I understood that I was before the Throne of God, at the knee of my Heavenly Father. Just a couple of hours before (and a couple of years before this posting), I had been prayed over to receive the Holy Spirit by my parish youth minister, who assigned me as youth group intercessor, or as… [Read More]
Seeing God in Creation
Whenever I am out truly experiencing nature (ie, I’m not just sitting inside my house staring out the front door at the lawn), such as amongst Texas wildflowers, in a national park, hiking in the mountains, etc, I always have a moment (or several) of “How can someone see all this and deny that God… [Read More]
Why We Use Icons
Often when we are attempting to enter into a deeper state of prayer, we try to limit our physical senses. This is a very practical approach. We recognize that it is easier to focus on the spiritual by trying to ignore the physical that can deceive or even distract from our prayer. The easiest sense… [Read More]
Promoting Life in the Movies: Movie Review of October Baby
It is clearly November, which is National Adoption Month, and the movie October Baby came out on DVD recently. My husband and I finally had some time over the weekend to watch a movie. We have been so busy we hadn’t had time to squeeze in a movie in over two months. We decided to… [Read More]
