.. On seeing the hidden charms of life. .. from my substack God has made it so. Heckfield Place in Hampshire, England The phrase such charms of life came to me on my way to Mass this past Sunday, 15 minutes before the feast of Christ the King in the Roman Calendar. This was after I found my…
How to Crush on God.
.. lighting a candle for Who we love. .. from my substack. 🙂 Eglise Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris - Oldest church in Parish by candelight, Ingo Schommer/flikr When I was getting ready for Mass, I couldn’t find my favorite silver drop earrings, the ones I always wear. They weren’t on my desk, they weren’t on the vanity in…
So.. This is what happens when I’m not on Twitter

I found a Notebook lying around.. I'd been worried I wouldn't be able to write in a Notebook ever again.. 6 pages of Notebook writing .. brief, but legible. a good start. What helped was having an incomplete blog post from late last night (2a). As soon as I was up, my mind began churning…
Begone, Satan.. I consider my Last End.
I'm preparing to die.. *** I say a little prayer as soon as I open mine eyes in the morning. It is this: O my God, my Only Good, the Author of my being, and my Last End, I give thee my heart. Praise, honor, and glory be to Thee for ever and ever. Amen.…
Countdown – Priority Lists #1
My days are pretty much numbered now.. late evenings will be a thing of a past and I'll be going to sleep at the unGodly hour of 9ish or 10ish. Nine-thirty for sure. Time to make a list as I commit to my teaching job for yet another year.. I've given up coffee and I've…
On the importance of prayer before you do anything
It's summer, so I've been a late riser these past couple of days. These past couple of days. Earlier in the summer, I gave myself a 7a wake-up time to make breakfast & see my older children off, but something happened. After my wake-up, I began retreating back into my bedroom to catch an additional…