Wednesday, January 30, 2013

WOYWW: Rich Soil

I woke up to this today-
on the right, a pile of paper covered with wall putty,
on the left, some prepared backgrounds which I finished
before I went to sleep.
Most of the other stuff
should not be there at all!
A toilet paper roll, bubble liquid, an empty plastic bottle,
paper doily, coins, etc.
Really! Looking at my desk,
I'm thinking I should take the time to throw stuff away!

I cleared up enough to start working on my 
faith journal page for today.
The gospel reading for today is 
Mark 4:1-20
which is about a sower who sowed seed
on several kinds of soil.

Of course I want to be the soil,
the rich soil which would produce
abundant fruit, blooming flowers!

"Some seed fell on rich soil..."

We are sowers too!
We too can plant seeds.
What is the best investment that we can make?
What is the richest soil we can plant in?
The greatest investment of our life
would be if we invested in God's work!
What kind of investment would earn us
rewards that will last for eternity?
Investing in God's work
would give us eternal returns!

"Whoever does the will of God
is my brother and sister and mother."
Mark 3:35
This is what Jesus said.
What better way is there to invest in God's work
than obeying God?

Is God telling you to do something today?
"Whatever word God is sending you today,
welcome it,
act on it, and let it change you."

Every week I choose one wonderful visitor
who leaves a comment
to receive an ATC from me.
I know it takes so much time and effort
to leave a comment
and I appreciate it soooo much!

What are the odds that this week, 
for the second time in a row,
random.org chose,
#13, the ever popular and witty 
Julia Dunnit of 

Joining the lovely Julia Dunnit for a 
peek at desks and projects!
I love blog parties!
Won't you join us?

Sometimes I put on my best pajamas 
and party here:



Blessings!
Patsy

Monday, January 28, 2013

The Year of Faith

My husband and I went on a retreat
for the weekend,
and one of the things the priest said
during the homily was:
"Stir into flame the gift of God,"
quoting from 2 Timothy 1:6.

For Catholics,
we are in the midst of the
Year of Faith.
Father Alex Balatbat said that
the Year of Faith is not only about
our faith in God, but also about
God's faith in us.
He said that when God sees us
He sees Himself because we are 
created in His image.
He sees our potential,
He sees our possibilities,
He sees our gifts and talents.


One of the things we must learn to do
is to REJOICE!
It says in Nehemiah 8:10 that we
MUST rejoice,
and it will be our strength.
No matter how many gifts and talents we have,
there will always be challenges and
we must rejoice in the midst of this!
Talents, opportunities, plus
REJOICING!
Unbeatable combination!!!!

This morning I was reading the 
9th Chapter of the Hebrews.
"Christ did not enter into a sanctuary
made by hands,
a copy of the true one,
but heaven itself,
that He might appear before God 
on our behalf."
Heb. 9:24

The really unbeatable combination is
we have Jesus Christ as
our high priest interceding on our behalf!!!

Every week I choose one wonderful visitor
who leaves a comment
to receive an ATC from me.
I know it takes so much time and effort
to leave a comment
and I appreciate it soooo much!

What are the odds that this week, 
for the second time in a row,
random.org chose,
#13, the ever popular and witty 
Julia Dunnit of 


Blessings!
Patsy

Friday, January 25, 2013

PPF: Who are You, Sir?


You can't see it, but the words on top
say, "wonderfully made."
I finished this a couple of days ago.
I was trying some fluid acrylics
and dripping them around the canvas.
We are all fearfully and wonderfully made!

Today we celebrate the Feast of the
Conversion of St. Paul.
He had quite a dramatic conversion.
Imagine if we thought we were zealously
obeying God, and then
a voice from heaven told us that we were not!
I think we too would ask,
like St. Paul, "Who are you, sir?"

Sometimes we put God 
in a box of our own making!
Will we recognize Him if He speaks to us?

Every week I choose one wonderful visitor
who leaves a comment
to receive an ATC from me.
I know it takes so much time and effort
to leave a comment
and I appreciate it soooo much!

This week, random.org chose,
I'm excited to say,
#24, the ever popular and witty
Julia Dunnit of