Prayer
-
Come away and find a quiet place of rest – to not “do” but just “be”. Let the silence envelop you, as it calls you to go deeper within yourself. To cast off the worries of the world and to listen to the inmost stirrings of your heart. My soul is restless until it rests
-
January in the great north can be a challenge. This is true when the days are endless clouds and the sun seems to have disappeared. I find myself surrounded with blanketed white snow, gray skies and crisp air. My body feels tired and my mind unfocused. It takes effort to move from the weighing down
-
Today, I said a prayer for you. A prayer to hold onto hope and find your courage deep within. A prayer that you matter and are not alone. That today, you would feel the sun on your face, even if it is behind the clouds. Closing your eyes and feeling its warmth radiate your being.
-
I finally went to the movie theater last weekend to see Frozen 2. My daughter wanted to see it with me. I was not looking forward to it, as sequels seem more of the same. But I was pleasantly surprised that Disney did a great job continuing the story and based the movie on Hans
-
The Lord has been calling me to a quiet place of rest. My soul has been striving for simplicity and I can not seem to get there. There are many distractions that sway me in daily life, but I am determined to keep pursuing this peace. “Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and
-
The word of God is often called the living word. I have experienced this when praying with the scriptures. As part of a class I am taking, I am to spend time daily reading a scripture verse, meditating on it, letting God speak to me, and writing about the experience. Inviting the Holy Spirit to
-
What constitutes a beautiful life? I believe beauty is all around us, we have to be aware of it. Beauty is not always what it seems, sometimes it is revealed later when looking back. It leads me to go deeper within myself, to see what is beyond the surface to get to the heart and
-
Growing up in a large Italian family, we had many celebrations together. This was especially true of weddings, which I loved attending as a child, specifically the wedding reception. The vast array of food, the polka music, the dancing, the wedding cake and the wine fountain. There was so much joy in the air you
-
There is something mesmerizing about a Christmas tree. Year after year, we pull out all our Christmas decorations. We have always had an artificial tree and after being in storage, its branches are flat and need to be straightened and fluffed out. Our tree doesn’t look like much at first as we put it together
-
I remember when I lost hope. When I think back now, to what seems like a lifetime ago, I had broken up with my boyfriend of four years. I was very young when I met him and was sure that he “was the one”. The foundation was built on a lie, as he was several
Fears and Tears 