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As long as I live
I started my blog earlier this summer. I said and truly thought I would be posting daily. It was a challenge but also a delight as I love to write. Then things changed. School began and for me that meant … Continue reading
Posted in Mental Prayer, My Posts
Tagged #Change, #Fall, #Friends, #Harvest, #sacraments, #Spirit, God
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Anxiety and the Cross
How do I let you cover me Lord? Do I fight you and am anxious or embrace my cross? As I read today’s scripture on the Exaltation of the Holy Cross I thought of it as the tall beacon of … Continue reading
Posted in Mental Prayer, My Posts
Tagged #Anxiety, #Cross, #Do not worry, #Eternal life, #Jesus, Exaltation of the Cross, Fear, Hope, love
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Mary, My Mother
So often I take for granted the gift of the Blessed Virgin, mother of the most high God. I love my birth mother and hold her up in high esteem. I accepted who she was without knowing everything about her; … Continue reading
Posted in Mental Prayer, My Posts
Tagged #catholic, #First Saturday, #Mary, #Mother of God, #son of God, faith, God, Hope Trust, Mary
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Good Bones
For this purpose…. Jesus came for and with a purpose. Most of what we do in life is for a purpose – seldom is it just a random act. We might think it’s random, but likely we’ve had it on … Continue reading
Posted in Mental Prayer, My Posts
Tagged faith, God, Gospel, Hope, mission, plan, purpose
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Head Bobbin
My head bobbed last night toward the end of the RNC. Not because it was boring, but I was tired. This morning in prayer it did it again. My favorite time of sitting with our Lord and in the middle … Continue reading
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Tagged #Trust, Catholic, faith, Hope, Inspiration, love, prayer, sleep
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What would you choose?
This is a pretty important and serious video to watch. Whether you are Catholic or not, the information presented here is pertinent, timely and informative. Society stands on a threshold of further degradation in the acceptance of evil or choosing … Continue reading
Where’s the value?
I woke this morning questioning the value of my blogging. Because there’s only so much time in a day after sleeping, eating and praying and blogging isn’t a 5 minute thing. I wrote this at 6 am and am finally … Continue reading
