Archive for the tag 'Faith'

April 25 2011

How Much Did You Love?

It was Easter weekend at our house, and our family tradition is to attend mass on Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday.  It is a lot of church for one weekend, and yet it is my favorite time of year in the church.  And I am grateful to hear my sixteen year old daughter [...]

April 7 2011

Following My Heart, Living My Mission

Tuesday I had the opportunity to reconnect with a friend.  She was struggling with some life issues (Aren’t we all?) so we met and talked for a couple of hours.  It is always amazing to hear the words coming out of my mouth that bring clarity to her, while in the background I hear another [...]

March 18 2011

Contentment Can’t be Bought

“Life, we think, is simply a series of tasks to perform, a list of things to do: get the job, buy the house, finish the degree, have the children, do the work. It takes years to figure out, if we ever do, that life is not a task at all. Life is far more difficult [...]

February 24 2011

A Mother’s True Calling: Not to Fix But to Be With

It was the disturbing quality of the scream coming from one son looking at his brother that alerted Cindy and told her something was terribly wrong.  Her fourteen year old son Stephen was lying as stiff as a board in the middle of the family room having a seizure.     The doctors were quick to tell [...]

February 10 2011

Are You Up on Your Gratitude?

Have you thought about what you are grateful for today?  I have a running list and when I am stick at a red light in traffic, I often think about the people and things on my list and remember to thank God for all the good in my life.  I am grateful for amazing people [...]

February 3 2011

Unspoken Prayer

It has been an interesting week for me, feeling a little overwhelmed with book writing, job hunting, and keeping my balance.  I wrote this poem back in December and now have it as part of my book.  She Moved Mountains is still in progress, and while I may be a little slower than I want [...]

January 20 2011

Holding Sacred Space

Walking through a doorway at the public library, I greeted the gentleman stepping the same way. “Nice smile,” he said.  We talked about the storm  moving in on the wind, and then he said, “Peace be with you.”  I returned the sentiment.  A tiny healing was sent out between us, and in that moment, all [...]

January 4 2011

Living the Miracles of Today

The steam is rising from my cup of tea, and huddled under the blanket on my lap, I am cozy as I write this post.  Although I do feel the importance of planning my year so that I know where I am going, I am being called right now to sit in the silence and [...]

December 13 2010

Pedal More!

Here is a great perspective on what happens when we trust God to direct our actions in the world. Just Pedal At first, I saw God as my observer, my judge, keeping track of the things I did wrong, so as to know whether I merited heaven, or hell when I die. He was out [...]

November 24 2010

Happy Thanks Living!

I saw a church sign this week that said, “Thanksgiving is nice but Thanks Living is better.”  I love the idea that every day I get up and walk in gratefulness for my life-  the people, the things, the blessings that fill me with joy.   So often we look at the things we don’t have [...]

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