The Deadly Seven — Lust

  If Wednesday is the hump day of the week, then Lust is the hump sin of the series — okay,  bad joke.  You can check out the rest of the Deadly Seven, by clicking here for the list. Moving right along now, Lust.  Most of us have a...

Getting Through the Trials of Life

  Something happened to me recently that made me question so many things in my life–the easiest way to say it, is that it was a trial. I ended up questioning my purpose, the reason I’m here, and even the sacrifices that I have made over the years for the...
Spiritual Reading: The Imitation of Christ

Spiritual Reading: The Imitation of Christ

I have a lot of Spiritual books on my reading list.  Many of them that I have read already, and some that I am itching to get through.  Each one of these books holds a treasure to change who I am, and lessons to living life to the fullest in the realist way....

Cutting Our Feet From Under Us

This post was originally published on November 14, 2011   This weekend, I watched the documentary: End Of Poverty? and there were several things that stood out. • In Bolivia, water was privatized to the point that collecting rainfall was considered illegal (thank...
3 R’s For Meditating On Scripture

3 R’s For Meditating On Scripture

  I find that I am always interested in improving myself when it comes to meditating on scripture.  I’ve used so many different methods but this one seems to help me the most.  Of course, my hope that you will be helped by this method as well....
Looking At The Second Mansion

Looking At The Second Mansion

  When it comes down to prayer, I can freely admit that I am still a beginner, in fact, I feel like I’m in the Second Mansion. There is so much that I need to learn, and grow and gain!  There is never a dull moment with me in my home—that’s for sure. I...
How to [not] Handle Emergencies

How to [not] Handle Emergencies

{This post was originally published on Aug 31, 2011. Picture updated, with minor edits.} Since my family came over to stay with me and my husband for a day in our very small one bedroom apartment; I’ve been able to reflect on a few things that I have...

Sunday Prayer for Peace

  Have you turned on the news lately, and felt like there was just no peace?  I’ve heard through the inter web that it looks like we’re headed (or in) World War III.  Now, that could be an ever exaggeration–to us.  However, I...
What Humility Is Not

What Humility Is Not

  A few Sundays ago we heard a running theme through the reading, gospel and homily–humility.  There are many people, great and unknown that talk about this theme, write about it, and preach it.   What made this so personal for me is because, like...

Losing My Voice Because of Negative People

  Funny things happen when you look back on your immediate past.  For me, that was the past two years.  You see my cursumstances were far from ideal.  When I originally started writing online, I had enormous amount of joy and spark to share my...
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