{"id":5106,"date":"2015-05-29T06:54:08","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T11:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/?p=5106"},"modified":"2026-02-27T07:48:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T13:48:40","slug":"getting-ready-for-the-party-of-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2015\/05\/29\/getting-ready-for-the-party-of-my-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting ready for the party of my life"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the past three months, I have been happily preparing for the party of my life. This party will include a beautiful Mass, a locally-sourced dinner and a lively reception. The party of my life will celebrate my perpetual profession of vows with\u00a0my community<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Preparation for my final vows has been busy and enjoyable. But, not everything has been simple and easy. Initially, I was really challenged by the task of balancing community traditions, my own personal hopes and the needs of my guests. Not everything has gone perfectly. I have had to re-learn lessons about flexibility and detachment. I have had to deal with disappointments and then adapt. Most recently, I learned that my friend who planned to offer the reflection during the Mass could no longer come. To this news, my incorporation director responded,\u00a0\u201cEven the prep for vows is its own formative experience!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

As I prepare for my final vows, I notice that there are certain questions that come up again and again, for me and the people around me.<\/p>\n

Like a wedding, but not a wedding\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cHow are the final vow preparations coming along?\u201d<\/em>\u00a0This is the most common and conversational question I have heard from all sorts of people: friends, family and other sisters in my community.<\/p>\n

To this question I like to respond with…<\/p>\n

[This is the beginning of my latest column for the online newspaper,\u00a0<\/em>Global Sisters Report.\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0<\/a>Continue reading\u00a0here<\/a>.]<\/em><\/p>\n

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Getting ready for the party of my life<\/a><\/blockquote>