Category Archives: Blessings
The Belly of the Whale
My sweet husband took me to Lourdes, France this summer. On our first morning we attended the International Mass in the Basilica of St. Pius X. The Basilica of St. Pius X is a huge underground cathedral with a maximum … Continue reading
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Cross my heart
Only when His cross is written on our hearts will it pour forth into all aspects of our lives. It is then that the crosses we display on our bodies, in our homes, our yards will gain new meaning and power. It is then … Continue reading
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Come all ye faithful…
He beckons to us, calls to us and asks us to come. Come and see, come and adore, come all ye faithful, come. My friends let us go together, let us run in great joy to our Lord shouting out… Yes, sweet … Continue reading
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Giving us Time
He who does not know TIME – came up with the idea for TIME. This alone should awe us into silence and yet there is so much more. He designed an amazingly wonderful plan for creating soul filled beings that … Continue reading
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When I close my eyes…
Here in this place a veil is drawn, there is so much we don’t see when our eyes are open, but what about when they are closed? Oh my Lord, I pray that when I close my eyes the darkness … Continue reading
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Intersections
When two opposing lines, a vertical line and a horizontal line, intersect they create a cross – just like the cross our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, was crucified on. On that ancient cross, at that intersection, heaven and earth … Continue reading
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Aligned
Isn’t it funny that when waves are perfectly aligned they become bigger, or when a mirror is aligned with a light source the light is doubled, or when a compass is correctly aligned it can be used to find the way. Sweet … Continue reading
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A Perfect Prayer
Sometimes during my workout, I take the word “neighbor” literally as the person on the machine next to me. Yesterday someone was there and as I was working out I started praying for him. I prayed for him, his family, his friends, and his job, … Continue reading
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Encapsulate
Time goes on, never to return again. Whatever is enclosed in it will never change; it seals with a seal for eternity. – Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska Each moment of our lives we are slowly building our own time capsules, … Continue reading
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