Just before heading up to my office to write the backyard beckoned me. The late evening sky showing off it's depth and beauty, stars twinkling, planets seem as though they're pulsating, the gentle breeze keeping the mosquitos away and a quiet in the air awaiting that time to contemplate and enjoy the beauty of God's … Continue reading Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters Day 40: Ad Infinitum
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Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters Day 39: Render
I am slowly sipping coffee, waiting the sublime moment when the space between my ears and my body are ready to greet the day with great gusto. One of many great oddities in being the chief creative weirdo is that if I am with a group of friends or other creative types in the morning … Continue reading Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters Day 39: Render
Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters Day 38: Come Holy Spirit
Every now and again I go through these periods of time when I experience deeply negative thoughts on repeat like an old vinyl reacord skipping. Please allow me to assure you this is wholly unpleasant, bleeds into other areas of my life, and is the cause of the prayer, "Lord take this from me, please!" … Continue reading Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters Day 38: Come Holy Spirit
Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters Day 36: Reflection/Reflecting
Sometimes I have moments where I imagine either giving quilt lectures, or faith talks. Quilts and faith are interrealted as evidenced by what I share here on this blog. I can, almost without hestiation share my quilting journey paying particular attention to the moments of growth, where in my faith life this isn't always so … Continue reading Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters Day 36: Reflection/Reflecting
Forty Days of Prayers for Quilters Day 35: Hosanna
Hosanna in the Highest!Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord!Hosanna! Today is Palm Sunday in our Liturgical calendar, the day we Praise the Lord as He enters Jerusalem, palm branches laid before him, honoring Jesus as our king. As this week progresses all gets worse until Friday when Jesus is crucified … Continue reading Forty Days of Prayers for Quilters Day 35: Hosanna
Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters Day 34: Make a Joyful Noise
The other day when I turned on the radio in the car this is the song that started playing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXqXIicm8uU I'm divin' in I'm going deep In over my head I wanna becaught in the rushtossed in the flowIn over my head I want to goThe rivers deepThe rivers wideThe rivers water is aliveso sink … Continue reading Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters Day 34: Make a Joyful Noise
Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters Day 33: Speaking of
Happy Feast of St. Joseph, earthly father of Jesus. We know that he listened to the Lord, thought things through, loved his family, and was there for Jesus at least until he was 12. We know he was a man of deep faith and acted on that Faith in God. Though our dear Josephs words … Continue reading Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters Day 33: Speaking of
Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters Day 32: More
More. There is always more than we see on the surface. One of the things about social media is we can narrate and curate our stories in a way that places whatever positive, negative, or neutral story, narrative we choose. One can with vivid imagination firmly intact, almost hear the narration, music, and see the … Continue reading Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters Day 32: More
Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters Day 31: Notice
While I was preparing for the Catholic Book study in the parish the themes of Notice, Check-in, Support, Encourage (yeah this one is a shocker right) and Delight came to mind and will help me complete these Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters. Over and over again in both the fall and winter session God … Continue reading Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters Day 31: Notice
Forty days of Prayer for Quilters Day 30: Apologizing for Who and Where I am
Authors Note: I am not apologizing for anything. I read a post the other day on one social media platform, then a related post on another that reminded me of my very strong take on the word Just and the tendency to judge people when we don't know where they've come from or because of … Continue reading Forty days of Prayer for Quilters Day 30: Apologizing for Who and Where I am
A Quilter's Heart 