The orchids have died. For a grocery store plant, they lasted pretty long! I do wish the blooms would've stuck around longer, but such is life. I got more time out of them than I originally thought I would, so it's still a win. The coneflower plant in the pink pot is taking over! It's … Continue reading Haphazardly Homesteading: Vol 2
I can go on pretending– I'm good at that, and it's no wonder that I am because performing is what I was built for. I can string myself any story I need to keep me pretending that it all doesn't matter, to keep lying to myself that I'm fine without it. I can pretend I'm … Continue reading I Don’t Want to Pretend Anymore
I'm doing a daily saint series over at Contemplatio Culture. Make sure to subscribe or follow or whatever you do to make sure you don't miss a post. Hopefully, I'll be able to keep doing this daily and give a little look at some lesser-known saints or a different look at very well-known saints. Tell … Continue reading My Little Micro-Corner of the World
I had been planning to write a Lenten reflection–– I still have it in drafts!–– but I just couldn't bring myself to finish it. This has been the Lentiest Lent ever and we don't need me to reflect on that anymore than all of us are already doing. Rare shots where homeschooling in our house … Continue reading Lovers in a Time of Coronavirus
How they till the soil and plant ; Storing their crops in the public granary illustration from Grand voyages (1596) by Theodor de Bry (1528-1598). Selfishness has a way of creeping into the best intentions and polluting them, poisoning the self and those in contact. I thought just pushing through everything and dealing with issues … Continue reading To Till the Soil: A Reflection on My 2019
In seventh grade, 1998, my best friend and I were excited with the news that our favorite band, Hanson, was releasing another album. Shortly before its release, I had a dream of a new song sung by the youngest member who didn't usually take lead vocals. The album ended up being a compilation of songs … Continue reading Dream a Little Dream
It has become my personal memento mori. "I am all the family you need"– it's both an assurance of God's presence with and within me but also a calling out and beyond. Everything of this life passes. All of my relationships here will pass, even those that bring me closer to Christ. Of course, those … Continue reading The Meaning of Family
That's God, to me. He's pure happiness and He doesn't have to make sense to us or be logical or neat and tidy; He just is. He is big and is everything at the same time that He's small and insignificant. He's colorful and complicated at the same time that He's grayscale and simple. He's … Continue reading A Meditation on the Depths of Beauty of Painted Nails
Triptych of the Seven Dolors– Seven Dolors Parish, Yukon, PA That was the day I began to understand Mary a little bit more She sorrows to bring us together in heaven, to unite us with her holy Son Who is the means of salvation. She sorrows when we struggle and fail and hurt. She sorrows … Continue reading Monday with Mary, Mater Dolorosa
It's been awhile since my last post because I have been traveling this Christmas season to see family. We live almost all the way across the country from each other and visiting has been absolutely wonderful. What a perfect time to travel far to be with family, too. But, as 2018 is finally coming to … Continue reading Some Bright Spots in My 2018
