Move in day was last Friday. Well, technically, I suppose it turned out only to be move out day. At 7am, we picked up the truck, only to realize it was too small. I don’t know who from the UHaul website decided that a 3 bedroom house could fit into a 17′ truck, but it definitely wasn’t [...]
Posts Tagged ‘God’
29 Oct
A Morning Prayer
My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going.
I do not see the road ahead of me.
I cannot know for certain where it will end.
Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think I am following your will does not mean I am actually doing so. But I believe that [...]
19 Oct
These many beautiful days
These many beautiful days cannot be lived again. But they are compounded in my own flesh and spirit, and I take them in full measure toward whatever lives ahead.
-Daniel Berrigan, SJ
9 Oct
Never the Same
I’m sorry I haven’t been on for a few days. I, along with the community of Loyola Marymount University, am mourning the loss of one of our most beloved family members: Sr. Peg Dolan.
Sr. Peg was one of the best mothers I knew, and she never had any biological children. She remembered the names of [...]
6 Oct
Fall-ing
I have many things to write and tell about. My heart is overflowing with things to share, both joyful and painful.
But for today, I am content to enjoy with you this crisp autumn morning. Fall is indeed upon us. Not only are the nights cooler, but the morning chill carries with it an expectancy that [...]
2 Oct
Empowerment
Be the change you wish to see in the world. -Mahatma Gandhi
One of the most wonderful things about my time as a high school teacher was seeing the students actively live out the values that we discussed in our daily 50 minutes together. It was seeing the “a-ha!” in their eyes when they realized they [...]
22 Sep
Stillness
I think that one of my favorite parts about being in Southern Utah was the stillness that descended upon us both. We were removed, inaccessible by phone, email, facebook, twitter, and anything else that could threaten to preoccupy us, to tear us away from the awesome glory that lay before us with each new journey.
Stillness, [...]
13 Sep
The Journey Begins
“Every now and again take a good look at something not made with hands—a mountain, a star, the turn of a stream. There will come to you wisdom and patience and solace and, above all, the assurance that you are not alone in the world.” –Sidney Lovett
Yesterday my birthday began with waking up at 5am [...]
12 Sep
Birthday Wishes
On this day of my birth, I feel grateful for all of the blessings in my life. Thank you, Lord, for the growth of this past year, even the more difficult of growing pains. Thank you for the joys, for the new revelations of your love, for the opportunities. Thank you for the dreams. Thank [...]
10 Sep
Goin’ to the Dogs
Today we leave on a 8 day excusion back to southern Utah. We’ll be hiking through Bryce Canyon, Zion, and the northern rim of the Grand Canyon. We’ll also be returning to volunteer at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, the largest no-kill animal sanctuary in the country and the setting for NatGeo’s show Dogtown. We went [...]
Just a joyful Catholic girl trying to live as simply and consciously and gratefully as possible in this beautiful, amazing world...and bringing as many as possible along for the ride.