Tag Archives: Lent

BELOVED OF GOD

Posted on April 7, 2020 by

Our emotions can shake our hearts up and down like a roller coaster, especially in times of stress. We may start to feel underappreciated, misunderstood, and unloved. Hurts that have smashed us may reappear, threatening our fragile sensibilities. We may … Continue reading →

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#HOLY WEEK: LAVISH LOVE

Posted on April 6, 2020 by

“Mary took a liter of costly perfumed oil made from genuine aromatic nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and dried them with her hair; the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfumed oil.”  (John 12:3) On this … Continue reading →

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Our Palm Sunday Strength

Posted on April 5, 2020 by

This may not be the Palm Sunday we anticipated when Lent started 5+ weeks ago. Holy Week is upon us, but we cannot gather in our churches to prevent the spread of a deadly disease. Instead, we must raise our … Continue reading →

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A Retro (INSPIRATIONAL!) Song for Saturday

Posted on April 4, 2020 by

Under mandatory work and stay-at-home orders here in Virginia, my younger brother and I are coping. When Dwight is not here my vintage turntable usually blasts music throughout the house. He calls my vinyl collection “the Academy of Ancient 80s … Continue reading →

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Let There Be Peace Within…

Posted on April 3, 2020 by

Since Virginia missed commemorating Saint Teresa of Avila’s 505th birthday last week, here is a quote of hers to contemplate on this Lenten Friday. “May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you … Continue reading →

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Mountains, Lakes, Icefields & More…

Posted on April 2, 2020 by

“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” Helen Keller Virginia’s Canadian Rockies adventure continues from where we left off yesterday, arriving by Rocky Mountaineer train in Jasper National Park. Tour buses, a hired car, hiking shoes and more memory … Continue reading →

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Trains, Mountains & Waterfall(s)!!

Posted on April 1, 2020 by

Since most people can’t travel now due to COVID-19 containment efforts, today Virginia invites you to take a photo journey to beautiful Canada. An inspirational escape from stay-at-home orders from the comfort of our armchairs… Rocky Mountaineer departing Vancouver The … Continue reading →

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Starry Interdependence

Posted on March 31, 2020 by

Virginia realizes that she shared this quote from favorite author Madeleine L’Engle in years past. Given current circumstances wherein many of us are unable to go to our places of worship, it seems even more relevant today… Photo credit: NASA, … Continue reading →

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#LENT: Still Waters

Posted on March 30, 2020 by

On this Lenten Monday, here’s comforting assurance from a (very) familiar Psalm: “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul…” (Psalm … Continue reading →

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Desert Despair vs. Courageous Hope

Posted on March 29, 2020 by

On this Fifth Sunday of Lent here is a challenge from one of my favorite spiritual writers, Trappist monk Thomas Merton. “The desert is the home of despair.  And despair, now, is everywhere. Let us not think that our interior … Continue reading →

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