Category Archives: Lent

Hope…

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Virginia

Here’s a quote from one of my favorite writers for our hearts and minds to munch on: “Our hope is not based on something that will happen after our sufferings are over, but on the real presence of God’s healing … Continue reading →

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Passion Sunday …

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Virginia

Passion Sunday’s liturgical readings begin with Palm waving & then take us through the whole account of Christ’s passion found in the Gospel of Luke, chapters 22 and 23. As we contemplate the ultimate sacrifice Jesus made for us, here … Continue reading →

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God’s Master Plan…

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Virginia

While sorting through boxes this fall, I found an old handwritten card from my Mama that I took on my 8-day silent retreat.  She concluded the card by saying, “We will be praying with you for God’s will to be … Continue reading →

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The Power of Love

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Virginia

Today is Mama & Papa’s wedding anniversary.  Since they were married in 1956, this would have been a big one to celebrate: 60 years!!  The fact that they shared 58 years together before Papa passed is nothing short of a … Continue reading →

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Irish Remembrance…

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Virginia

Looking back there have been quite a few St. Patrick Day posts here @ Roses in the Rubble (St. Patrick’s Breastplate prayer, Nuns in the Fun, Irish blessings et all..)  But today while looking around, an Irish poem was found … Continue reading →

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HaPpY HaPpY BIRTHDAY MAMA!!!

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Virginia

March 15th is my Mama’s birthday.  She would have turned 81 today… I took this picture to send my uncle after he sent those gorgeous flowers for Mama’s 80th birthday (that’s him in the framed picture with my aunt.)  As … Continue reading →

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… a prayer for compassion…

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Virginia

It’s very late on this Lenten Monday, so here are two short verses for our minds and hearts to munch on … “In the tender compassion of our God the dawn from on high shall break upon us, to shine … Continue reading →

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…immortal flowers…

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Virginia

My Mama absolutely loved Amy Carmichael, a dedicated missionary to India from 1896 to 1951.  Mama treasured her many books, poems, and stories about her life.  Mama’s favorite Amy Carmichael book, Rose From Brier, was written during a time of … Continue reading →

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..a fish out of water…

Posted on March 12, 2016 by Virginia

“The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity.  Even a dead fish can go with the flow.”  (Jim Hightower) … or maybe not. Wherever you’re swimming in the rivers of life, if at times it’s tough going upstream … Continue reading →

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… still waters…

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Virginia

Papa loved Psalm 23.  On that last morning in the hospital with his body worn out from a septic UTI (Urinary Tract Infection), he suffered a heart attack. Struggling to breathe, agitated, it was hard to calm him down. Then … Continue reading →

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