reading, writing, exploring
Posted in main on Jun 28th, 2010
My neighbor called about 11:45 with an offer of sweet corn. They bought in bulk, and would be freezing most of it. Corn is best RIGHT NOW – so she offered me some. No surprise that I waltzed right over and picked up 4 ears that came home and in to the microwave. The perfect [...]
Posted in main on Jun 23rd, 2010
Today was one of those days that started out feeling like nothing would go smoothly. Just before leaving house for my group meeting, I got a call from another member. She asked if I could possibly give her a ride from the car detailing place so she could make it to group and get her [...]
Posted in main on Jun 19th, 2010
Last week I was asked to do something — it gave me pause. That request is still sitting out there, and it is for something good. To say “Yes” would mean doing something good. But, it is also a bit terrifying to me. And so, I asked for a week to pray about it. Thoughts [...]
Posted in main on Jun 9th, 2010
Yesterday I went off on a bender. It started with a thorough scrubbing of the kitchen sink which is now, once again, shiny and white. Then, it turned to the bathroom. I found myself a driven woman, sitting on the bathroom floor with Softscrub, a cloth and a scrub brush, shining up the baseboards – [...]
Posted in main on Jun 7th, 2010
The front has passed — or moved in — and the weather, while warm, is clear and dry. What joy after all the rain an humidity over the past couple of weeks. True, we need rain just as we need sun… We need night and rest just as we need day and exercise. Life is [...]
Posted in main on Jun 6th, 2010
Today the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of Corpus Christi — the Body and Blood of Christ. We have a Nigerian Vincentian filling in while the padre is away on vacation… as I watched in, listened to him and responded in song to his song, I was struck by just how wonderfully diverse this Body [...]
Posted in main on Jun 2nd, 2010
Looking at yesterday’s post, and considering today’s email that I get from Richard Rohr — Today, the email talks about standing naked before God being somewhat like standing naked before your lover and knowing that you are loved despite imperfections or an aging body. I look at my eternal circle and realized that each time [...]
Posted in main on Jun 1st, 2010
The express purpose of this blog is contained in the title: I’m working on a Journey to [find] Myself. Simple. Huh? Of late, it seems that everything I pick up to read is pointing me to either “be who I is” or “know myself.” And, some days, I even believe I get a tiny glimpse. [...]
I find myself considering how to write to my daughter and son-in-law. This is good — not bad, mind you. After spending a few days with them and their tiny, new daughter, I returned home with a couple of strong impressions. Daddy looks at his tiny daughter and declares repeatedly “She’s perfect! Absolutely PERFECT.” How [...]
I read a lot were authors and teachers tell me that “God is madly in love with me.” — I believe it at one level. I’m not sure I have that experience at a gut level. Yesterday, I was watching and listening my daughter talk to her grandmother on the phone… I was holding the [...]
