A fish cannot drown in water, A bird does not fall in air.
In the fire of creation, God doesn’t vanish: the fire brightens.
Each creature God made must live in its own true nature;
How could I resist my nature, that lives for oneness with God? — Mechthild of Magdeburg
This was the quote on the side of the People For Others blog this morning. Go there, this quote and that wisdom story give great perspective.
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.
Lately, I have had some “time”. It has been a real gift to slow down to get things done. I have gone from three jobs to two and have flexibility to some extent in both of those. This “time” that I feel is just returning has allowed me to look around a little more. Here…
“Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,whose hope is the LORD.He is like a tree planted beside the watersthat stretches out its roots to the stream:It fears not the heat when it comes,its leaves stay green;In the year of drought it shows no distress,but still bears fruit.” Jeremiah 17:7-8 I have always had…
My youngest turned 19…marking the beginning of my last year as a mother of a teenager. It’s so funny to think how quickly it flies. When I was pregnant with her, I had her sisters praying that “the baby would come when the lilacs are in bloom.” Lilacs were my favorite and as a little…
Deeply, deeply touched by this blog post on Patheos. My heart breaks for her pain and I praise her courage. Self-forgiveness is the hardest forgiveness which is one of the points I try to make when talking about abortion. This is the position we should be taking, not the hateful, unforgiving stances. We need to…
Joseph is one of my favorite charecters in the Bible. An unassuming bystander who is thrust full force into God’s plan and accepts it. The job given to Joseph is not minimal, he is to be the earthly father of Jesus. Please take a couple of minutes to watch the video about Joseph and think…