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  A Prayer Diary

January 2012

1/31/12 Let the party continue.
1/30/12 Every morning I have to move closer--again.
1/28/12 Another remarkable sunrise.
1/27/12 Take a walk. God will be there.
1/26/12 A day at the cottage conversing with God.
1/25/12 Back to the aloneness of the cottage.
1/23/12 Hard to put this prayer business into words.
1/22/12 However, God helps me solve my problems.
1/20/12 Reading the 'holy scripture' is part of any religious practice.
1/19/12 What many of us in our youth have done.
1/18/12 Mary saw joy, too.
1/15/12 Back to the cottage to listen.
1/14/12 "Fear not," Jesus tells us.
1/13/12 Impossible to get a picture of this.
1/11/12 Miracles are all around.
1/9/12 My goal today at the CBTS is just to breath.
1/8/1 God is everywhere, but I know God will be at the cottage this afternoon.
1/7/12 Sight is a gift.
1/6/12 Not easy to wait.
1/4/12 Back home today; little silence.
1/1/12 Off to the cottage for silence.

April 2012

4/30/12 Keep silence!
4/28/12 Keep listening!
4/27/12 Keep thanking!
4/26/12 Keep looking!
4/25/12 Everything I read suggests that I start with praise and thanksgiving.
4/23/12 Thanks for the rain.
4/22/12 Luncheon put on by the music committee today. Lovely.
4/20/12 "Very grateful" keeps me cheerful.
4/17/12 Reaching out to others draws me to God.
4/16/12 Wherever I go, You are there.
4/14/12 It is time to leave the cottage.
4/13/12 Perhaps a simple church in our hearts.
4/12/12 Happy last days of solitude at the cottage.
4/11/12 That's where gratitude begins.
4/10/12 Keep alert.
4/9/12 A comforting thought; helps us surrender.
4/6/12 I'll be back here for three final days next week. "Very grateful."
4/5/12 Last day here. Beautiful.
4/4/12 Cleaning and praying at the cottage.
4/3/12 A beautiful morning, but Easter is not here yet.
4/2/12 Just keep praying.
4/1/12 Don't be that kind of fool.

May 2012

5/30/12 Up early to climb the portico of St. Peter's. Great view.
5/29/12 Sitting in the mystery--that's the point.
5/27/12 Not much humility in Roman art.
5/26/12 Mass on St. Peter's Square and a blessing from Pope Benedict, no less.
5/25/12 Just visited my favorite church in Rome, San Clemente.
5/24/12 Is this a humble thought?
5/23/12 First pizza of the trip. Very grateful.
5/22/12 Travel day. God with me.
5/21/12 Off for my solitary trip to Italy tomorrow.
5/20/12 Grateful for my daughter's birthday.
5/19/12 Much to learn from people with different ways of living.
5/18/12 Prayer in a flower.
5/17/12 Always searching.
5/14/12 Where is that place? Always a challenging question.
5/13/12 One of the many reasons for being part of a church community.
5/11/11 Yes, but what a challenge. I want to keep my I to myself.
5/9/12  (Using the computer at the library.)
5/8/12 Mom's life was a beautiful prayer. Thank you, Mom.
5/7/12 When I feel the presence of God, prayers are answered.
5/5/12 Give a blessing every day.
5/4/12 The mystery of God!
5/3/12 Don't just think, gaze.
5/2/12 What a powerful prayer thought.
5/1/12 May Day

June 2012

6/30/12 Something to strive for.
6/27/12 I put this quote on a year or so ago.
6/26/12 Reorientation when I return home--always.
6/23/12 Off to Vermont. Will be back blogging on Monday.
6/22/12 Very grateful.
6/21/12 Home, old and new, fresh beginnings.
6/20/12 Off to Rome.
6/18/12 I 'sit in the mystery'  on this bridge every morning
6/17/12 Prayer helps.
6/16/12 How challenging.
6/13/12 How comforting.
6/11/12  I've always been  attracted to these little apartments around my favorite cloister.
6/8/12 Today I'm leaving this medieval hill town for Renaissance Florence.
6/7/12 St. Francis speaks of humility.
6/6/12 It is easy to walk with God in this city of peace.
6/5/12 Off to Assisi.
6/4/12 I don't know the history of this fountain, but it seems to fit the quote in some mysterious way.
6/3/12 God is everywhere.
6/2/12 What a tall order.
6/1/12 Much suffering in the world.

July 2012

7/28/12 Worth keeping in mind as I leave for Lancaster, PA and beyond.
7/25/12 All the prayers you need are in the Psalms.
7/24/12 My CBTS view is always available to me through pictures.
7/23/12 Worth posting again.
7/22/12 Thy will, not my will be done.
7/21/12 I think I'm making all these decisions about God. What a joke.
7/20/12 What part does our mind/spirit play when our body is ill?
7/18/12 Surrender.
7/16/12 Patience vv. restlessness.
7/16/12 My church anchors my faith.
7/15/12 One of the reasons I walk--hoping peace will seep into my soul.
7/14/12 Hard to find the time, hard to give the time.
7/13/12 Creating a sacred space.
7/11/12 All of us our pilgrims in some way.
7/10/12 Clearing out what I don't need/use.
7/9/12 God within us.
7/7/12 Patience reminds me to be 'very grateful.'
7/6/12 A contemplative day here.
7/5/12 The day cleared for a sunny 4th.
7/4/12 Be grateful for the rain.
7/3/12 Christianity is about I and Thou.
7/1/12 A worthy thought as family arrives.

