She remembered this story and told me years later that she and my dad laughed so hard at my response that they let us get by with this one. But, Mom's greeting in some way called out humor within me and brought my parents amusement and joy. Imagine that when Mary greeted Elizabeth, imagine, what they said to one another. And when they announced the good news to each other, the good news of the great things God was doing for them, their children leapt for joy. Moms and dads, this is the secret to the foundation for your children's happiness.
Life gets tough.
Sometimes you yourselves even begin to drift apart from each other. But if you always make it your concern in some way to preach to your beloved husband and to your beloved wife, for it must go both ways, the good news of what God is doing for your family and for you, then your children in the womb of your family will leap for joy. In Our Lady of Loreto Parish , our religious education program is home-based. It is not my job as pastor to see to the religious education of your children. Nor is it the parish's responsibility to ensure that your children grow in the faith.