Ahuv Sheli

Of all the places she wanted to be,  it was right here on my chest  that she found rest... ------------ It was the little sage's turn to visit me this weekend. She wasn't used to be carried around but I did... I held her several minutes each day to understand her valuable lessons... My infant Jesus a gift from graziealcielo "As I see it,  we shall never succeed in knowing ourselves  unless  we seek to know God: let us think of His greatness and then come back to our own baseness; by looking at His purity we shall see our foulness; by meditating upon His humility, we shall see how far we are from being humble." ~ S. Teresa of Avila, Interior Castle. Translated and edited by E. Allison Peers. (NY:Doubleday, 1989)38. As a young nun, we were taught to contemplate the Infant Jesus so often. I have only come to know how by holding a real infant in my arms... It just tells me to ' receiv...

“ Life is meant to be shared ,”  was Rick Warren's opening statement to the 18th Chapter of The Purpose-Driven Life.  I think I'm going to engage forty days of my life in re-reading this book, I told myself. I had just experienced a miracle and it was a step forward to changing the course of my life. It was a 'momentary' consolation ~ an Easter gift from the Risen Christ. And I felt Him calling me some place else. Where, when and how, I'm still in the process of discerning ~ the way I'm redesigning my VB these past couple of months.   What is it that God wishes me to do   right now ?   at this moment ? The force of Spring --- mysterious, fecund, powerful beyond measure . ~ Micahel Garofalo,   beliefnet:Inspirational Quotes that Celebrate Springtime I had these moments of revival ~ coming back here regularly ~ when a friend took particular interest in my writing. To paraphrase what he said, " Oh no, it's not the moment to take yo...

I needed more light before I could understand how God works in my life. I've shared several faith stories in my blog, but 'conversion' is a process I have to undergo each day... every moment of my life... The Road to Freedom I remember talking about my ' soft addictions ...' ~ my little cravings, want of attention...they were minute but noticeable just the same because once they accumulate they become a hunger ~ disordinate and insatiable esurience that corrupted my soul and my being. My confessor counseled that I 'choose' my thoughts... It has to be deliberate and freely made... and I followed this 'difficult' road because my natural tendencies were always in the way.  "I don't have the strength to stay away from you..." -Edward Cullen, Stephenie Meyer's Twilight That was a close excuse from taking control of myself. But that exact same time, the Lord gave me a person I could journey with through ...