A Faith & Quilting Blog
Right after I spoke with my husband, once again learning that the closing day is not yet set, I looked at our TX realtors website to learn that the house that I really liked is under contract taking backups. Oh woe is me! I pouted. Woe. Is. Me. And then I saw that the other … Continue reading Dancing in the Rain
Sometime over the last year or so Theology is a Verb showed up somewhere on social media, enticing me to follow. When Elizabeth shared Unfulfilled Potential the first time I thought this is cool. On/off over the last bit she's been re-sharing posts as Worth Revisiting. Recently I read Unfulfilled Potential I experienced one of … Continue reading Forty Days of Prayers for Quilters Day ? Failure, potential and the like
My guy and I went to the parish that is physically closest to us Sunday morning before heading out for a bit. Our habit is to arrive about half an hour before the beginning of the Liturgy to pray, reflect, and read, to settle our hearts and minds, to prepare for this moment when heaven … Continue reading Drops of Grace
At that time Jesus exclaimed:"I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,for although you have hidden these thingsfrom the wise and the learnedyou have revealed them to little ones.Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will.All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the … Continue reading On Being a One Off
Wanderlost An interesting observation the sunsets here in Texas are big, and bold, and beautiful. The extended stay hotel we're currently staying in is situated in such a way that the sun sets in about the same sky location as it did in our Bronx home. The biggest difference is that the window here is … Continue reading Think, Pray, Heal, Repeat
Vincent van Gogh makes an appearance on Dr. Who in an episode where he sees an alien (one who we find out later is trapped, separated and afraid) wreaking havoc in a town, when even the Doctor doesn't see without some special manipulation of mirrors. van Gogh also sees Amy's deep sadness when she doesn't … Continue reading On Free-Will
Leticia Adams and Karianna Frey co-wrote the following posting it on instagram and on facebook: We are Catholics, and Catholics of Color, who are exhausted by the continued systemic, institutional, and implicit racism in the United States and at times in our Catholic Church and the effects on the targets of it. We are broken-hearted … Continue reading Rend Your Hearts
https://twitter.com/Joeinblack/status/1259802611517095937 https://twitter.com/Joeinblack/status/1262701720691490817 I'm heading out shortly to go work with a woman making a quilt she started a long time ago. I love projects like this for so many reasons, mostly because a friendship is developing. In a big move like this from one state to another new friendships are essential. Over the last several … Continue reading Buying the lie
When I started this post about being on the road to new life it seemed as though I'm entering something new,. Something allowed me to see that this is refreshed life. That the things that happen are all part of life, that trying to separate these things out and put this experience in this box, … Continue reading The Road to New Life
We had twelve amazing years with my mother-in-love. There were some challenging moments as we learned to live together, each one worth it. I miss her physical presence even now. After hear passing we dealt with some of her stuff, clothing given away, food stuffs depending on the date either tossed or consumed. Eventually her … Continue reading Reflections on Life
A Quilter's Heart 