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HOW IS GOD LOVING ME – AND WHERE IS GOD LEADING ME?
As I began to prepare my Advent reflections for this year, it was difficult to find an inspirational theme. I struggled to write anything of significance amid election outcomes and personal heartaches, along with life’s regular responsibilities and unexpected interruptions. I prayerfully questioned how… Continue Reading “AN ADVENT AMONG OTHER THINGS: INTRODUCTION”
(This is my last excerpt from my recently published memoir of my time with ovarian cancer in 2015. The words in italics are from my journal entries. This excerpt was written just before Thanksgiving, when I had completed the most difficult of my chemotherapy… Continue Reading “WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE ME KNOW? (GRATITUDE AT THANKSGIVING)”
I came upon this lovely word, “alacrity” this week while reading, Surrounded by Love: Seven Teachings from Saint Francis. Author Murray Bodo, OFM, writes of Francis, “Once he knew God’s will, whether from some mystical voice or from listening to the scriptures, he would… Continue Reading “ALACRITY”
At the beginning of April, I changed our home altar from a somber Lenten decor to a springtime theme. Our canvases of dogwood blossoms are lovely, but they cannot compare to the flowering trees in our neighborhood as creation now blooms anew! Nature is… Continue Reading “JOY IN THIS MOMENTARY SEASON”
JOY MAKES THE DIFFERENCE IN OUR FUTURE(Thursday, December 15th) Edginess: being on edge; tense, irritable; characterized by tension; having a bold, provocative, or unconventional quality Eagerness: marked by enthusiastic or impatient desire or interest Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus… Continue Reading “ADVENT JOY: FROM EDGINESS TO EAGERNESS”
JOY MAKES THE DIFFERENCE IN OUR ENCOUNTERS(Wednesday, December 14th) Dazzle: to shine brilliantly; to arouse admiration by an impressive display; to impress deeply, overpower, or confound with brilliance Delight: to take great pleasure; to give keen enjoyment; to give joy or satisfaction to For… Continue Reading “ADVENT JOY: FROM DAZZLE TO DELIGHT”
JOY MAKES THE DIFFERENCE IN OUR TIME WITH GOD(Tuesday, December 13th) Discipline: training that corrects, molds, or perfects the mental faculties or moral character Devotion: piety; an act of prayer or private worship; the fact or state of being ardently dedicated and loyal Which… Continue Reading “ADVENT JOY: FROM DISCIPLINE TO DEVOTION (AND BACK AGAIN!)”
JOY MAKES THE DIFFERENCE IN EXPERIENCING GODMonday, December 12th Believe: to accept something as true, genuine, or real; to have a firm or wholehearted religious conviction or persuasion; to regard the existence of God as a factBehold: to perceive through sight or apprehension; see; to… Continue Reading “ADVENT JOY: FROM BELIEVE TO BEHOLD”
GLORIES Thank you for the glories…the brilliant, bright arrayof golden autumn coloron this October day. Thank you for the glories…found in this wondrous viewbut all of autumn at its peakgives just a glimpse of you. Thank you for the glories…in the tiny blessings, too… Continue Reading “AUTUMN REFLECTIONS: GLORIES”
Simply Soul Searching 