The last week or so I've found myself worrying about a few things that I have no control over. I just don't. Someone else does. The worrying leads to self-doubt and this barely resistible urge to run at top speed to some place else. Greener pastures or what appears to be greener pastures. The other … Continue reading Gratitude in the “strange” places
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A hand
I woke up with a couple of things on my mind: a bio I have to write for the magazine. Writing those for others is fairly easy, writing about myself eh, not quite so much. Then there's the whole choosing a bio pic, do I choose one of the professional ones or one of the … Continue reading A hand
niggling at the back of my head
Advent's over and Christmas is in full swing and a thought has been niggling at the back of my brain for weeks. Years probably. Throughout this entire Advent season for sure. The tune Santa Clause is Coming to Town has been that ear worm driving the niggling. Why, oh why? Ear worms often make no sense … Continue reading niggling at the back of my head
One final 2014 Pondering moment
sometimes I sit in front of this computer and feel something of a fraud yearning to really trust in the grace and mercy of God and sometimes behaving as though I've got my sh*t together in a way that is not the kindest toward others or towards myself. I long to be just that kind … Continue reading One final 2014 Pondering moment
Giving thought to Emotions and Difficult Times
It's Advent. A time of waiting, quietude, expectancy. It's hard to walk quietly through Advent and not anticipate too much what comes next. Christmas is in our faces from late summer/early fall. "Christmas! Christmas! Time is here!" When I wrote Come to the Quiet, about grief it was just a few days shy of the … Continue reading Giving thought to Emotions and Difficult Times
2015 Word of the Year
Bilbo sings: The Road goes ever on and on, Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can, Pursuing it with eager feet, Until it joins some larger way Where many paths and errands meet. And whither then? I cannot say. Here I … Continue reading 2015 Word of the Year
2014 Word of the Year – the final week
In the Church calendar this is the final week of the year. Today is the Feast of Christ the King the official end of the liturgical year. I'm going to take a moment to Ponder before the next Word of the Year begins. I've spent time pondering the beauty of this year with it's highs … Continue reading 2014 Word of the Year – the final week
longing for an image
Genesis 1:27 God created mankind in his image; in the image of God he created them; male and female* he created them A way back when in my journey (RCIA) toward Full Communion in the Church we learned the 15 attributes of God as presented in John Hardon, SJ's The Catholic Catechism A Contemporary Catechism of the Teachings … Continue reading longing for an image
Lead me to the Cross
"Lead Me To The Cross" United (Hillsong United) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76JRxNIMk3o Savior I come Quiet my soul remember Redemption's hill Where Your blood was spilled For my ransom Everything I once held dear I count it all as lost [Chorus:] Lead me to the cross Where Your love poured out Bring me to my knees Lord I … Continue reading Lead me to the Cross
In need of Mercy
"All The People Said Amen" Matt Maher http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnOA3HN_4EY You are not alone if you are lonely When you feel afraid, you're not the only We are all the same in need of mercy To be forgiven and be free It's all you got to lean on But thank God it's all you need And all … Continue reading In need of Mercy
A Quilter's Heart 