to start. You can also start reading the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

5. [bonus] Take online Catholics (including me) with a grain of salt. You can always message me if you want to talk, but know that catholicblr posts can come with 10 layers of inside jokes and controversial opinions. It's funny for us but can be confusing for a newcomer like you. So by all means stay and have fun with us but only take your information from legitimate sources. The Catechism is a 100% legitimate source. The World on Fire on youtube is run by a real Catholic bishop so that's 100% legitimate too.

I'm very happy you're here! I thank God for bringing you to this point and I pray that you grow closer to Him every day and that you find good people irl who'll welcome you into the Church. God bless you!

[exoscreamsoda]

its missing kaisoo hours..

kaisoo please come home... the kids miss you 😔

[garvalhaminho]

i think the part i like the most about jem, tessa and will as characters is that they show love is what makes them human, what keeps them grounded. jem, throughout tid, has to live with the knowledge he will die soon, but the love he feels for the people around him, specifically tessa and will, is what keeps him sane. we see that even more with him as a silent brother, when silent brothers block their emotions and become almost robots, the thing that keeps jem human is remembering the people he once loved and still does. remembering tessa, will, their children, the people he cared for and the people that cared for him. it is what keeps him grounded, what makes him feel human again. and with tessa, tessa who is immortal and outlives everyone she loves, and has and will have to watch them die again and again, she continues to love. she chooses to do so. it is what makes her human, and it is rare for a warlock to continue being attached to and loving mortals. and will who believed himself to be cursed so that everyone who loves him back would die, he shut off a part of him to the rest of the world, the part that loved freely. but he didn't do it to jem. he allowed jem to love him, as much as will loved jem. their unconditional love for each other was what kept will sane. it was what kept him human, and not the emotionless farse he had around everyone else.

[berryblu-arts]

Some more backgrounds from the buggy project :D!!

pretty proud of these ngl, comfort zone colors <3<3<3

bonus lil guys :D 🪲!!!!

[imissthembutitwasntadisaster]

Consequences (must get on a plane) to my own actions (thinking oh it might be fun to spend a weekend with my friend abroad before uni starts)

[pardonmydelays]

three days at work and then i'm gonna see taylor with my friends jdjdjdjejejeb i am throwing up

[vwenties]

i HATE THIS SHOW ... HATE IT SO MUCH , GET THESE FREAKS OUT OF MY BRAIN NOW !

[anouchan-jpg]

Lord, protect me from this phenomenon(arm hair) please and amen🙏🏻

[legaylos]

House choosing to drink instead of taking the Vicodin because Wilson needs it more

[immabitqueer]

bro there is no way I'm tearing up at an episode of house md where house barked at cuddy like a fucking dog after calling himself "a high strung little lap dog" in a whiney voice

[catholic-academia-aesthetic]

hello! i resort to this since I don't have access to a catholic church/guide to ask this type of things. So, here's whats happening: since i was little i always had this admiration towards the Virgin Mary, i always thought that she was beautiful and kind and nowdays i still do, she's like a mother figure for me. But, in the other hand, im extremely scared of God and Jesus. i dont know why, and i feel ashamed to confess it, but I don't feel the same safe and loved with the idea of them like i do with Mary.

Also, im a lesbian, and im even more afraid because of that since i know that religion usually has something against it.

Am I a sinner? Is there a way for me to be less scared of God and Jesus? only beliving in Mary is an actual religion?

Im sorry for bothering, but i really need to start beliving in something because my life is falling apart and i don't want to lose it all. Anyways, I hope this isn't uncomfortable, and i wiah you have a lovely day, afternoon or night! 🩷

hi, thank you for reaching out and sharing all this! I'm sad to hear your life is falling apart, that must be an awful feeling. I'm here for you for whatever it's worth.

There's a lot here so my anwer will obviously be a CliffsNotes version, full of shortcuts and simplifications.

First of all, of course you are a sinner. We all are. Every human in history apart from Mary and Jesus was a sinner. Every saint was a sinner.

I see that you feel close to the Virgin Mary, that her beauty and kindness speaks to you, you admire her. But it doesn't lead you to God, on the contary, you're very afraid of Him.

This makes me wonder where did you learn about Mary? How have you come to know the things that make you admire her? How did you learn she is kind and motherly? What were your sources? Was it genuine Catholic teaching, or maybe some private ideas passed on by someone you know?

Is the person you admire actually Mary, the Mother of God, or is it some vague idea of her built in your or someone else's imagination?

We Catholics admire Mary because of her devotion to God. We admire her courage in agreeing to be the Mother of God and her humility in raising her Son who was God. We admire her because Salvation was made possible through her response and sacrifice.

If you take God out of the picture, what is there left to admire about Mary? Without God there is no Salvation and all of her life choices look rather sad and uninspiring. She's a young woman who had a baby in weird circumstances, then watched him grow into a preacher to be mercilessly tortured and killed for nothing. What's admirable about that? Many women's children were unjustly persecuted but that doesn't make these women worth our admiration. Compassion, yes. But not admiration.

So if you don't want to know God and Jesus, if you're not interested in God's plan for your salvation and in Jesus' sacrifice to bring your salvation about - what do you admire about Mary? If you don't think she did all that for God - what was the point?

Obviously you can't answer me so I'm just leaving all these questions here for you to think about.

The answer to have these things sorted out is good Catholic teaching. It'll take some time, but to really love someone you need to first get to really know them. If you want to love Mary, you need to learn who she is. And if you learn she will eventually point you towards her Son, because that's what she always does. Start with Bishop Barron's videos on Mary on youtube. Word on Fire channel and website has tons of videos and articles to explore. Take a peak at the Catechism. Whatever you do, look for legitimate Catholic teaching, stick to the mainstream. If you learn enough about Mary you'll see Jesus in a new light. Let her lead you to Him.

On a completely different note, this can be a psychological issue. When you say you're 'extremely scared of God and Jesus' it makes me worried. These are very strong words and very strong feelings to be had about this. What makes you feel this? Did someone tell you God is scary and you should be afraid of Him when you were young? Is there something in your life that makes you afraid and distrustful of men in general? Is this a case of bad, fear-based religious teaching you were subjected to? Or is it a case of independent mental issues bleeding into your religious life? Sadly, both happen often and many people share these feelings with you.

If I was your friend, I would advise you to have that looked at by a psychologist-type person. If you're clear on that front you can move to learing and Marian theology with a peace of mind. Whether you decide to do the psychological consultation or not, I would also advise you to find a spiritual guide. It can be a priest but it can also be nun, I imagine that could make you feel more comfortable. If there aren't any where you live you can literally find 5 or 10 female religious orders online and just shoot them an email. Just copy what you wrote to me if you don't feel like writing an new message. Ask for help, guidance. Maybe you can go visit them for a few days. See what they say.

You can always message me, but in your difficult situation you need more support, you need irl people to help you through this. You need them to be smarter and better at this than I am. Again, thank you for sharing all this vulnerable stuff. I hope my answer was helpful. I will be praying for you through Mary's intercession!