We've lived here for over 15 years. The summer after we moved in my sweetie discovered what we thought was a climbing rose in the back yard. We moved it. And by we I mean he moved it. My sweetie does the gardening around this place and I love him for it. We do have … Continue reading untended
Category: creativity
Joy. Gladness. Singing. Dancing. Praise. I started looking ahead at the readings for the next week or so: today, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. I was particularly drawn in by the Psalms and the theme of joy and happiness threading through. It's Easter, we're supposed to be joyful, grateful, animated. The joy we experience … Continue reading
Enjoying the creativity of others
Over the weekend I went to the Northern Star Quilt Show - both days as Sunday I worked in a booth with a friend. Saturday afternoon I stopped by one of the vendors to look at her gorgeous fabrics. I love them because the colors are clear. Then she had a small grouping of fabrics … Continue reading Enjoying the creativity of others
A Morning Prayer of St. Therese of Lisieux O my God! I offer Thee all my actions of this day for the intentions and for the glory of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I desire to sanctify every beat of my heart, my every thought, my simplest works, by uniting them to Its infinite merits; … Continue reading
Play time
Or Showing up to do the Work I must confess to listening to Elizabeth Gilbert's first TED talk on more than 10 occasions. I go back to this every once in a while for a nudge in the right direction - in seeking God in what I do with the quilting and writing. There are … Continue reading Play time
Service of Beauty
The artistic vocation in the service of beauty 3. A noted Polish poet, Cyprian Norwid, wrote that “beauty is to enthuse us for work, and work is to raise us up”.(3) The theme of beauty is decisive for a discourse on art. It was already present when I stressed God's delighted gaze upon creation. In … Continue reading Service of Beauty
Creative-ness
"That is why artists, the more conscious they are of their “gift”, are led all the more to see themselves and the whole of creation with eyes able to contemplate and give thanks, and to raise to God a hymn of praise. This is the only way for them to come to a full understanding … Continue reading Creative-ness
Experience doesn’t happen all at once
I can just imagine St. Peter showing up at the Pearly Gates greeting the Lord after his own death saying, "whoa! I was so not ready for that! but thank you for trusting me." More likely he said, "I did my best Lord I hope it was enough." I woke up thinking about St. Peter … Continue reading Experience doesn’t happen all at once
Value
Psalm 139: 14 I praise you, because I am wonderfully made; wonderful are your works! My very self you know. The Psalms, ah the poetry that sings to the soul, bringing our ever simmering emotions to the surface, out in the open for all to see. Psalms run from joy and ecstasy to downright rage … Continue reading Value
Patience
Oh way back a long way back I remember listening to Bullfrogs and Butterflies. It's so long ago it the music was on vinyl. Remember that? Vinyl was really cool having a sound that is just a wee bit scratchy and a little sensitive. There is often a reason why memories surface now and again. … Continue reading Patience
