A Faith & Quilting Blog
how each quilter, as desired, is able to discover their own unique, bespoke style. As we hone our skills, come to understand color - more on this in a moment - and discover part of the quilt making process that makes our heart sing with great delight, the more our quilts begin to reveal who … Continue reading One Thing I Appreciate About Quilting is . . .
Happy Monday of the fourth week of Lent....I started writing this last week - which is not unusual for me. Sunday's Gospel from John is where Jesus meets the Samaritan woman at the well. There is much about this encounter that I don't fully understand, giving me an opportunity to go deeper. While on the … Continue reading Pondering and Writing
The memory of the red clay in my hand, at first cold and barely pliable, has remained a solid memory from a journaling retreat with Janie Normile a long time ago. As my hands enveloped the clay warming it, the pliability and temperature changed, softening and yielding to my hands. This took a bit of … Continue reading I am the clay, You are the Potter
Surrender was my 2025 Word of the Year. I had no expectations or desires other than to live it however God desired. About a month ago I wrote this reflection on living with this word. As sometimes happens there is further reflection on surrender, that brought a delight I cannot quite explain. As part of … Continue reading Surrender: a Prayer, a Revisit & a Reflection
Somewhere on this blog I have a list of each Word of the Year since I started. While listening to the Abiding Together series on CultivatingPeaceBeautyUnityAs I listened Cultivate leapt out at me like a dodgeball to the face. Cultivate: to attend to, water, fertilize, weed, prune, be patient with. And then while looking for … Continue reading Word of the Year 2026
The overarching theme of the last six years is, "it doesn't mean what you think it means." A wee bit more pondering brings me to the place of realization that this is very much the theme of life. This is often affirmed in expected places. At the parish I'm part of the Discipleship University team, … Continue reading Word of the Year – a Reflection on Surrender
Howdy peeps! I hope you are having a delightful day today. I am currently enjoying some time at the beach, the salt water is delightful, though I would have preferred not getting stung by a pink jellyfish. Who knew?! that that these quite pretty creatures have such annoy defense systems? Thankfully it wasn't awful. I … Continue reading Delight
At the beginning of August I traveled to Maine to visit with family. With a little over two thousand miles between here and there it's not quite as easy to see them frequently. One of my goals in going was to put my feet in the ocean. Goal: unlocked. https://videopress.com/v/VTgDj9Up?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true The water, chilly.The breeze, breezy.The … Continue reading Pages or a Travelogue
Pause for a moment to ponder the goodness of the Lord. Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat [or drink], or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds in the sky; they … Continue reading Exercise
The Gospel of Luke is a fascinating read and study. At my Parish there is a class on Luke with a guy who has a Masters in Scripture study and learned Greek to understand the writing better. I've read Sacred Scripture almost my whole life and remain in awe of how much is there. Over … Continue reading Make Me or Change my Heart O God
A Quilter's Heart 