I love to read, learn, change, and live life wholeheartedly for God.
There are two aspects to an invitation. The expression of desire and of permission. We can’t invite someone into our home and then leave part of them standing outside. “Behold, I stand at the gate and knock. And anyone who lets me in, I will sit down, and I will take my repast with him.” … More Advent, Come, Lord Jesus
The overwhelming feeling of this Advent season is that I must turn back to God. But what does it mean to turn back to God? Start over. Reform. “To reform literally means, not to make a new form, but to go back to the original form…back to that dream-form in the mind and heart of … More Advent, the evidence of faith, hope, and love
“And may the God of peace Himself sanctify you in all things; that your whole spirit, and soul, and body, may be preserved blameless in the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Thessalonians 5:23 During Advent, one phrase rolls off my tongue so naturally that I almost don’t think about what I’m saying. It’s … More Advent, holy and blameless
“We are charting our own dispositions every day. By the way we dispose ourselves to tend this Advent, we dispose ourselves to tend at Christmastide.” Mother Mary Francis – Come, Lord Jesus Every Friday, I do the Stations of the Cross. It may not seem very Advent-like at first glance, but skipping it would have … More Advent, charting our disposition
There are big, beautiful trees around our lanai. At least, I see them as beautiful. My husband looks at them with disgust. And at the first opportunity (a.k.a. Hurricane Ian) he started digging the biggest, most beautiful one out of the ground. I have been protesting this seeming destruction, but in reality, he is right … More Advent, digging out the roots
The Church has taught me that Advent is meant to be like a mini-Lent. So there is a focus on sacrifice, giving something up. And for us humans, that typically points us first towards food. Why the spotlight on food? It’s the simple basic thing that we know we need to stay healthy every single … More Advent, the art of a steady diet
“I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and learned you have revealed them to the childlike.” St Luke 10:21 Childlike. That innocence when everything is so amazing, when it hasn’t yet occurred to the mind that all the wonders seen could ever … More Advent, finding childlike wonder
Last night there was one candle lit in our wreath of four Advent candles. That single act of lighting only one, waiting to light the rest, slowed me down enough to really savor good conversation with my family. And it made me ponder, why do we wander away from this, and how do we keep … More Advent, treading the path
The tinsel, lights, reindeer tunes, sales, and general atmosphere of busy preparations are in full swing again, well before I am ready for any of it. I’ve given up trying to jump in and keep pace with the world; however, I can’t help but study humanity as we go through this repetitious cycle. We are … More Advent, learning the art of waiting
I took three years of Spanish classes in high school and one more in college. That was more than the minimum requirement to graduate, but I tend to love learning. I especially love to know the real, true day-to-day novels of people’s lives. I have found there are beautiful stories wrapped up in the language … More The Culture of Heaven
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