5 Principle Foundations of a Happy Marriage (in progress!)

June 12, 2015

From the time I was very young, I have been told that it is very important to keep Christ in the center of my relationships. But the thing was, nobody ever really taught me how to do that. I have heard many times over statements like, “Make sure God is in the center of your relationship,” or “You must pray together!” or “Make sure you grow towards Christ together.” Hmmm… oh-kaaaay…. but how…? Luckily for me, I have always thrived in situations where there is […]

A new rest in restlessness

May 29, 2015

“You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.” – St. Augustine of Hippo I am often restless. It used to be that I was restless without being aware that I was restless. I was too busy trying to distract myself with activity, entertainment, or company to know that I was restless. My restlessness stemmed from a fear of being alone for I was greatly afraid of what I might find out in […]

Hands Wide Open

May 15, 2015

Letting go – not because there is no choice (as I was wont to do in the past) but because it gives me joy and freedom to bless others with the same freedom with which I am loved. That is the freedom that God gives me every day… The freedom to make mistakes, to repent, to start again, to fall again, to grow wise…. The freedom to love, really love him – not because he’s God, but because in my daily falling and rising […]

Mother’s Day

May 10, 2015

To mothers near, to mothers far; To mothers here, to mothers no longer with us; To mothers who love tenderly, to mothers […]

Mercy

April 12, 2015

Agnus Dei by Francisco de Zurbarán Mercy is love with real depth. It is a love that is able to bear the great […]