“SILENCIO, BRUNO!”

My toddler granddaughter has finally reached the age where she will sit and watch an entire movie with me. Last week, we must have watched the new Disney movie called Luca about four times. (Be […]

Slow Down

I wanted to pass along a selection by Pierre Teilhard de Chardon called, Above All,  Trust in the Slow Work of God.  Above all, trust in the slow work of God. We are quite naturally […]

Family Values

Did you ever think that as part of  God’s family, we are part of the most important family there is?  We are part of God’s family. Think of the most important family you knew when […]

Walking Slowly

By now, you all know I LOVE my 5 minutes of silence in the morning with the Lord. I long for that time of quiet and stillness. I love to just sit and be present […]

Everything About You Represents Him

Life is meant to be lived as a whole and not compartmentalized.   (As opposed to…This is my church life, and this is  my home life and this is my work life…and they are all very […]

Grief and Hope

“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”  Psalm 34:18 This has been a tough year.  We’ve all had loss.  Loss of relationships, getting together with others, loss […]

Things aren’t built the way they used to be.

This is a saying in our home. We sound like our grandparents did… but it’s become so much more apparent to me the older I get. They truly don’t make things the way they used […]

ONE OF A KIND

An artist, whether well-known and famous or struggling in unknown obscurity, typically signs their completed works of art with their personal signature. Writers autograph their books. Glass blowers, woodworkers, sculptors, whatever the artistic medium – […]

No Jerks for Jesus

I recently read a tweet which said, “Being a jerk to everyone you think is wrong about stuff is not a mark of orthodoxy or courage but of arrogance and fear.  The saints used to […]

Just be still with me.

During my 5 minutes of silence with the Lord this morning, my mind wouldn’t stop. I just kept praying. I heard the Lord tell me, “just be still with me.”  During my quiet time, one […]