As I marvel before the interior life In awe I take in how it towers, alive A work of the will with grace as its source To enter this climb will unveil your core. I struggle to say how this image arrived Something about roses has pestered my mind But here I stand, Thumbelina inContinue reading “Thorns and Roses”
Monthly Archives: November 2021
My Own Litany of Littleness
From the desire to never do anything wrong, deliver me Jesus From the desire to always know the right thing to say, deliver me Jesus From the desire to know how to handle every situation, deliver me Jesus From the desire to never insult or offend, deliver me Jesus From the desire to have another’sContinue reading “My Own Litany of Littleness”
“I Choose All”
When I was first introduced to this quote of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, I likened it to her ‘little way,’ that all things are a means to Christ. The little inconveniences, joys, pains and sorrows. If it’s something hard, it helps you lean on him. If it’s something easy, you can thank him. The fullContinue reading ““I Choose All””
My Remedy
You don’t see the mess You don’t care about my brokenness You just stand right here with me, Then get down on your knees. You aren’t afraid of the work Not shocked by all my quirks. You seek to serve though I’m beneath And thus exhume my dignity. You clean what must be cleaned RestoreContinue reading “My Remedy”
Grateful and Blessed and Sometimes a Mess 