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A Matter of Perspective

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Virginia

It’s a new year (and a new decade) so maybe it’s time to consider the matter of perspective, how we see things. Visiting Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden over the holidays I accidentally hit a button on my camera (now I … Continue reading →

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Gardens of Light (& Delight!)

Posted on December 30, 2019 by Virginia

Zooming out and about with my 80 year old energizer uncle (who still teaches as a full-time professor and is faculty advisor to 40+ students @ a college in Iowa) on Saturday we visited the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in … Continue reading →

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MERRY IN-BETWEEN!! : )

Posted on December 28, 2019 by Virginia

In this place of space in-between Christmas and New Year’s hope everyone is having a grand time… My idea of a (really good) time: my niece Megan’s cheeseboard on Christmas Eve when she hosted us to a divinely delicious meal … Continue reading →

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Fragrant (Merry) Christmas Grooves!

Posted on December 25, 2019 by Virginia

“Jesus in your heart! Eternity in your mind! The will of God in all your actions! But, above all, love, God’s love, entire Love!” Saint Catherine of Genoa  MERRY CHRISTMAS!! May petals of fragrant Love from the Heart of Jesus … Continue reading →

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ADVENT – Persevering Love & Joy

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Virginia

“Perseverance means the flowering of the love of God. It grows and grows, descending upon a soul like a cascade of flowers.” Catherine Doherty Tomorrow is Christmas Eve. As our Advent journey ends, Christmas and the path to a New … Continue reading →

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#ADVENT: Dewdrops of Mercy and Light

Posted on December 22, 2019 by Virginia

On this fourth and final Sunday of Advent (with Christmas just around the corner), Virginia is contemplating walking in the Light of God’s love… “Arise, shine, for the Light of the world is come…” (Isaiah 60:1) “Walk in the Light, … Continue reading →

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#ADVENT – LIGHT GROOVES

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Virginia

“My faith is brightest in the midst of impenetrable darkness.” Mahatma Gandhi Advent is about Light in the darkness. There’s a famous proverb that it is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.  As we see the … Continue reading →

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#ADVENT : Fragrant Courage

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Virginia

On this 18th day of Advent Virginia is contemplating the fragrance of courage, the kind that keeps pursuing the love of God even when things get thorny. “Be courageous, my daughter. There are both spiritual and bodily rose bushes. In … Continue reading →

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#ADVENT: Altered (“Altar’d”) States

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Virginia

Last Monday my brother and I picked up his (fixed & healthy) car in Beckley, WV. (re: Life is a Gift post.) Due to weekend commitments we zoomed there and back again in one day through torrential rains and dense … Continue reading →

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#ADVENT : Open Doors, Open Hearts

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Virginia

On this 16th day of Advent (with Christmas less than 10 days away) we may be scrambling to squeeze in more than a tick or two in our prayer closets. But Advent is a time to open the doors of … Continue reading →

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