prayer – Page 2 – Seashell Nell

My garden/ my life.

My garden had a weird summer. I feel like this is code for: I had a weird summer. So, that’s where this post is going. Now you have been notified. So: back to my garden. I feel like a lot of elements were working against my garden. For one, many of my perennials never evenContinueContinue reading “My garden/ my life.”

From my backyard

I just stepped inside from my backyard. I was making some new block-prints, on the picnic table, being careful not to get any of the ink on my seersucker skirt. The ink has a certain deep and distinct smell to it. It has a certain feel, too. I roll this little rubber roller-thing back andContinueContinue reading “From my backyard”

For Father’s Day. (Belated).

Happy Father’s Day. Father’s day is a reflection on, well, fatherhood, isn’t it? And some just really lucked out. And, congrats. Congrats and Happy Father’s Day and Hallmark cards and photo slide-shows and BBQ’s and all, to the kids with great dads, great memories, great throwback pics. And love to those dads who were alwaysContinueContinue reading “For Father’s Day. (Belated).”

Someone asked me what I wanted

That one friend asked me what I wanted and I said I didn’t know and he got awful fired up, “OH MY GOSH,” he said, with his exasperated-voice, “Go and figure out what you want.” So…I started. I want time for prayer. I want time in nature. I want slow days and beautiful, unwinding adventure.ContinueContinue reading “Someone asked me what I wanted”

The uppity ups and the downity downs. Such is community life.

Paul has mono. This is unfortunate. His voice sounds like maybe how your voice would sound if (1) you were trying to talk but also trying to gargle saltwater at the same time, so your mouth was full and your lips couldn’t close and your head was tilted back at an odd angle and (2)ContinueContinue reading “The uppity ups and the downity downs. Such is community life.”

Projectssssss and prayers

Sunday was Divine Mercy Sunday. It’s kind of a newer devotion, even for Catholics. Here’s your background: in the 1920’s, a nun from Poland (Sister Faustina) started receiving visions of Jesus who urged her to spread this particular message that Jesus wanted to pour mercy, mercy, mercy upon his people. (My favorite elements of theContinueContinue reading “Projectssssss and prayers”

Holy Week Things

So. It’s Holy Week. On Sunday I leaned Against the dark-stained pew, Eyes closed, Reciting the sacred story With the faithful. There was a gold-gilt cross in the sanctuary, My favorite Lenten hymn, And moms standing with cameras When I walked in, Photographing their children altar-servers. Holy Week is so many things, So many experiences.ContinueContinue reading “Holy Week Things”

What about when you have to wait?

On Sunday, after church and church-y things, I sat around with my brothers and the young, tall priest at my parents’ church and he was like, “Do you guys just want to jam?” because that’s how he talks. So, they began playing. They tried to stick to songs that the small crowd mingling about wouldContinueContinue reading “What about when you have to wait?”

Canticle of two youths and the OPPOSITE of a fiery furnace

I believe in being honest with God because, really, if you’re not honest with Him, who can you be honest with? And on Monday or Tuesday I honestly said, “God, how about some snail mail?” And God and Juli-YEAH and the United States Postal Service delivered. Snail mail from Juli-YEAH AW YISS. So, to provideContinueContinue reading “Canticle of two youths and the OPPOSITE of a fiery furnace”

March for Life 2015

You know what I’m not here to do? -Play rhetoric games -Start fights -Engage in meaningless internet “discussions” where no one changes their mind and no one feels good at the end anyway. But, I know some people in Washington D.C. today, and I’ve been there myself many times. Today, this post is for myContinueContinue reading “March for Life 2015”