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Chris proposed to me by reading me a letter he wrote based on my favorite scripture verse, Phil 4:4-9. This line of scripture opens with this statement: Think about these things whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is...
When I ask myself, "Who in my present life am I thankful for?", the names of the men and women in this photograph, who are college students at the University of Georgia, pop into my head. I have had the privilege of working with most of them while planning and...
As Thanksgiving approached, I saw a question via someone's Facebook list of gratitude questions that I really liked, "What author had a huge impact on your life?" It did not take me long to think of an author that I hope to meet in person one day and an author that...
Last week for the Litany of Gratitude, I shared the impact Fr. Carville had on my life because he invited me to attend CLI at Notre Dame. One of the many graces from that trip was meeting a man named Charles Jumonville, who six years later had an enormous impact on...
As we approach Thanksgiving, I invite us to share with each other...who we are thankful for? Last week, I began with my older brother. This week, I would like to share about Fr. Carville, who may not to this day understand the impact he had on my life. When I was 17...
During the next few months, as we enter two of my favorite holiday seasons, Thanksgiving and Christmas, I would like us to offer a litany of gratitude for all the people in our lives that we are thankful are part of our lives. I will share people in my life that bring...
It’s the month of November, and I am sure many of you are hoping to foster an attitude of gratitude this month in preparation for Thanksgiving. I think November’s focus on gratitude sometimes becomes so cliché, we forget the underlying value of why gratitude matters...
As I ponder the last two years of my life, I find myself deeply grateful for the prayer tools and tools of discernment that Ignatian Spirituality offers. In my new post at dotMagis, I pray in thanksgiving for the tools of Ignatian Spirtiuality. There is that old...
This week in our series God with Us in the Word, we turn to praying a New Testament reading together. Pray with Me: Click here to listen to Becky's Guided Lectio Divina I was a tad bit giddy seeing that this Sunday’s New Testament reading is my favorite verse in...
Last year, Chris and I walked a long road of transition that included seeking a new job, leaving an old familiar city, selling our house in Georgia (which took 11 months), and settling into life in a new city. There were many long moments of uncertainty, and there...