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Live the life God calls you to live.
"The human mind plans the way, but the
Lord directs the steps."
Proverbs 16:9
In The Beginning
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It took God six days to create the earth and everything on it, including man and woman
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Of all that God created, He created man and woman in His image, so they would co-create with him and take domain over everything
God Doesn’t Need Us,
God WANTS Us
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God has everything he needs
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In our creation God has given us the opportunity to be Godly, in his image
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God’s desire is for us to turn our hearts to him. This is our true vocation
Understand How God Designed Us
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Jeremiah 1:5 tells us God knew us before we were born and had a plan for us
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God graced each of us with our own talents, strengths, and gifts
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We are each created unique and unrepeatable, wonderfully made
Personal Vocation Is Found In Our Creation
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Every person is called to a vocation of Universal Holiness (Be a Saint)
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A State of Life Vocation is how we give ourselves to the full body of Christ and serve others- Religious life, matrimony, or devout single life
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Profession/Career, often referred to as a calling, is the work you do in your vocation
The Catholic Church, Vocation, and the Meaning of Work
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"Work is to be creative, supported, and rewarded."- Andreas Widmer
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Man and woman fulfill their likeness in God through creative actions- Blessed Pope John Paul II
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The fruit of good work is a just wage. A just wage provides a dignified livleyhood in material, social, cultural, and spiritual level- The Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2434
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"For even when we were with you, we gave you this command: Anyone unwilling to work should not eat."-
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2 Thessolonians 3:10
My Story
My story.... hmmmmmm. To sum it up in a word I would say 'resilience.'
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My parents divorced when I was 15
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Neither of my parents drove, so we never had a car. I got my first car when I was 20, a 1967 Camaro. Yup.
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It was assumed I would follow in my alcoholic father's footsteps and never come close to college. I graduated from college and took a position as a pharmaceutical sales rep. Yup.
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Married, divorced, annulled. Floundered for a bit, but I never left the Catholic church
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Remarried, adopted two kids, we added two more kids and lived the good life in the suburbs of Northeast PA
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Kids moved on with their own lives and we moved South. Culture shock- moved to the South only to live in an area that feels like North Jersey. No offense to New Jersey, but it wasn't what I was looking for.
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Surgeries- too many to count. Heart, thyroid, joints, gall bladder, hernia, more joints. Lots of hardware.
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God- always with me and I with Him. Throughout my journey He has watched over me, guided me, allowed me to fail, and shared my successes. He wants me to do this work as a coach. He has blest me, indeed, and expanded my territory. He has held me in His arms and protected me from evil. 1 Chron 4:10
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I am an active member of a newly formed Catholic church in Myrtle Beach- Pier Georgio Frassati Catholic Church
I have nothing to complain about.
Success Stories
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