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What if, upon your death, instead of a photograph of your face and biographical information about your earthly life, there appeared instead a picture of your heart, and only what you had done for love of God and to further His Kingdom was written? What would yours say? Leading up to Advent, the daily Mass readings were all about “the end times.” Why? Because Advent is all about The New Beginning. We can read those apocalyptic writings and get discouraged or we can read them a

I shuffle through a thousand thanks in my mind like leaves on the sidewalk, waiting to be stirred once again into a magical blaze of color. My heart overflows, my mind is a swirling whirlwind. I look up and say, "I praise You God for…." I look up again as the happiest thoughts rush past my mind’s eye, fleeting, floating, gone... and I say, "thank You…" I look up and up and up as beauty, peace and love--all things good that are forever fused onto the facets of my psyche rush p

What are you hungry for? I recently read an article in a woman’s magazine with an excerpt from trendy new cookbook stating: “Food doesn’t need to be complicated to be good. You don’t need to work for days to create that feeling of wholeness. My friends say they want to make delicious food quickly and easily, but what are they really saying? What feeling are they seeking? A road map perhaps, for a way back to something. That warm wash of simplicity. It’s almost as if the more

Sooo… this week has been quite a doozy for me. Between living in D.C. during the heated election process, personal health issues, and business deals on the table that suddenly became fuzzy, I have been stretched in ways I am not accustomed to bending. Tomorrow is my birthday, and with age has come wisdom. Scratch that. On my best days, with age has come the acceptance of reality. As a gift from me to you, I now pass on what has taken me several decades to learn for myself. H

1+1+1+1=4000, but only when dealing with God. There is a secret recipe found in the Bible that, if followed exactly, results in abundant and perfect peace. The sum is much greater than the individual parts. But make no mistake--it is not a one and done deal. This is something that you must bake every single day, as peace is in such high demand there are many who will want a piece of yours. “Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice! Your kindness should be kno