Category Archives: Quotes

…on having new eyes (joy-filled??)

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Virginia

Today has been (yet again!) bleak, dreary, and COLD – that damp kind of cold that permeates bones & makes misbehaving joints creak & ache.  Melting snowy landscapes outside look like oozing meringues… …whereupon it’s easy to fall into the … Continue reading →

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quickie quote: starry nights!!

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Virginia

Since the last few posts covered lighting candles & dazzling Light, i read this quote today & found it relevant for our Lenten journeys… “I’ve seen too many stars to let the darkness overwhelm me.”  Sr. Macrina Wiederkehr We’ve all … Continue reading →

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cloudy day Faith

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Virginia

And ‘snow’ it begins … AGAIN!  As the clouds rolled in this afternoon, a few microscopic flakes turned into a steady snowfall with a blast of icy rain this evening.  More snow on the 4 inches still remaining in our … Continue reading →

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TIME…Time…TIME…Time…TIME!

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Virginia

Out with the old, in with the new.  Sure, we’re supposed to to that @ New Years, but Lent is a time to get rid of old stuff cluttering up our hearts and minds & strangling our wills to do, … Continue reading →

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Oh Deer!!!

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Virginia

Today while Mama & i were working on stuff in the kitchen we looked out to behold the most amazing site — deer, lots of deer, hanging out in our snowy yard.  Grabbing my handy iPhone i stuck my nose … Continue reading →

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Lenten Friday Quickie Quote

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Virginia

Here’s something for our minds (& hearts) to munch on this Lenten Friday: “The call to ‘do penance’ is based not on the fact that penance will keep us trim, but on the fact that ‘the Kingdom of God is … Continue reading →

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wide embraces vs. hidey faces

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Virginia

It’s Ash Wednesday.  And so Lent begins… Ashes. Fasting. Prayer. Repentance. Giving up stuff. Doing more spiritual stuff.   40 days may seem like a long time until we celebrate Easter (especially if it’s life without chocolate ’til then!) Sometimes we … Continue reading →

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(very) quickie quote…

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Virginia

“Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.”   Corrie ten Boom grace, peace & faith Virginia : )  

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…twinkling stars & you & me & God!

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Virginia

New Years has come and gone & your humble (ever aspiring to be) blogger (aspiring to be HUMBLE, that is.) Well, she was pooped out after meeting her Advent Challenge which (by God’s grace) she managed a post-a-day (the whole … Continue reading →

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New Beginnings…

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Virginia

Tomorrow is Christmas Eve (ready or not!)  Our Advent hearts await the new day & new light of the Christ child to rekindle the flames of faith in the dark corners of our lives and the world around us. @ … Continue reading →

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