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Flávia Ghelardi

Flávia Ghelardi is the mom of four, a former lawyer and now an embarking on adventures in writing. Flávia published her first ebook FORTALECENDO SUA FAMÍLIA and blogs at http://fortalecendosuafamilia.blogspot.com/ . A member of Schoenstatt´s Apostolic Movement, Flávia loves to speak and give lectures about motherhood and the important role of women, as desired by God, for our society. 

Latest Articles By Flávia Ghelardi
The Large Family: Madness or Holiness?
The Large Family: Madness or Holiness?
My grandma Amábile said that she always dreamt about having 12 children. She had 8; she miscarried 2 and raised 6 with a lot of love. Afterwards came the sons- and daughters-in-law, so she fulfilled her dream of having a large family.
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The Letter from a Baby that Went to Heaven
The Letter from a Baby that Went to Heaven
This year we complete 8 years since our younger daughter, Júlia, went to Heaven. She had been a blessing to our family during the 5 months she spent with us. Today she is our private saint and intercedes for us with Jesus.
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Gender Ideology and the Destruction of the Family
Gender Ideology and the Destruction of the Family
Pope Francis is insisting on the beauty of the family and in the care we must take so it can continue to be the base of our society. Although, in these days, it is threatened and the great threat is the gender ideology.
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How To Pass The Faith To Our Children - And Be Successful!
How To Pass The Faith To Our Children - And Be Successful!
Our goal should be the union between faith and life. We want to cultivate in our children a faith that leads them to a personal encounter with Christ and that remains indelible in their souls, in a world increasingly drifting away and indifferent from God.
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School of Mercy Doctorate – Dealing with Parents
School of Mercy Doctorate – Dealing with Parents
The wounds caused by the parent in their children´s souls certainly are the most difficult to heal. That´s why we´re talking about “School of Mercy Doctorate”. To get a doctor´s degree, we need to study hard and make many sacrifices and the process is long. In the same way, to be able to act with mercy when our parents wounded us, we need a lot of patience and many sacrifices.
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God´s Project for my Life
God´s Project for my Life
Everybody, at some point of his existence, ends up asking some questions: for what do I exist? What should I do with my life? Where should I go? In our society there is a big existential void, people can´t make a sense of their lives and this causes many problems, such as the escape to alcoholism, to drugs and even suicide.
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Full-time Moms: We need some volunteers for a book project in Brazil!
Full-time Moms: We need some volunteers for a book project in Brazil!
My name is Flávia Ghelardi, I'm from Brazil, I'm a full-time mom who also likes to write. I have a project to write a book about the mothers who chose to dedicate their lives exclusively to their families. The goal of this book is to stimulate more mothers to choose that “career.”
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Matrimony - Journey To Heaven With A Mate
Matrimony - Journey To Heaven With A Mate
Today´s post is to think about our own marriage, but also for those who have kids who are dating and thinking about getting married, so you can help to instruct them to the path they are preparing to follow.
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A Special Mother is Born
A Special Mother is Born
I´ve interviewed Leticia Velasquez, author of "A Special Mother is Born", a book full of wonderful stories about parents who bravely kept their child, despite the diagnosis of genetic mutation or other health problems. This book also wants to aware about the extremely high abortion rates of children with special needs, that goes up to 92% in case of Down Syndrome.
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Have you filled your "spiritual suitcase" today?
Have you filled your "spiritual suitcase" today?
I like to imagine that everyone has a "spiritual suitcase" where we put all the graces we receive from our prayer life. I speak about a suitcase because we can take it everywhere we go, it always will be with us. It´s from this suitcase that we withdraw the graces we need to face our daily challenges.
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Júlia, we chose life!
Júlia, we chose life!
In the fourth month of pregnancy of my forth daughter, Júlia, I discovered that something was wrong with the baby, and according to the genetic doctor´s opinion, it was probably a rare syndrome (tanatophoric dwarfism) and the baby should die right after birth, and there were also risks for me.
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