Just before Mass began I grabbed my phone to look up the patron saint of writers. Just made it. Phone back in pocket, write a note to myself, then get on with the business of being present at Mass. Today was the day to be distracted by every random thought. I'd start "writing" then come … Continue reading Write
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 8
Breathing. Inhaling. Exhaling. Seeking. Finding. Drinking. Refreshing. Thinking. Wondering. Seeking. Listening. Hearing. Wandering. Reminder. Calling. Knowing. Feeling. Wondering. Pondering. Praying. Seeking. Asking. Wanting. Needing. Thanking. Thanking. Thanking. Over the last week or so while praying I hear the word "write", having no clear direction for where to go, what to write. This morning pen in … Continue reading Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters – Day 8
Like Many Quilters
<a href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blog/16135519/?claim=y97fa4yr5w3">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a> I'm a bit sensitive. I don't want to be, it's how I'm made. I long to embrace this sensitivity for the gift that it is. It's changed, grown, matured? over time. Still causing trouble when my face decides to show things swirling below. I'm also candid which is oh … Continue reading Like Many Quilters
Links and a Review
Elizabeth Scalia shared an image of the Sacred Heart at Word on Fire that spoke to my heart. You can see the full image here. Today is the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus it is a moment to focus on the all-consuming, passionate, compassionate, sweet, refreshing love of Jesus for us. I was … Continue reading Links and a Review
Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters – Day 7
Maybe You're Thirsty - Revisited This phrase comes to mind now and again, often when the moments of life are pointing every which way. Drinking when thirsty quenches and nourishes our bodies. We need water to live, for our bodies to function, to process food, to eliminate waste, to cry tears of joy, grief, relief, … Continue reading Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters – Day 7
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
Giving and Receiving
This came up in my newsfeed yesterday on both facebook, and linked in and I had to laugh, and do a bit of math. My Gramma lived to be a bit over 97, and her mom did too, so there's a bit of longevity with the women in our family. This quote about midlife from … Continue reading Giving and Receiving
Faith Lessons from Quilt Market
A couple of years ago I had to give up writing a book. In a line of work where publishing is necessary this was hard. In that moment of life though the letting go was necessary and needed. it will come as no surprise that this "failure" added to the list of "internal accusations" leading … Continue reading Faith Lessons from Quilt Market
A Quilter's Heart 