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That’s a hard question and I don’t have an easy answer to it. It is something that I struggle with which is why I think the Lord lead me to make “trust” as my focus word for 2013. I clearly need the practice! The scripture that stands out most to me in regards Continue reading What Does it Mean to Trust God? (A Little Random Thought) January 10th, 2013 | Tags: 2013, bible, charles in charge, faith, focus, focus word, god, hulu, new american, new american bible, proverbs, proverbs 3:5-6, saint joseph, scott baio, trust, what does it mean to trust god | Category: Reflections | 6 comments |  |  Mary: Our Sorrowing Mother “From Mary we learn to surrender to God’s Will in all things. From Mary we learn to trust even when all hope seems gone. From Mary we learn to love Christ her Son and the Son of God!” –Pope John Paul II Continue reading 31 Days With Mary: Day 17 May 17th, 2012 | Tags: 31 days with mary, devotion to our lady, devotions to the blessed mother, god, god's will, john paul, john paull II, Mary, Our Lady | Category: Devotions, Our Lady | Leave a comment | | Call it the joy of Easter, call it spring fever, or just call me crazy , but lately my heart has been full of the praises of the Lord, and I can’t resist sharing the many attributes of our great God! 1. Merciful. This past Sunday Continue reading 10 Words to Describe God April 17th, 2012 | Tags: attrbutes, attributes of god, confession, god, words, words to describe god | Category: Just for Fun!, Top Ten | 4 comments | | Barb over at Suffering with Joy, has a fantastic, thought-provoking reflection about our Christian “rights, duties and obligations” as citizens of the US. Here’s a peek: “Our society has become confused as to what is Caesar’s and what is God’s. A large percentage of society, in fact, doesn’t believe in God and therefore doesn’t believe Continue reading Giving to God What is God’s and to Caesar What is Caesar’s March 28th, 2012 | Tags: give to God, god, reflection, suffering, suffering with joy | Category: Reflections, Uncategorized | 2 comments | | In this week’s Advent Meditation, my friend Anne is expounding on the life and mission of Mary, the Blessed Mother. Here’s a snippet: “What Mary does, who Mary is, how Mary is obedient and LOVES God is the model for us, the the REAL HUMAN EXAMPLE of how we
Continue reading Advent Meditation, Week Two: Mission of Mary December 5th, 2011 | Tags: advent, advent devotions, advent meditation, god, mary mother of god, mother of god | Category: Liturgical celebrations, Reflections | 2 comments | | This gorgeous Lenten Hymn is more of a prayer than a song: P.s., please say a prayer for my cousin’s wife who is battling cancer. It went from her lungs to hip to neck and to now her brain. Thank you. (Linked to Fearless Friday.) Continue reading God of Mercy and Compassion April 7th, 2011 | Tags: battling cancer, cancer, compassion, god, god of compassion, god of mercy, god of mercy and compassion, god of mercy and compassion hymn, lenten hymn, mercy, prayer for cancer victims | Category: Fearless Fridays, Prayer, Prayer Requests, Reflections | 2 comments | | I’ve been hearing the call from the Lord to fast for several months now. I’ve been ignoring it. It’s not that I don’t want to obey God’s call or anything. It’s just that, well, the idea of fasting is scary. I’ve never been good at fasting. Trying to get through Ash Wednesday and Good Friday Continue reading Entering the World of Intermittent Fasting September 30th, 2010 | Tags: fasting, god, intermittent fasting | Category: Fasting, Homemaking, Reflections, Uncategorized | 8 comments | | This coming Tuesday will be the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross. I think the following scripture (the 2nd reading from the feast day’s mass) from Philippians 2:6-11 sums up this feast perfectly: Though He was in the From of God, Jesus did not deem equality with God something to Continue reading The Cross: Saints and Scripture Sunday September 12th, 2010 | Tags: cross, exaltation of the cross, god, Jesus, saints, saints and scripture, Scripture | Category: Scripture, The Saints, Uncategorized | One comment | | If it wasn’t Sunday, it would be the memorial of the beheading of St. John the Baptist. “Now Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, for John had said to him , It is not lawful for you to Continue reading The Beheading Edition: Saints and Scripture Sunday August 29th, 2010 | Tags: faith, god, Matthew 14:3-12, pure love, Saint John the Baptist, saints, saints and scripture, Scripture, St. John the Baptist, suffering, ten commandments, the ten commandments | Category: Scripture, The Saints, Uncategorized | 11 comments | | (Come join us over at The Kennedy Adventures! for more Saints and Scripture Sunday entries.) “For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.” Luke 12:34 I was challenged by these words today. I felt personally asked, “Where does your heart lie?” Truth be told, Continue reading Where does Your Treasure Lie? – Saints and Scripture Sunday  August 8th, 2010 | Tags: fear, god, Luke 12:32, Luke 12:34, make time to pray, relationship with God, resolutions | Category: Devotions, Inspirational, Reflections, Scripture | 4 comments | | |
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