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Anna Maria De Guid

May 23
2 min

HAPPY PENTECOST

Someone texted me with an urgent message on Friday. The church lady asked me to give a testimony of the Holy Spirit today on Pentecost Sunday. As quickly as I ended my reply, a story came to mind, and I finished writing my testimony straightaway. Then she texted again after a few minutes and said that she made a mistake. The testimony is for Corpus Christi in two weeks. Well, l really didn't have anything written down for Pentecost in my blog. Maybe this is another one of

Anna Maria De Guid

May 14
1 min

Tax Time

Whenever Mom heard someone complaining about taxes, her reply was, "Grandfather always said that it's a blessing to pay taxes because it means that you have income!" I suppose it's the same when we are told to share our time, talent, and treasure. It means that we have been blessed with time (This is one resource that cannot be replenished nor renewed.), talent (To whom more is given, more is expected.) and treasure (We have work!) Also, when we share our triple T, someone i

Anna Maria De Guid

May 14
2 min

It's a Month to FD!

Mother's Day just ended. I took advantage of the day and slept at midnight. I wanted to relish everything that happened yesterday. (I'm writing this the Monday after.) How was your Mother's Day? Did your children make you breakfast? Not mine. In our household, I am my husband's mother on MD at breakfast. I always remember him buying me my breakfast fave - McDo Egg McMuffin on Mother's Day. When was the last time you had one? It's pretty good considering they had a BOGO sale

Anna Maria De Guid

May 9
1 min

Mother's Day Regrets

When I was young, Mom often shared her stories. More often than not, if I already knew her story, I told her that I had already heard it. Years later, she'd ask me before she told me a story, "Have I told you this one?" Now that she's gone, how I wish I would have just listened to her story and felt her enthusiasm, her joy of sharing it with me. Looking back, it is one of my regrets. Thank goodness, we have the promise of eternal life through Jesus! I can see her once again a

Anna Maria De Guid

Apr 30
1 min

On Firsts of the Month

I've blogged many times that I love new beginnings - New Year, Easter, Christmas and the firsts of the month. I feel I can restart my resolutions on a blank slate. Again and again. And so it is with May 1. The past year and recent months have taught us to adjust many things in our lives due to Covid-19. This adjustment continues on a daily or weekly basis depending on the most recent news. The hope these days is that most of the United States will be fully vaccinated by summe

Anna Maria De Guid

Apr 18
1 min

The Missed Flight

This video was supposed to have been published last Friday, but instead I mistakenly reposted "A Birthday Wish." This story is too good to be overlooked so here it is, two days late. Hope you had a lovely weekend, and I wish you a blessed week ahead. My name's Anna Maria and I publish a new video on YouTube's Touched by Grace Today and a new post on my blog touchedbygrace.today every Friday! Check out Catholicmom.com for my other articles! If you've been #tbgtoday, feel free

Anna Maria De Guid

Apr 16
1 min

On Habits

2021 is a quarter done! If you set some NY resolutions this year, how are you doing? It's been a couple of weeks now since I started changing a little habit. And I still forget. Paul changed the placement of our kitchen trash can. And I still find myself walking to the old place to throw some trash, only to find that the can is not there anymore. They say it takes about 21 days (3 weeks) to change a habit and 90 days (3 months) to seal it. Changing habits is definitely not ea

Anna Maria De Guid

Apr 9
1 min

Out with the Old, In with the New

When I was a young child, I weighed more than the average. I recall seeing 100 pounds on the weighing scale in third grade, could have been earlier. Then I decided to lose weight in fifth grade. I started eating healthier and became more active. And after I lost the weight, I couldn't use my 'old' clothes to fit the 'new' me. In much the same way, when we have offered our hearts and lives to Jesus, we consciously become selective in activities we engage in - like watching who

Anna Maria De Guid

Apr 9
1 min

On Birthday Wishes

If we cannot forgive others by ourselves, then we need help from Someone who knows our hearts. Wishing you a blessed Divine Mercy Sunday! My name's Anna Maria and I publish a new video on YouTube's Touched by Grace Today and a new post on my blog touchedbygrace.today every Friday! Check out Catholicmom.com for my other articles! If you've been #tbgtoday, feel free to share your story of grace here. #tbgthejourney #book #journey #stories #tbg #touchedbygracetoday #grace #annam

Anna Maria De Guid

Apr 6
1 min

Easter Week

I hope you had a lovely celebration of our Lord's resurrection! Thank heavens that Easter is celebrated as a season and not just as a day! That's because there's so much to take in on the resurrection of Jesus. Well, also because this video being shared here is two days late. For those who have not had the chance to watch it elsewhere, here it is. I hope you enjoy. My name's Anna Maria and I publish a new video on YouTube's Touched by Grace Today and a new post on my blog to

Anna Maria De Guid

Apr 2
1 min

A Good Friday World

I remember someone wrote that we live in a Good Friday World where there is a lot of injustice, discrimination, and suffering, among other ills of society and the individual. This is so much more pronounced during the pandemic when death and the pain and grief it brings along are all too common. The description could not be any better. But why Good Friday? Why not Terrifying Friday, Depressing Friday, or Deathly Friday? These words seem more appropriate than the descripti

Anna Maria De Guid

Mar 26
1 min

Hosanna in the Highest!

