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.
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And the Rain Never Ends
Be gone rain!Another day of one step forward, one mudslide back. I am not directly affected and even I am exhausted by it. But, as always, this area walks it’s tight rope of losing it’s mind and giving it’s heart.I love my community. Several months back, Forbes rated Utica/Rome, the cities that connect all these other…
Hosanna!
“Asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he said in reply, “the coming of the kingdom of God cannot be observed, and no one will announce, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For behold, the kingdom of God is among you.” Luke 17:20-21Being Palm Sunday, the obvious thing to…
The Children Shall Lead
The images from this past week of the World Youth Day gatherings are stunning. This is my favorite among them. You want kids to show up? Go to the beach. Just like Jesus went to the people, I so love this Pope because that is what he does. Notice the tide behind them, the mountain before them. …
Blessed
Today we had the 2nd meeting of our Wednesday Morning Book Group. The song that was used for prayer repeated the lines “I am blessed” followed by “I am grateful”. What a wonderful way to walk through the world repeating those things to yourself. I find I am thanking God in various situations that perhaps…
In Her Heart
“And all of this, she held in her heart” There is a time to talk, to chat and to share and there is a time for stillness of mind and heart so that we can hear more clearly the urgings of God. That time is now in the midst of holiday frenzy, I find I…
Measurements
Give and gifts will be given to you;a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing,will be poured into your lap.For the measure with which you measurewill in return be measured out to you. Luke 37-38 I remember when Pope Francis visited Congress several years back (2015) and he used this scripture to illustrate his…