From the fear that you have forgotten me, deliver me, my Jesus. From the fear that you cover your ears to my prayers, deliver me, my Jesus. From the fear that everyone gets a happy ending except me, deliver me, my Jesus. From the fear that my dreams are just here to taunt me, deliverContinueContinue reading “Litany of Hope”
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Reflecting on 2023 – 1 of 4
That’s a wrap! 2023 done, 2024 started, and my standard desire to reach back and reflect. So, to a world where blogs are dead, I sail forth. 😀 I am going to break this up over a few days, just to give myself the time to really stretch and think. As ever, I’ll use anContinueContinue reading “Reflecting on 2023 – 1 of 4”
Lenten Ideas for ya
It’s the First Sunday of Lent, not Ash Wednesday, and it’s a late Lent to boot. Well…oh well. I have zero actual excusesHere are some ideas for you–ways for you to enter the season. I’ve broken them apart into the typical “themes,” if you will: praying, fasting, and giving alms. Here’s to where God isContinueContinue reading “Lenten Ideas for ya”
New Year/ New Outlook – 2022
It’s been a RIDE. I was slated to end up in this mountainy place of UTAH the first week of January. You see, my sister’s wedding invitations read “January 15” and I was going to fly in and support-staff until the happy day. Alas: a COVID scare meant I was quarantined an extra week inContinueContinue reading “New Year/ New Outlook – 2022”
What I Wore Wednesday. It’s Friday.
I actually took that picture last week, a find from a friend’s closet-purge. I love the wool dress! Alas, so did some moths. We’ll share it, I suppose. I just redid the entire shop portion of my website! Did ya get a chance to look? I’m not a pro, so even jumping in/ starting somewhereContinueContinue reading “What I Wore Wednesday. It’s Friday.”
A lesson
As the golden sun rose I rode my bike late to church, standing on the pedals for speed and focus. A large truck redirected my normal route so I passed a road I usually don’t bike, and noticed a house set back from the street. Large, dark, and the windows were all broken, unusual inContinueContinue reading “A lesson”
Sometimes I feel like God is as far away as the cross on the top of the tower at my church, which is to say: 100 feet away, against the sky, me standing with both feet on the ground. Hello, I cannot fly. But I can sing you a song I once learned, from downContinueContinue reading
There are still flowers
I saw the chicory on the side of the road, growing out of a forgotten/ broken/ rusted corner of Detroit, and I gasped like: I didn’t think they’d come back. But they did. Why was I surprised? The faded blue earned through long days of streaming sunlight. Hello, hello. I showed him: look, the chicoryContinueContinue reading “There are still flowers”
End of the saddle-conclusion
More reflections from 2018 ahead! Questions from here Previous answers here and here 26. What awesome new habits did you adopt? I try to pray a rosary on my way into work, and not to listen to trashy radio. Can’t say I’m perfect at this, though. I will say! It is helpful for me toContinueContinue reading “End of the saddle-conclusion”
Back in the saddle CONTINUED
More reflections from 2018 ahead! Questions from here Previous answers here 16. What was your biggest disappointment? I went on a reallllll lousy date. Does that count? I had high expectations, but was instead treated like an after-thought. ‘Tis unfortunate but true. Then I re-enacted the aforementioned event to my girlfriends, dramatically, until they laughedContinueContinue reading “Back in the saddle CONTINUED”
Seashell Nell 