Sharing thoughts about what Mary did in the waiting and how we can incorporate that into our busy lives today as we aim for a strong finish to Advent!
What Mary Did in the Waiting
Category: Prayer
My Go-To Prayer
My go-to prayer is as short as it is powerful! Sharing it and its connection to Divine Mercy! Happy Divine Mercy Sunday!
What’s Your Wilderness This Lent?
Sharing what the Lord put on my heart that will help me to have a more spiritually fruitful Lent, and discussing how good could possibly come from something like giving up chocolate.
Are You Ready for Christmas?
Sharing a brief reflection in the final stretch of Advent about what the Lord revealed to me this week that brought me interior relief and joy as I prepare for Christmas!
In Giving We Receive
A Thanksgiving reflection on God's grace and sustenance where I share how several scripture verses as well as some words of St. Francis of Assisi and Bishop Barron play out in my life.
How Mary’s Assumption Brought Me Closer to God
Reflecting on how Mary and the Feast of the Assumption have positively impacted my relationship with God, and sharing how I feel that my birthday being on the Feast of the Assumption was God's way of caring for me in what was to come.
Falling in Love…with God
Sharing how a particular quote spurred a years-long journey of mine to understand what it even means to fall in love with God, and then sharing how I got there, what it looks like in reality, and what changed in my life along the way.
The Litany of Humility Challenge: A Lenten Reflection
Sharing my heart's journey with the Litany of Humility (a perfect Lenten challenge) and how Jesus is teaching me more about love and freedom of heart through this prayer. We all struggle with pride, which manifests itself in a multitude of ways, but the virtue of humility is a gift that is the perfect antidote to pride!
Reflecting and Pondering of Heart
How I relate to Mary's reflecting/pondering of heart, and how her example is a beautiful lesson to me to bring me closer to God the Father and Jesus in this new year.
Advent: Growing in the Waiting
Sharing the parallel between the waiting in my life and in the season of Advent, along with what God can do in the waiting. Waiting doesn't have to be a passive waste of time! So many spiritual gifts can be born of the waiting process, and hope sustains us.