A Faith & Quilting Blog
Waking up with a song in my head is always lovely. Waking up with this song in my head: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m_sWJQm2fs always leads me to a moment of thinking and praying. Lately a lot of songs from "a way back when" have been on my mind and heart. Partly because the "band" has been playing them … Continue reading For I am Yours and You are Mine
They that wait upon the Lord Shall renew their strength They shall mount up with wings of eagles They shall walk and not be weary They shall run and not faint Teach me Lord, teach me Lord to wait Through the season of Advent we wait. We wait for our Lord to come, to live … Continue reading Advent – Wait
Often when I write posts they are a result of on-going internal processing and prayer. I wake up hearing a song and the end result is a reflective post on that song. "Oceans" along with Journey (word of the year) being frequent themes for 2015. Both are a recognition of something deeper stirring. I don't … Continue reading Drafts
Galatians 6: 1 - 10 Sisters (Brothers), even if a person is caught in some transgression, you who are spiritual should correct that one in a gentle spirit, looking to yourself, so that you also may not be tempted. Bear one another’s burdens, and so you will fulfill the law of Christ. For if anyone thinks he is … Continue reading Examination
After months of slowly reading, savoring, I've finished reading The Ragamuffin Gospel. Brennan has a heart of littleness that the Saints have. A heart that clings to the gift of God's infinite LoveGraceMercyCompassionPeace. A heart transformed, a heart understanding of the Gift of this love, understanding deeply and profoundly how living in this LoveGraceMercyCompassionPeace offers … Continue reading Littleness
My sweetie and I generally go to the 7 PM Mass on Sunday at one of the local parishes. We do our best to get to Church about 1/2 an hour early for some quiet time and prayer, to enter into the moment of the Mass, when Jesus becomes real and Present, where we … Continue reading Trust and Hope
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNGdcq0pAuU The words to Majesty are the earworm of the week. A full week. Autumn gets me thinking about beauty, about life's journey, about this blazing, amazing moment of richness, and depth that happens. About the JOURNEY of it all. How some years seem to fly right by without so much as a "nice to … Continue reading beauty
So this is a dual post one where I caught myself getting annoyed with someone on more than one occasion. And STOPPED it cold. In both instances the person is new in their position and learning something that takes time. Customer Service in any way, shape, and form, takes time to learn. And on the … Continue reading entitled
Jealousy is defined as: resentment against a rival, a person enjoying success or advantage, etc., or against another's success or advantage itself. Jealousy is also defined as: vigilance in maintaining or guarding something. (Thank you dictionary.com) And then I read Proverbs 14:30 this morning "A tranquil mind gives life to the body, but jealousy rots the … Continue reading Proverbs 14:30
I am living in something of a challenging moment. Challenging moments are part of the Journey, they are moments where slow and steady navigation is required. As I logged on to write this morning a couple of memories cropped up. (And competing ear worms more on that later) Our youth group would take a trip … Continue reading Review
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