Houston is flooding. Harvey is being a right snot, dumping nearly 60'' of rain in a very short amount of time. I'm 60'' tall, this freaks me out. Having been on a bus in 1990 traveling to Georgia during Hurricane Hugo, and living through Hurricane Sandy (and barely making it to Houston to teach), and … Continue reading Opportunities to offer Assistance
Walk with me, stand beside me
Ruth & Naomi Paul & Silas Adam & Eve Jesus sends the 12 Apostles out in pairs Moses sends spies in pairs to scope out Canaan So on our way to run a couple of errands this morning my sweetie and I went to daily Mass. Today's readings include a pithy version of the story … Continue reading Walk with me, stand beside me
Trust
It's one of those weeks where things niggle at the edge, whispering for me to pay attention. I have some ideas where this is going, however my guess is the writing will be a combination of serendipty, inspiration, whispering, and guts. Taking stock is good. Getting through the overpowering waves of emotion before … Continue reading Trust
Called out Called up Called forth
Called Out This is the hard one. Being called out on something that gets your core is challenging at best. When taken to the heart it means that you have to take time to examine what is going on, and deal with it appropriately. Working through issues of the heart is tricky, involves the mind, … Continue reading Called out Called up Called forth
Belonging in Weirdness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79zra755WgA Every now and again JP Sears video come into view for some reason. YouTube always has a sidebar showing related videos, this recent Tedx talk is at the top of the list, so that was next. About half way through he talks about being our authentic self, the difference between approval, and acceptance. An … Continue reading Belonging in Weirdness
all things work together
The readings for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time remind me of quite a few songs from my Anabaptist days. So many tunes singing sweetly in my ear reminding me of God's love and providence. We know all things work together for good for those who love God - Romans 8:28 I'm going to pause … Continue reading all things work together
Whacked my toe – good golly that hurt
I don't know if I've ever mentioned this, making dinner is not my favorite thing in life. My sweetie enjoys cooking, I enjoy baking. When I cook, eh, food's edible and we're nourished. Quite frankly we're lucky the food is on the table all at the same time. When he cooks, the sun pours forth, … Continue reading Whacked my toe – good golly that hurt
Wasting time
Waiting offers the opportunity to think, and pray through things before going in a particular direction. Entering into the edit feature of this post, something stopped the writing. Delete! Just as there is no obligation to make every quilt that goes through my head, there is no obligation to publish every thought that fills … Continue reading Wasting time
Sometimes
I miss listening to Faith in Culture Thursday on Busted Halo while driving home on. The Busted Halo crew, talk with listeners about where they see faith in music lyrics, television shows, books - that are not inherently faith based. These shows help merge those things in life which seem, on the surface, to live … Continue reading Sometimes
Of Parties and Food
There was a moment, a really beautiful moment where a group of us were working beautifully together. It took a few years for us to learn to work together and trust one another, but when it happened, oh it was beautiful. It was hard at moments as we had moments that were hard, things were … Continue reading Of Parties and Food
A Quilter's Heart 