I ask you to permit me this brief detour before diving into the rest of the post, though as I continue thinking it is related. Prayer is, as you know, a conversation between God and ourselves. And the word from the Lord is, "trust the process and be patient through it. Be present, I have … Continue reading Of Exercises, Putting out into the deep, and Imagination
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Imagine
Way back in the day I remember one of the "older" neighborhood kids telling me about the movie Jaws. We were standing on her front porch on a sunny afternoon I was 7 maybe 8 years old. I remember having nightmares about a shark attacking me and falling out of bed. My imagination worked overtime … Continue reading Imagine
Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters – Day 11
The Crucifx hanging over the alter captured my attention, keeping it through most of the personal prayer time and part of the Mass. Jesus seems to be standing, legs and arms strong and well defined, he's looking toward heaven, I imagine him saying, "Father forgive them, they know not what they do." The Crucifix often depicts … Continue reading Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters – Day 11
Quilting
Sometimes when the imagination stirs, there is a vision of, a practice of giving a talk on the complexity of quilt making, the depth, breadth, styles, community and individuality. The talk speaks of hand and machine work, as interchangeable and complementary to one another. That there is something in these different styles, and the variety … Continue reading Quilting
A Quilter's Heart 