I started journaling, wanted to share with a friend then though I'll share on my blog. Way back in twenty-twenty one of the desires of my heart, other than being a good quilter, is to grow in Intimacy with God. This desire remains deeply in my being. The readings for the Second Sunday of Ordinary … Continue reading So this morning
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Wheeeeee
When starting the Institute for Spiritual Direction in the fall of 2023 I thought I'd be writing more frequently about what we're reading and learning and doing. The lack of writing has much to do with both the desire to honor what the others in the group are sharing with me and that there is … Continue reading Wheeeeee
Aha!
Sundays begin with Fr Mike 's and Bishop Barron's homilies. (Sunday Readings) This week Fr Mike focuses on rest and gives some good insight into what rest can look like. As he started the homily I had this Aha! moment that sent me thinking for a few moments. Which means I probably missed an important … Continue reading Aha!
Word Play
When you have a chance listen to Season 14 Episode 1 of the Abiding Together Podcast. This is their Word of the Year episode, it is beautiful. In part because of how Michelle, Heather and Sr Miriam speak of their 2023 word, and how they have lead to their 2024 word. I seriously considered carrying … Continue reading Word Play
Of Exercises, Putting out into the deep, and Imagination
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
Book Study Week 1, Intro & Chapter 1
While talking with a friend of mine I realized that I was playing a game that I play frequently, sometimes as a distraction and sometimes when I'm not sure what step to take next. So rather than figuring out the next step or doing the thing that needs doing I play that game. To be … Continue reading Book Study Week 1, Intro & Chapter 1
Longing for Hope
When posts take a long time to write, they will either not happen or I'm waiting for something. Last night I drove into Austin to hear Leticia Ochoa Adams give "God Loves you More Than you Think He Does." We as a Church need to hear Leticia's testimony more frequently. It is a rarity for … Continue reading Longing for Hope
On Giving up Jealousy – Extended Version
The writing of this piece began before hearing Sunday's (twenty-sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time) readings. I'd love to say I read ahead and reflect on the readings, but alas I don't, but it's all good, it's like a little surprise, just like the homily. While surprised by the readings there's a gratitude for what I'd … Continue reading On Giving up Jealousy – Extended Version
Creative Communion
We have to go back to the very beginning, to the Genesis account of Adam and the garden. The ancient rabbinic interpreters appreciated the first human being as the prototypical priest and the Garden of Eden as the primordial temple. In fact, the same Hebrew term is used to designate Adam’s cultivation of the soil … Continue reading Creative Communion
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Even Jesus' Good Deeds Sometimes it happens when I'm cutting, I get momentarily distracted cutting the wrong size, or veer off from the ruler. It happened just this week causing me to pause, take a deep breath, give myself an "oh well this happens" and move on. Yes it's irritating, yes I'd prefer not to … Continue reading No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
A Quilter's Heart 