Pieces of Peace

It’s Sunday morning, I’m home watching the leaves drop from the tree out front. There is a slight breeze, the sky is dotted with clouds. It’s a peaceful day. Sometimes this is my church. There is a quietness to the day, it fills my heart and soul. It reminds me that even though the lastContinue reading “Pieces of Peace”

Dog Pieces

This might be the first post I’ve written about a dog. While looking for inspiration this morning, I discovered this little sign my friend Mari painted for Max’s room (my dog)! I’ve discovered during the pandemic, that Max might not be the only one who prefers the company of other dogs to people. We tendContinue reading “Dog Pieces”

Prayerful Pieces

I have recently started an online study titled: “The 28 day Prayer Journey.” The reminders of why prayer with our Heavenly Father is so important are compounded with simple words of grace. Prayer connects us to God, any day, time or situation. Believe that He hears you. God WANTS to talk to you. As humanContinue reading “Prayerful Pieces”

Advent Pieces

The colors of Advent have specific meanings, have you ever wondered about them? Tonight it’s a “101” class! Enjoy and learn! Thanks to crosswalk.com The First Sunday of Advent’s Purple Candle Signifies Hope The first Sunday of Advent leads our hearts to Hope. The purple color symbolizes royalty, repentance, and fasting. This week is aContinue reading “Advent Pieces”

Pieces of Symbolism

Yesterday I attended a socially distanced, masks optional, great scones and coffee class on prayer journaling. One of my favorite parts was using a scrapbooking technique to decorate a page in our journal. We cut up magazine pics or phrases, words, whatever was inspiring. It was fun and enlightening. Some people are so incredibly talentedContinue reading “Pieces of Symbolism”

Times, they are a changing

It’s a strange new world.  Somber and oftentimes, lonely.  I am not in the camp that God is using this to bring people closer to Him.  I just don’t buy into that way of thinking.  Man creates these viruses, man is responsible for the unwinding of Mother Nature.  This was God’s paradise, until that fatefulContinue reading “Times, they are a changing”

Influenza x 100,000

This is the strangest post I’ve ever written.  The past three weeks have been a time of anxiety and fear for people across the globe.  Including me.  I have a suppressed immune system for medication I take and have recently (2 years) had cancer.  I’m 55, so not in the elderly group, but that’s aboutContinue reading “Influenza x 100,000”

Conversation and conversion

I like having a good conversation about why I became Catholic, it seems to be what people care about now days, and is the first topic we discuss when we haven’t seen each other for awhile. What I dislike greatly is the morbid curiosity or judgment kind of conversation about my conversion.  Had one ofContinue reading “Conversation and conversion”

Celebration Hymn

These verses are repeated three times.  Isn’t it lovely?  Written for Steve Green Ministries Find Us Faithful O may all who come behind us, find us faithful. May the fire of our devotion, light their way. May the footprints that we leave; lead them to believe. And the lives that we live, inspire them toContinue reading “Celebration Hymn”

Sabbatical

I am taking a writing sabbatical.  It’s transitioning into a ‘against-my-will-don’t-make-me-do-it-social-media-once-a-day-check.’  It won’t be long, because this is part of my ministry, but I need to be cognizant of what’s in front of me and how I’m being guided.  Thanks for being a part of The Pieces Blog.