3 minutes; that's all it takes...

Everyday I offer 3 minutes to myself to reflect upon God's will in my life. Sometimes I find myself feeling sad or a litle overwhelmed but after these 3 minutes; I feel renewed! If there was something bothering me before by then it's gone... I love that feeling and I know for sure that is God's way of communicating with me and telling me how much He loves me and how special I am in my own way. Would you like to experience this?

Add the following website from Loyola Press to your home page and you'll see the difference it makes. Before you start getting into your day, give yourself 3 minutes and you'll see what I'm talking about... God is truly at work in our everyday lives!

3-Minute Retreats

Be Blessed!

A simple Teriyaki Salmon with Cucumber Salad recipe!

This recipe is courtesy of Real Simple ... thank you for the wonderful recipes!
If you love salmon... by the way it is important to eat fish at least twice a week, keep that in mind... this Memorial Day weekend cook a not-so-complicated AND yummy salmon recipe accompanied by a delicious cucumber salad -- your family will love it and your body will thank you for it [because it is low in calories and carbs]!
Now, you all know what I'll be eating... ENJOY!!

Wanna save or print it as a recipe card? visit this link and you'll be able to add it to your recipe collection! Teriyaki Salmon with Cucumber Salad - Real Simple Recipes

Serves 6 | Hands-on Time: 20m | Total Time: 35m

Ingredients
- 2/3 cup teriyaki sauce
- 1/4 cup light or dark brown sugar
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 6 6-ounce pieces skinless salmon fillet
- 2 English (or 4 regular) cucumbers, thinly sliced
- 3 tablespoons seasoned rice (sushi) vinegar

Directions
In a small bowl, whisk together the teriyaki sauce, sugar, and garlic until the sugar dissolves.
Place the salmon in a large bowl and toss with marinade to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.
Toss the cucumbers with the vinegar; cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Heat grill to medium. Remove the salmon from the marinade and arrange skin-side down on grill; cover with lid. Grill without turning, 8 minutes.
Using a large spatula, carefully turn salmon and cook, covered, 2 to 3 minutes longer, just until cooked through but still moist and flaky.
Serve salmon with cucumber salad.

Tip: To stretch this recipe, serve the salmon and cucumber salad with steamed white rice tossed with thinly sliced scallions.

Nutritional Information
Calcium 36mg; Calories 342; Carbohydrate 7g; Cholesterol 100mg; Fat 19g; Fiber 1g; Iron 1mg; Protein 35mg; Sat Fat 4g; Sodium 564mg

Life...

During my lunch hour, as I was catching up with my blog updates I came across one that gave me a lot to think about, Claire Culwell, a face for the pro-life movement. After reading her story, I kept thinking how can she not be angry, unhappy with her birth mother? But she answered that question for me...

Claire is a 22 year old young woman who is an an abortion survivor. Her mother became pregnant at the early age of 13. Her mother took her to an abortion clinic and she had a surgical abortion at 5 months. A month later while at a gym class, her friend told her that she'd better ask her mom to take her back to the clinic and make sure everything was OK. The news she heard that day, changed her life as she learned that she was still pregnant. She had had a "successful abortion" but she had twins and one had survived. Claire Culwell is this courageous survivor and she says that her birth mother gave her the most beautiful gift of all; LIFE! Find out more about Claire by visiting her website and getting involved especially our young women -- think about the choices you make; they will affect you forever and most importantly YOU ARE NOT ALONE! God is with you always... Trust in Him!

I am a pro-life advocate and I am happy to support 40 Days for Life, Bound4Life and Manto de Guadalupe.

Our newly revised Roman Missal in its Third Edition...

Many of us have delayed getting acquainted with our newly revised Roman Missal --it's time!  It is very important that we are aware of these changes and that we help by teaching others who are not-so-well informed (myself included) about them to prevent any shocking reactions when we are all sitting on our pews at Sunday Mass.

I encourage you all to visit the following links; they are a great resource to get started with!
Many thanks to Joe Paprocki, D.Min. from Loyola Press and our U.S. Catholic Bishops

Articles on the revised Roman Missal
Roman Missal Webminar
PDF resources
And last but not least, the Official Roman Missal website.

Let's celebrate our Saints!

I found this blog, happysaints.com by Victor Teh, as my daughter and I were looking for information on St. Teresa of Avila. I just think this blog is awesome and I love the artwork!

¡Siempre adelante!



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