Happy Birthday Tune!
I wasn’t planning on posting anything else before our trip but this sweet, beautiful girl turns 10-years old tomorrow and that deserves a mention. Even though we’ve only had her a few short months, she has already worked her way deep into my heart. If you missed the story of our rescue of Abbess Petunia, read here and […]
Blogging Sabbatical
I am leaving for a pilgrimage to Ireland next week and so will be taking a blogging Sabbatical for the next month until early July. We have done so much planning, the housesitter will be staying at the Abbey to care for our Abbess Tune, now all that is left is a few more details like packing and then heading off on […]
Self-Portrait
How do we live out of our most authentic selves? The self that Thomas Merton described as the True Self, the one that was created by God and dwells in God. He said it is like a wave in the ocean of God, or a flame in God’s fire. We are distinct from God, but […]
Priory in Images
This statue is of St. Placid and stands in front of the main building at St. Placid Priory. Click the link to read the story of this relatively unknown Saint. I love what the sisters say about the anawim and being in solidarity with the least. Their chapel is very modern and simple. My favorite part […]
Come and Play!
Greetings dear friends, In a week and a half I will be heading to the Emerald Island from the Emerald City and will be out of email and blogging touch for a bit. More blogging to come this week though. In the meantime I wanted to post another invitation for you to consider joining Betsey […]
Maybe the World is the Real Poem
-Christine Valters Paintner @ Abbey of the Arts
A Great Pilgrimage
A Great Pilgrimage I felt in need of a great pilgrimage so I sat still for three days and God came to me. -Kabir Pamela McCauley shared the wonderful poem above in a comment she left on my post about Africa. She also shared this great quote from a Ugandan Sister who said, “You have watches, but no […]