A couple of weeks ago, my father died. He was a man of prayer, a man who taught his children to pray, who always had an eye to eternity! He told us many stories; one of his stories included: If a bird flew over a mountain every thousand years and dropped one feather on the […]
Category Archives: God
When our family moved 15 years ago, we stopped into the church that would be our new home parish. The stained glass windows above the altar depicted the sparkling waters of the river Jordan. The waters appeared blue, clean, and clear like some of the Canadian lake waters I’d witnessed long ago when I was […]
A few weeks ago, someone called a local radio station and asked the host if their pets would go to heaven. In a rather disdaining voice, the host said, “No. Your pets do not go to heaven.” I wondered if he’d actually ever read the bible scriptures which do not negate the fact of pets […]
If I could choose anywhere to visit for 1 day- I might choose some distant beautiful planet, filled with life and beauty. Perhaps a planet more beautiful than earth. But is there life out there? Many wonder how that could be? How could a God, who loves us, create other ‘competing’ worlds? My question is […]
I think that this is the cry of the prodigal sons and daughters of God: to think that prayer needs to be done ‘right’ in order to be heard; or perhaps that one has to reach a certain level of ‘goodness’ in order to be good enough to be allowed to pray. Otherwise, (they think) […]
“Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead…” Oscar Wilde ~But how would one do that, some may ask: Effort, practice, study, and determined will are the answer- It starts with the very little things: a service, a kindness, a prayer, a good deed, […]
Close your eyes and see The singular life that’s yours~ Smile in wonderment… Michele Marie
Who are you Sir? Do I know you? Who are you Sir? Do I know you? May I come by from time to time? To sit and listen to the wind As you read? Am I in your book? Are we all subjects that delight your mind? Do I have a chance of a place […]
In Emilie Barnes book “More Hours in My Day” I read the story of a woman who was upset because her husband wanted her to pack his lunch everyday. She didn’t want to do it. Then Emilie asked her something like, “If the Lord were to ask you to pack Him a lunch, would you do […]
On a recent Saturday I went to the grocery store and took a number at the deli. I was in a hurry. They were on number 49. My number was 62. It was quite a crowd. Some people came in pairs, browsing in front of the glass displays as they waited for their turn, making […]
Michele Marie's Poetry By The Fireside... 