It’s officially Advent. It’s the most busy, I mean wonderful, time of the year. In the Catholic tradition, we have Advent wreaths, and each candle/week focuses on a different element. It’s week one, so the focus of this week is hope. Jesus’ birth and the promise of Him coming again gives us hope in what… Continue reading What’s in your hope chest?
What verses or quotes are on your desk?
You may be thinking- there are not Bible verses on my desk, maybe you have inspirational sayings, or just things you would like to remember. If you are anything like me, in my line of sight right now, are several Bible verses and thoughts/sayings I have written on sticky notes. I don’t actually ponder them… Continue reading What verses or quotes are on your desk?
Give thanks to the Lord….
Today is Thanksgiving in the United States and all around the country people are gathering with family, friends, and loved ones. Often before we eat our meal, we go around and say why we are thankful, there is always a reason to be thankful. It’s been an interesting year, when is it not? This year,… Continue reading Give thanks to the Lord….
Progress, not perfection is the key.
I am always struck at people’s streak of perfectionism. I like it when everything ends up neat and perfect, but have experienced enough of life to know that perfect doesn’t always mean progress. Plenty of things can be “perfect” but a hot mess behind the scenes. If I can claim the hot mess, I can… Continue reading Progress, not perfection is the key.
It’s a new season. Do you need to let go of something?
I know it’s been fall for more than a minute and I am enjoying it. The leaves are a changing, I get to put on a sweater every once in awhile and it’s getting cooler. Watching the trees change color and the leaves fall, just makes me think about what changes for us from season… Continue reading It’s a new season. Do you need to let go of something?
Do you want to be a saint?
Today is All Saints Day and the Catholic church celebrates all the “saints”. You may or may not know that the Catholic calendar has feast days each day of the year. There are not enough days in a year for all of them, plus a saint in this case is anyone who is in heaven,… Continue reading Do you want to be a saint?
Kindness is free. How often do you give it away?
Kindness has been on my mind lately. I don’t know about you, but I can just forget be kind, let that person out in traffic, have someone go ahead of me at the grocery store, or just give someone a sincere compliment. The world is so busy and it seems like we have to go… Continue reading Kindness is free. How often do you give it away?
Who do you resemble the most?
I was having an interesting conversation with my sister yesterday. We were catching up on life and all of a sudden she says “Oh my gosh- you are turning into Dad!” Have you had this conversation with one of your relatives? Replace Dad with Mom, Grandma, etc. I’m sure you have had the experience where… Continue reading Who do you resemble the most?
Where are you spending most of your time?
I was out for my Sunday stroll yesterday, enjoying the day. There were many things on my mind, I was having a little stroll down memory lane. I know that we all do it from time to time, but what I was really thinking was- there are different ways we spend our time. Sometimes, we… Continue reading Where are you spending most of your time?
Is “amen” the beginning or the end of the prayer?
Amen is word that is frequently used in Christian churches. It’s not a strange word, I say it several times a day. On the way to church last week, I was listening to a musician describe the word amen. Her take was (and I paraphrase because I was driving) that it can be a complete… Continue reading Is “amen” the beginning or the end of the prayer?