My bonus daughter gave me a framed quote by CS Lewis that says “Life with God is not immunity from difficulties. But peace within difficulties.”
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Month: February 2023
Finding Our Strength
God calls us to love and serve one another joyfully and find peace in knowing that He is the strength of our heart no matter the circumstance. He is the rock on which we can rely and the never-failing refuge in any storm.
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What storms are you facing that you wish would calm? Are there waves of situations that fill you with terror? It’s only natural that when the trials and anxieties of life confront us the first reaction is fear.
Continue reading “Calming the Storms Within”Looking Pretty
For much of my life, my beauty was outwardly focused, concerned about the exterior, and the way I presented myself. Whether it be the latest fashion or an executive title at work. Not necessarily conscious of these behaviors, they were my path to my self-preservation of achievement and worth.
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Our world seems to revel in chaos and destruction; our culture is laden with desire for money, power, and clout. It can be easy to lose sight of what is important when we are living in the eye of a cultural storm. But Saint Benedict, his life and The Rule can serve as a compass to point us in the right direction.
Continue reading “Healthy Habits”Prepared for the Journey
With the season of Lent almost upon us, how will you prepare? Lent is the desert season where we turn inward and allow ourselves to be purified. Will you ask for the Lord’s direction?
Continue reading “Prepared for the Journey “A Recipe For Life
Recently I read where a 116 year old Vincentian nun attributed her recipe for life “to prayer and a cup of hot cocoa”.
Continue reading “A Recipe For Life”Irritations Become Gifts
Is there anything standing in your way to living your best life? What about an irritating situation, a challenging person, an unwanted illness, or questions around your mortality. St. Oscar Romero says these situations can make a good examination of conscience as something that irritates me can actually be a call to my conversion.
Continue reading “Irritations Become Gifts”Finding balance
Sometimes I forget to play. I get caught up in living life, my personal and spiritual growth, and work, and play tends to be last on my list.
Continue reading “Finding balance”Renewed In You
I lift my soul to you God, please fill it with joy. Teach me your way, so I may walk in your truth. I praise you with all my heart and call your name forever. Your mercy to me has been great, and you save me from the depths of hell. (Psalm 86)
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Smitten With Goodness 