The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.Galatians 5:6b (NIV) Faith expressing itself through love. Faith — something we think of as so interior and personal and hidden in our hearts — works in a very practical way and wriggles itself into the outside world through love. To serve one another, to bear with … Continue reading The Only Thing That Counts at Christmas and Always
Would you rather find yourself in a remote and untouched corner of the globe (if such a virgin region were left to explore in our world), or stand amid the ruins of an ancient civilization? I was thinking about that this week. Maybe because both seem equally impossible and so far out of reach in … Continue reading Would You Rather…?
It’s always difficult to slip back into normal routine after a week away. One week of vacation really just whets your appetite for more, doesn’t it? It takes almost a week before you’ve settled into the groove of relaxation, but it’s about that same time you need to start mentally preparing to return to life … Continue reading A Life of Leisure
Sometimes we need a day given to idleness, a day to rest and daydream in wise passiveness. That’s what this day has been for me. PJ took the kids to the pool this morning, and I have spent the past couple of hours sitting here in my comfy pyjamas, drinking coffee, reading beautiful poetry aloud, … Continue reading “This one day we’ll give to idleness.”
It's not everyday you get to lay eyes on a seemingly never ending array of original famous works of art. My eyes beheld so many today my brain is swimming in beauty. Hours later I still have an involuntary grin! As we admired works by Leonardo Da Vinci, Fra Angelico, Edgar Degas, John Singer Sargent, … Continue reading What a Day!
My Peace in the Puzzle 