"There, but for the Grace of God, go I" I've always disliked this saying from the first time I heard. This implying that God's grace belongs to a select few rather than those in the midst of some kind of difficulty i.e. poverty, physical impairment, mental impairment. This sentiment rears it's ugly head throughout scripture … Continue reading Giving in to Hope
Category: grace mercy love
Leadership Flipped
This mornings serenade from the heavenly places: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI1OeQfkVyI The first reading from Jeremiah for Sunday July 22 from the USCCB website: Woe to the shepherds who mislead and scatter the flock of my pasture, says the LORD. Therefore, thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, against the shepherds who shepherd my people: You have … Continue reading Leadership Flipped
Offering Mercy & Compassion
I got a yes to a project. Pray with me friends, it's a long term project and one my heart greatly desires to complete. This week, in more than one place, the story of the Samaritan woman at the well came up in all it's glorious beauty. this story, this action of Jesus, speaks to … Continue reading Offering Mercy & Compassion
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Even Jesus' Good Deeds Sometimes it happens when I'm cutting, I get momentarily distracted cutting the wrong size, or veer off from the ruler. It happened just this week causing me to pause, take a deep breath, give myself an "oh well this happens" and move on. Yes it's irritating, yes I'd prefer not to … Continue reading No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Lord, You are Funny and I love you for it
or How I started writing the thing I need to write Staring at the computer screen waiting for the words to flow from the space between the ears, glasses on, glasses off, scratch head. Wonder. Self-doubt fills the air, the space in my heart, the space in my head. Typing starts. Backspacing to erase said … Continue reading Lord, You are Funny and I love you for it
Help Wanted!
Posted with permission: Sometime around the beginning of the year, as the great spiritual funk of 2018 settled in, I learned about Leticia Ochoa Adams, introducing you all to her here. You can get to know her more on facebook, her website, and on Through Broken Roses on Patheos. In March of 2017 Leticia lost … Continue reading Help Wanted!
Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters – Day 6
Come Holy Spirit! From all of our beginnings, we keep reliving the Garden story. Satan, he wanted more. More power, more glory. Ultimately, in his essence, Satan is an ingrate. And he sinks his venom into the heart of Eden. Satan’s sin becomes the first sin of all humanity: the sin of ingratitude. Adam and … Continue reading Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters – Day 6
Creativity, Love, and Quilting
Sometimes things feel harder stone. Or they're dang hard making the relief afterward is so blessed that you begin to wonder what the ever lovin' heck was I waiting for. I got help that made a hard task less burdensome. Well this opened the door to Creativity. https://www.instagram.com/p/BhccwjOjuxr/?taken-by=terilucas And Creativity opened the door to a … Continue reading Creativity, Love, and Quilting
Unraveling my Heart
Over the last few days I've enjoyed, and deeply benefited from an enchanting romp with Creative Brain. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bfmp7h9hrw1/?taken-by=terilucas Sitting at the machine and stitching is leading to thoughts of so many other projects. And starting of projects, it's overwhelming in a good way. It's nearly time to start the idea list back up. I have … Continue reading Unraveling my Heart
Reminders
One of my favorite priests has a saying, "we don't need new teachings, we need reminders." On TerifiCreations I have a Tutorials and Helpful Hints page, these are reminders for me and others for when things are going kaflooie! Reminders are things we've learned, or that others have learned that work, most of the time. … Continue reading Reminders
A Quilter's Heart 