God In my Compost
Wife, mother, blogger, Catholic ministry. I love to garden even when it goes wrong. Same with writing (and we know it can go wrong.) Believing that God is present in all of it.
Not sure if you heard of this event but it took place on Friday and there was much hullabaloo because it wasn’t broadcast in any way. Initially I was put out by “not being invited to the party” but then I realized that there have been many parties that I haven’t been invited too and I…
These past couple of months have had me in a whirlwind, working non-stop and having to be on top of kid’s activities left and right. I am so glad we are in exam time for the older two and that school is almost over for the younger. But the work keeps pouring in. (For this…
Yesterday on Pray As you go the question was; “Can I place all of my hope, all of my trust and all of my faith in God?” An image came of me sitting in the window of my childhood home. I was about 10 years old. My bedroom had a bay window and I remembered sitting on my…
Or Contemplative in action! I have been both and there is much to tell about the beauty of God in the world. But this morning we will start with the very unChristian and uncomfortable topic of sexual abuse in the Catholic church. Below is a study by the John Jay institute that was half funded…
“Blessed are the eyes that see what you see” Luke 10:23 This passage is called in my bible, “The Privilege of Discipleship.” I found it about a month ago when I was trying to make some decisions about where I wanted to be. Trying to get some clarity. The word “privilege” stopped me short. On…
To keep it going…this whole Lent thing. Today I am told in scripture to “pray for my enemies and those who persecute you” but that isn’t really what I want to do. I want to be angry. I want to lash out. I want people to feel what they have done to me or to…
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I too am amazed at what my compost pile can grow. Its a nice analogy that out of waste can grow something strong and beautiful. I love a God of second chances!