This morning it is quite crisp (3 degrees!!!!) and beautifully clear. We've had snow on & off for the last few days so it is also very bright! I had a beautiful view from my dining room window as I worked on my laptop. This photo was taken just after sunrise before it got super… Continue reading Prayer With the Living God
Today we are camping. Annually, we do a family camping trip on Fourth of July weekend with hubby's family. As many know, I love camping. It brings me out into God's beautiful creation, face to face. It is a much needed reminder that we truly do live in an altar. We always need to be… Continue reading Worship in the Mountains
A month since my last post, I am back home after a wonderful trip across country with my eldest daughter. So much has been going on since I got back home. And so much has happened while I was away. So much beauty. So much strength from God, so much learning, and so much joy.… Continue reading Home Again, Home Again…Jiggety-Jig
Mom and I had two more days of driving before we arrived at my aunt's house in Walhalla, North Dakota. Here are some beautiful reminders of God's love for us. I didn't mention in my first blog post on this news about how we came to be moving my mom back to MN. Back in… Continue reading Move Days 2 -4
As we continue the joyful celebration of the Fast, we cry aloud: Keep us all in peace, O Lord, deliver us from every snare of the enemy, and in Thy surpassing love count us worthy to venerate with fear Thy precious Cross, through which Thou grantest to the inhabited earth Thy mercy, O Thou Who… Continue reading Wednesday of the Third Week
I have talked a lot about my friends over at Filled With Less. What an amazing group of gals! So encouraging. I have been getting their Weekly Wellness newsletter for awhile now. Each week, delivered to my inbox, are encouraging words, quotes, podcasts to listen to, recipes and more. This week, Molly's Momentum quote was… Continue reading Simple Salvific Ways
As I woke this morning there was a deep chill in the air. The temperature outside was 28 degrees! The world was bright and crisp and frosty. After a cup of coffee and a zoom meeting, I headed outside for a quick walk to document the beauty. We were filled in the morning with Thy… Continue reading Beauty in the Mornings
In reading the amazing book Acquiring the Mind of Christ by Archimandrite Sergius Bower of St. Tikhon Monastery, I wanted to share a bit from the chapter titled “Beauty That Saves the World: Beauty, Liturgy, and Liturgical Art.” Fr. Sergius starts the chapter by quoting St. Gregory Palamas who is referring to the account of… Continue reading The Beauty of Him Who is Almighty
Reminders! I am excited to introduce my 5x7 print "Reminders" for sale in the shop starting today! These 5x7 prints of various Psalms, prayers and quotes are really the heart of Kindler of Joy and key for my own "journey to joy". I want to share them with you. They are reminders of His beautiful… Continue reading New in the Shop Today!
One of the things I have discovered I need to do is seek to see God all around. When trying to remember the joy of the Resurrection it helps to remember God is "every where present and filling all things". When reading Psalm 18/19:1 I was reminded of this fact. I have tried to become… Continue reading Heavens Declare
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