

delightful!
At the start of this Holy Land Pilgrimage I asked each person to pray and to choose one encouraging word that they felt that God had placed into their heart to inspire them along this journey: Thankful Grateful Rest Joyful Glorious Inspired Wonder Openness Surrender Are just to name a few. Mine was “Delightful!” I can say that traveling with such an amazing group of twenty-one women (and a few men: guide, bus driver and Priest!) has been more than delightful-- it has been hea


HERE!
We are HERE! I am, with a wonderful team and by the grace of God, leading twenty one gals on the Something Greater Holy Land Pilgrimage!* So far we have: -joyfully visited Elizabeth’s house where John the Baptist was born and the “cousins” first met while still in the womb. -crossed the border into Bethlehem and kissed the star where “God was made flesh and dwelt among us.” -waded knee-deep in the muddy Jordan renewing our baptismal promises. -ascended to the top of the Mount


packin' up!
Packin' up for the Pilgrimage! I am so excited to set sail Saturday with twenty-one other pilgrims for a #trip-of-a-lifetime #epic-adventure to the Holy Land! We will follow in the footsteps of Jesus throughout Israel and then head across the Jordan to follow in the footsteps of Moses. What an exciting time we will have (via, plane, bus, jeep, camel and our own two feet) discovering all that God has waiting for us, unearthing the Spiritual treasure He longs to share with thos


#lovelent
Struggling? And it’s only day two of Lent? May I suggest something I recently read by Alyssa Bormes that makes me excited about this year’s season of fasting, prayer and alms giving? Offer up your Lenten sacrifices for a particular person as an added motivation to keep going…and then let them know about it. Each day write that person a note of encouragement telling them how thinking of them and offering up for them helped you this Lent. For those who have an aversion to lett