Category: Life
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It’s like I hit a wall
Just a quick note to say my posts may be getting shorter from here on out. It feels like I hit a wall emotionally and physically these last few days, for a few reasons. You might say I hit a bridge I need to cross, but Gandalf is standing there shouting “YOU SHALL NOT PASS!”…
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Thankful Thursday: thankful for bad days
As it write this, it’s a Monday, and it’s definitely BEEN a Monday. So this week, I am grateful for the frustrating, not so great, uncomfortable, days. I’m grateful for them not only because they teach us virtue and help us grow, but because they are the only reason we can appreciate the good days.…
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Thoughts on rest
I got roped into assisting a second program at Church on Mondays, so now I’m at Church Monday and Wednesday for evangelization programs in addition to working two jobs. It’s a busy time. And I’m not finding it as easy as I should to intentionally rest on Sunday. I’m devoting Sundays, in addition to catching…
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My 200th blog post: small wins matter
WordPress recently notified me that I published my 200th blog post. That is an accomplishment, albeit a small one. It’s worth celebrating. If I’m honest, I’ve been busy lately. I’m super involved with things at Church right now. And while things in life are definitely going okay–I’m blessed to have a paying job and my…
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Sunday Reflection: “I can do all things in him who strengthens me”
The second reading at Mass today includes a famous verse from the end of St. Paul’s letter to the Phillippians: “I can do all things in him who strengthens me.” I think this verse is often misinterpreted when taken out of context. When you read it IN context, you understand that St. Paul is saying…
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Sunday Reflection: it’s how you END
Today’s Gospel at Mass stresses the parable of two sons: one tells his father he will go out and work in the vineyard, but doesn’t. The other says he won’t, but then ends up ultimately obeying his father. St. Augustine said, and he would know from personal experience, that “every saint has a past, and…
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Temperament series: the melancholic
Time to wrap up our temperament series today with what happens to be my temperament! Yep, I’m an introverted, sensitive, cerebral melancholic. Melancholics react slowly to stimuli. (I’m famous among friends and family for my delayed reactions. I need time to process things). However, these reactions grow stronger over time. POSITIVES Melancholics are great planners,…
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Thankful Thursday: grateful for refrigerators, washing machines, dishwashers
When was the last time you considered what a blessing our basic large appliances are? I have never known life without them. I can’t imagine the time it must have taken in the old days just to do laundry! I know that here in Louisiana, Monday is still “red beans and rice day” for that…
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Temperament series: the phlegmatic
Phlegmatics are such a gift! One of two kinds of introvert, phlegmatics are hard to rile up, possibly because they don’t process stimuli deeply or quickly. They are very “go with the flow,” willing and able to adapt, and they are not going to cause a ruckus at all. Everyone loves phlegmatics. They will do…
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The four temperaments series: an introduction
I’m fascinated with the idea of the four temperaments. I have been ever since I read “The Temperament God Gave You” by Art and Shirley Bennett years ago. (Highly recommend). The ancient world broke down human temperament into four basic patterns of action, reaction, and relating to the world. The ancients named the temperaments after…
Creative Writing with the Crimson League 