The alt title of this post is The Best Cinnamon Rolls I've Ever Made. When I was in second grade I borrowed a book from our public school library and proceeded to, when my mom was out of the house, make a loaf of bread. Being 8 or 9 at the time I'm certain the … Continue reading Merry Christmas Dear Ones
Category: Catholic
Flip the script
Take Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding, and my entire will, all that I have and possess. Thou hast given all to me. To Thee, O lord, I return it. All is Thine, dispose of it wholly according to Thy will. Give me Thy love and thy grace, for this is … Continue reading Flip the script
Dancing in the Rain
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
Forty Days of Prayers for Quilters Day ? Failure, potential and the like
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
Drops of Grace
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
On Being a One Off
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
On Free-Will
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
Rend Your Hearts
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
The Road to New Life
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
Reflections on 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 