ENOUGH
I realize at the heart of the matter that my disquietude about scarcity stems from my neediness.
IT'S COMPLICATED
Simplicity didn’t feel exciting, and I realized excitement had become my default metric for happiness.
UNDER OUR OWN ROOF
“If you want to bring happiness to the whole world, go home and love your family.” – St. Teresa of Calcutta
TRUSTING GOD'S PROMISE
Mary's gentle, encouraging, and understanding gaze steadies me. She invites me to trust in God’s promise.
READY MY HEART
The One whom I seek is waiting for me, but He can’t come to me, and I am unable
to fully receive Him until the day my heart desires nothing else but Him.
MARY'S SONG
I experienced a great desire to let go of my fears and let myself surrender to God.
LOOKING AT LOVE
I resisted because of the cross; because it means that I must learn to love this way.
MY SURRENDER
Mary surrenders, perhaps not understanding completely what the “plan” is, but with faith that God will be with her.
LISTENING TO THE ANGELS IN OUR LIVES
Can I open my ears to hear the songs from the angels in my life?
OPENING THE HEART TO SURPRISE
God amazingly breaks through our limited views and understanding, and creates a new, more expansive reality.
FEAR NOT
When we walk in genuine love, we create more "monasteries" in this world. We create living sacred spaces in our relationships.
LEARNING TO REST
I don’t know how, but learning to couple my eyes and heart with Jesus’ gives rest.
WAITING FOR GOD
Our Lady of Guadalupe is an image of the kind of joyful anticipation we do in Advent. The child we await is like the kingdom of God – already, and not yet.
EFFORTLESS MEMORIES
God takes my little life with its moments and days and pieces, brings them to the altar, and makes them whole again.
OPEN TO GRACE
I'm making an earnest effort to wait and listen to what God has to reveal when we look back at the situation together.
