The Art of Remembering: My Younger Brother

Charlie in 5th grade

up front and grinning brightly

happy and friendly

the photo at the left

my brother, cousin and me

blessing those two on All Souls Day

sharing the sweet souls of my brother

and my cousin

with Rebecca's

The Art of Remembering

Haiku My Heart: Autumnal Glory

autumnal glory… 

God’s rich palette of hues

feeding my spirit

 sharing with Rebecca's

Haiku My Heart

and 
Straight-Out-of-the-Camera
aka
S-O-O-C 
hosted by 
Gemma Wiseman
& Magical Mystical Teacher

Haiku My Heart: Cosmos' Last Hurrah

 cosmos’ last hurrah

now down, due to storm’s fierceness

spring will bring blooms ‘gain

love abounds 

at Rebecca's 

Haiku My Heart

Haiku My Heart: Mother's Day Blooms

oldest son's present

to his mom, who’s grateful for 

love expressed with blooms

Actually, this is one of his gifts;

the others were 

the one-on-one visit

with him

and... lunch at Panera's.

I am looking forward to 

spending time with my 

other children on Sunday.

 

sharing 

with Rebecca's 

Haiku My Heart

Good Friday 2014

Good Friday
Passion of our Lord
for our sins

1. the Passion of our Lord...
(The Liturgy Readings can be found here.)
our Lord stripped of His clothes,
the altar stripped of its cloths

Solemn Intercessory Prayers

2. Veneration of the Cross:
"Behold the wood of the Cross,
on which hung the salvation of the world."
R "Come, let us adore."

3. no Mass celebrated
 Holy Communion received
from that left from Holy Thursday
now...the tabernacle- empty 

shared with Rebecca's
Haiku My Heart

Haiku My Heart: Pottery

Conceivably we

know not the material

of Christ’s cup, perhaps…?

The pottery shown here
is displayed in a hallway
of IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital.

shared with
Rebecca's 
magnificent
Haiku My Heart

shared with
James' wonderful
Weekend Reflections #235

Haiku My Heart: God's Canvas

 God's canvas,

brilliant array of colors,

blows away Man's hues.

 pondering the sky

 this past week,

 opened my eyes

to all the lovely pastels

not available

to any earthly artist's

palette.

All these images were shot within

a two minute range from different angles

the evening sky.

linking to Rebecca's

wondrous Haiku My Heart

ABC Wednesday: H is for Holiness

A friend from church recommended 

Thirty-Day Devotions for the Holy Souls by Susan Tassone

to our group that is meeting Sunday mornings for a six-week period. 

I immediately ordered it online, and boy, am I glad that I did.  

Even though the book is not in sync with the season of Lent, 

I felt that Day 25’s devotion about fasting 

is an excellent message for all of us who are observing Lent.

What follows are Tassone’s words verbatim-

“We are all called to fast.  

However, not all are called to fast in the same way.  

We should seek God, ask His direction, 

and then follow the impulses we sense coming from Him:

Fast from bitterness- feast on forgiveness.

Fast from self-concern- feast on compassion for others.

Fast from personal anxiety- feast on eternal truth.

Fast from anger- feast on patience.

Fast from words that destroy- feast on words that build.

Fast from discontent- feast on gratitude.

Fast from discouragement- feast on hope.”

I invite you to try   

feasting on Susan Tassone’s words

during your Lenten journey.  

I know that I intend to do that 

with hope of growing in holiness.

linking to

ABC Wednesday

hosted this week by Reader Wil

and 

Rebecca's

Postcards from Paradise

Postcards from Paradise:

The bells chime, 

sounding Jesus’ invitation 

to enter His abode and spend some quiet time 

with Him.  Who can turn away from that summons?  

Is there anything more important than time spent with our 

Lord?  Would not time spent here provide grace enough 

to make all actions weave together more effortlessly?  

Of course, one does not need to enter a church to meet with 

Jesus, but the environs of a church provides us a place built 

with the intentionality of being a haven for prayer.  

 Why not answer the call 

the next time 

you hear 

the bells?

linking to

Rebecca's

Postcards from Paradise

Haiku My Heart: Valentine Dance

May your heart dance to

the tune of abiding love

for God and others.

linking with love 

for others at

dear Rebecca's

Haiku My Heart

Random 5 Friday: Winter

1. I am weary of subzero temperatures, 

arctic winds and high mounds of snow.

2. But joyfully, I am not suffering depression nor cabin fever!

3. I had the pleasure of taking care of my two sweethearts, 

Myah and Leannah, for a short time yesterday.  

I am pleased that my granddaughter 

has trust in my being able to handle that responsibility.

4. Yesterday I received a book that I’d ordered; 

it’s called Thirty-Day Devotions for the Holy Souls by Susan Tassone.

I started reading and praying it this morning.

5. We had a goodly number of ladies present 

at our Bible Study this week.  Weather caused cancellations for us in January. 

We rejoiced that we finally got to meet.  

But that was not true for our Women at the Well group. 

It meets at night 

and causes concerns for the safety of us all, 

which is very important. 

for Haiku My Heart-

Wintry weather brings 

tribulations of all sorts,

mounds of snow, iced streets.

Links:

Random 5 Friday

hosted by Nancy Claeys

on A Rural Journal

Haiku My Heart

hosted by Rebecca Brooks

on Recuerda Mi Corazon

Haiku My Heart: My Sweet-Heart

who are you 'xactly?

I think I like and trust you

shall we meet again?

latest addition

to my family of girls

she is my Sweet-Heart

Leannah's aunt Chrissy is the one holding her,

giving me opportunity to photograph 

this little dumpling.

linking with the 

greatest of pleasures

to Rebecca's

Haiku My Heart

gentle reminder: my give-away

featured on Nonnie's Observations

Mornings with Mary: Kissing the Face of God

Imagine such an awesome kiss,

being pressed on the face of our Savior!

What was Mary thinking as she

kissed and cuddled this Babe in her arms?

Would fear have entered into her mind,

or was there only the sheer delight

in holding her Divine Child?

We know that she pondered

all that the angel Gabriel announced to her

because the Bible tells us that.

But, in this moment,

did she just give thanks that

Jesus had arrived intact

with no harm done on their long journey

to Bethlehem?

I hope that she was only giving thanks,

unaware of all the trials 

she would suffer as the Mother of God.

Go here for how Weistling was inspired

to paint this exquisite art.

then join me in visiting

Rebecca's 

Mornings with Mary

Mornings with Mary: The Virgin Mother

 Beloved Mother,

we come to you with our prayers, 

help us be strengthened

to follow your Son 

in the way that you modeled,

with true deference.

linking to  

Mornings with Mary

hosted by the gracious

Rebecca