Advent (the Church New Year) is a time of preparation: preparing our hearts, and our homes to make room for Jesus in our homes, and in our hearts. Mary deTurris Poust has a great reflection today on this, the third week of Advent, the week of the Rose candle, and the "O" antiphons, and the … Continue reading Gaudete!
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I held her hand
In just a few short weeks I will celebrate the end of my forty-ninth, and beginning of my fiftieth year of life. I am grateful to be here. I'm grateful that along the way I've learned some wisdom, and have learned to listen to my heart (perhaps the prompting of the Holy Spirit?) when I … Continue reading I held her hand
Psalms
https://www.chonday.com/25879/palaramic5/ This vid showed up in my fb newsfeed and later in the day was shared with me privately because she knew I'd like it. Psalm 53 is a Psalm of lamentation - from the dictionary: an expression of sorrow, mourning, or regret :an act or instance of lamenting a song of lamentation From the … Continue reading Psalms
So, as I’m doing the dishes
Or Aha! Moments happen when they happen. My Sweetie and I, being just us two, share household duties. Sometimes the balance shifts here, or there depending on our needs and what's going on in our lives. Our general rule is whoever cooks doesn't have to do the dishes. As you can imagine this isn't always … Continue reading So, as I’m doing the dishes
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
Prayer, and Praise
There are two thoughts vying for attention while trying to write this morning. One thought popped into my head when I saw a photo of double rainbow on a lake. It's so pretty. The group my Sweetie and I worked with required that we go on a prayer day once a month. This one night … Continue reading Prayer, and Praise
authentic
After writing Frustration Redux I got to thinking about the line "buy the lie", and living an authentically faith-filled life. "Fake it till ya make it" and "stay positive" are popular sayings in our current culture, and we have a princess telling us to "Let it go!" When lo! and behold! Why rejection hurts so … Continue reading authentic
Borrowing Worry
Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Living God, have mercy on me, a sinner. Oh the thoughts I think while sipping coffee, with music playing in the background, facebook in another tab, and a mental checklist of what's going with me today. I'm heading off to a friends to baste a quilt (or two … Continue reading Borrowing Worry
Perhaps you’re thirsty
Today is the Feast of Pentecost, where the breath, the wind of the Holy Spirit. Today we sing Veni, Sancte Spiritus: Come, Holy Spirit, come! And from your celestial home Shed a ray of light divine! Come, Father of the poor! Come, source of all our store! Come, within our bosoms shine. You, of comforters … Continue reading Perhaps you’re thirsty
Define, Refine
I'm sitting in my living room trying to write this blog post for the third, maybe fourth, time. A Quilter's Heart is akin to the prayer journals that I once kept daily. I miss that time with God, handing all of those big, and little things that filled my heart with joy, with love, with tenderness, … Continue reading Define, Refine
A Quilter's Heart 