It was difficult for me to understand that the people who welcomed Jesus to Jerusalem were the same people who shouted, "Crucify him!" I thought, "How could those people turn their backs to Jesus like a light switch?" A clinical psychologist said that many people could not believe the atrocities the Nazis did to the Jews. "How could the Nazis do such things?" they ask. Peterson cautions people that there is evil that lurks in the heart. And if we are not aware or accepting

Anna Maria De Guid

Mar 19
1 min

Payback Time

Giving back doesn't have to break anything, except the habit of not looking back. TGIF! My name's Anna Maria and I publish a new video on YouTube's Touched by Grace Today and a new post on my blog touchedbygrace.today every Friday! Check out Catholicmom.com for my other articles! If you've been #tbgtoday, feel free to share your story of grace here. #tbgthejourney #book #journey #stories #tbg #touchedbygracetoday #grace #annamariadeguid #touchedbygrace #inspirational

Anna Maria De Guid

Mar 19
1 min

On Saint Joseph

I graduated K-7, 9-12 from St. Joseph’s College. (Colleges in the Philippines can have an elementary and high school education.) Yearly, the school celebrates the Feast of St. Joseph on March 19 with Mass and festivities. His presence in my life flew out the window when I later went to a public university. After I got married, someone gifted me with a St. Joseph figurine, saying that St. Joseph is the patron saint of husbands. As I read about him, it dawned on me how strong

Anna Maria De Guid

Mar 18
1 min

St. Patrick's

Do you know that there are more than a handful of celebrities who share an Irish ancestry? There are Christina Aguilera, John Travolta, Liam Neeson, and Bono, among many others. Do you know what they have in common with St. Patrick? Not citizenship because St. Patrick was not Irish. It was loving being Irish. Here's a little history of St. Patrick on his feast day. My name's Anna Maria and I publish a new video on YouTube's Touched by Grace Today and a new post on my blog t

Anna Maria De Guid

Mar 12
1 min

Ides of March

I am fascinated by Shakespeare's Julius Cesar. In high school, we even memorized the speech of Marc Anthony after Cesar's murder. For some reason, it came to me that Julius Cesar's life had a keen resemblance to that of Jesus: Both were were kings, not to mention same initials. Both were much loved during their times. Their enemies were envious of how the people followed them. Both were judged unfairly, plotted for murder and killed. I researched my thoughts and was surprised

Anna Maria De Guid

Mar 12
1 min

Wrong Number

Has someone called you, with you thinking it's someone you know, when after a few minutes of conversing you realize the person dialed the wrong number? It's happened to me, and the ending was hilarious. Well, this story is similar to a wrong number but with an ending that can only speak to the heart. Hope you have a lovely weekend, and stay safe. My name's Anna Maria and I publish a new video on YouTube's Touched by Grace Today and a new post on my blog touchedbygrace.today

Anna Maria De Guid

Mar 6
1 min

Amazing Grace

It must have been an incredible inspiration, experience, or revelation that came to John Newton to be able to write the poem Amazing Grace. Here's the story behind it. Thank you for watching! TGIF! My name's Anna Maria and I publish a new video on YouTube's Touched by Grace Today and a new post on my blog touchedbygrace.today every Friday! Check out Catholicmom.com for my other articles! If you've been #tbgtoday, feel free to share your story of grace here. #tbgthejourney #b

Anna Maria De Guid

Mar 5
1 min

Dig Deep

Dig deep. Go the extra mile. Give it your best shot. Those are words from highly accomplished people. Paul and I attended a funeral of a wonderful and beloved runner, triathlete, philanthropist and doctor. He was also known to always say "Dig deep." When he was asked by his fellow runners how long the run was going to be, he would answer "One to two miles." After the seventh mile, he will tell the runners to just dig deep, and they will find that extra store of energy that

Anna Maria De Guid

Feb 26
1 min

The Ring

It's always good to be reminded of the golden rule. You'll never know what it can bring. Have a blessed weekend! My name's Anna Maria and I publish a new video on YouTube's Touched by Grace Today and a new post on my blog touchedbygrace.today every Friday! Check out Catholicmom.com for my other articles! If you've been #tbgtoday, feel free to share your story of grace here. #tbgthejourney #book #journey #stories #tbg #touchedbygracetoday #grace #annamariadeguid #touchedbygrac

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