An Advent Prayer
Heavenly Father, it is my great desire to grow closer to You through this Advent season. Lord, even in the midst of the busy-ness, I will seek You. With Your help, I will keep my heart and mind focused on…
Live Holy the Present Moment
“As to the past, let us entrust it to God’s mercy, the future to divine Providence. Our task is to live holy the present moment.” ~St. Gianna Molla I love this quote by St. Gianna Molla. Before her death at…
A Prayer to Christ the King
Christ, our Savior and our King, renew in me allegiance to Your Kingship. I pray for the grace to place You above the powers of this world in all things. I pray for the grace to obey You before any…
A Thank You Prayer
Loving, merciful Father, thank You! Thank You for Your constant love and provision for me. Thank You for caring about the smallest details of my life. Thank You for how You order and arrange each of my days, working all…
Feeling New
What does it feel like when you’re new? It’s like your first pair of shoes: squeaky clean and ready to go, but they don’t quite fit yet. It’s like the first snowfall of the season: fresh and unblemished but frigid…
Always a Way Through
Blue Sky Over Me Vast and unending Warm, peaceful, still. With depth and breadth, expansive Abundance all around me Always available to me Full, grateful, with ease. This is a poem (can I call that a poem?) I wrote in…
A Prayer of God’s Love
Heavenly Father, Your love is without boundaries, reaching over all the earth. And yet Your love is immensely personal. Thank You for Your deep love for me. I am astounded and grateful. Help me to take moments today to pause…
A Prayer for Maternal Help
Holy Mary, Our Lady of Fatima, with renewed gratitude for your maternal presence, I join my voice to all the generations who call you blessed. Hold my life in your arms; Ask the Lord to bless and strengthen my every…
A Prayer to Bless Our Mission
Thank you heavenly Father for all the ways You bless me each day. Today, on the feast of St. John Paul II, I ask that you especially bless me as a woman. I believe that I am an important part…
Listen for the Voice
My kids talk. A lot. They’re not shy, and they have an overabundance of opinions. They pretty much communicate in some way – words, songs, yelling – from the time they wake up to the time they fall asleep. They…