August 2012

8/26/12 Take the Sabbath.
8/25/12 The bottom line of all religions is LOVE.
8/20/12 What's more important, the question or the answer? The answer is both.
8/18/12 For me, God and salvation rest in the same vessel.
8/17/12 Stay alert! God makes use of our talents and interests.
8/16/12 No comment needed!
8/15/12 This is about God's call to each of us.
8/11/12 Quite a task.
8/10/12 I'm praying for gun control, which includes all other weapons of destruction.
8/8/12 Long trip home today.
8/7/12 Seeking God at  Versailles today.
8/5/12 Easy to partake of these stained glass windows.
8/3/12 I pray as I sight see in Paris with my daughter and grandchildren.

September 2012

9/30/12 Painful honesty filled with humility.
9/29/12 Honesty and humility.
9/28/12 Worth praying on.
9/26/12 Taking a deep breath and saying a little prayer helps.
9/25/12 Humbling.
9/24/12 Can we say that prayer is 'green'?
9/23/12 Seems we have to work at faith.
9/22/12 I'll  be looking for God today.
9/20/12 Even when I don't have internet access at home.
9/16/12 We need a quiet corner in our own home.
9/15/12 The Soul of the World, wow, think about it.
9/14/12 Let go of the negative. Just be.
9/13/12 Prayer gives hope.
9/11/12 Worth pondering on this day of remembrance.
9/10/12 The Psalmist's heart linked with God.
9/9/12 It is so easy to stay involved only in my own little world.
9/6/12 Always a struggle, not matter what's on the calendar.

October 2012

10/31/12 Thinking of all the saints in my life that have died.
10/30/12 No wind. The weather is taking care of itself.
10/29/12 That's what to pray for--freedom from fear.
10/28/12 Why is that?
10/27/12 Preparing for the storm.
10/25/12 Gratitude is sometimes hard to remember.
10/24/12 To be free to the present moment.
10/23/12 Prayer and action.
10/22/12 My husband's birthday today.
10/21/12 The difference we make starts with prayer.
10/20/12 Pleasing God isn't easy.
10/19/12 That prayer is absurd is somehow very affirming.
10/16/12 May I remember this today.
10/15/12 What of the good can we create today?
10/14/12 Love obliterates fear.
10/13/12 Silent, wordless prayer.
10/12/12 Columbus Day. My parent's anniversary.
10/10/12 I can feel the difference.
10/9/12 Good thing!
10/8/12 I try to live through grace.
10/7/12 Especially with family.
10/6/12 Worth reading.
10/5/12 Jesus had women disciples.
10/4/12 The Feast Day of St. Francis
10/3/12 Mom left us a year ago. She had a grateful heart.
10/2/12 Substitute 'awe' for 'fear' of God.
10/1/12 A powerful prayer about prayer.

November 2012


11/30/12 That's a hard one to live out.
11/29/12 Going to sit with a dying friend today.
11/28/12 Hope on a dreary day.
11/27/12 Even on a grey day.
11/26/12 This moment is a sunrise.
11/25/12 After church, it's back to the cottage for the week.
11/24/12 Vindicate me, God.
11/23/12 Thankful for the family gathering yesterday.
11/22/12 Remembering Mom's last words: Very grateful.
11/20/12 My friend is a saint.
11/19/12 Praying a 92 year old friend 'home'.
11/17/12 Walking the beach is prayer.
11/16/12 Very grateful.
11/15/12 Off to the CBTS. What does God want me to do?
11/13/12 Worth believing.
11/11/12 We have to do our part.
11/10/12 Let this balance the medical world's emphasis on the body.
11/9/12 With God, I am not alone.
11/8/12 I'm enjoying this morning's snow.
11/7/11 Let all of us pray for humility.
11/6/12 What to pray for on election day? Peace.
11/5/12 But I love to travel.
11/4/12 Was Jesus ever jealous?
11/2/12 What am I in charge of?
11/1/12 Remembering my mom and brother-in-law.

December 2012

12/30/12 Thinking of Mom's love on my birthday.
12/29/12 That's what all the faith traditions tell us.
12/28/12 Whoever comes, whoever we meet.
12/26/12 Jesus is born. Now we have someone to follow.
12/24/12 The Advent candles of hope, peace, joy, and love are lit. Now we wait.
12/23/12 Amen.
12/22/12 Celebrating the life of my friend Edie.
12/21/12 God is beyond our usual assumptions.
12/20/12 My prayer for the Newtown families.
12/18/12 Recent events have ignited that fire.
12/17/12 In God's silence, in God's embrace.
12/16/12 Find Him in community.
12/15/12 We wait in silence and with tears to hear God's words of assurance.
12/14/12 Hope and gratitude.
12/13/12 For me it's potato chips.
12/12/12 Um, relax and be faithful. Sounds easy.
12/10/12 Silence on a rainy day today.
12/9/12 Amazing sunrise.
12/7/12 That's a challenge.
12/5/12 Gratitude is where it all starts and ends.
12/4/12 If I didn't believe that I wouldn't be here at the cottage.
12/3/12 The spirit of God is at the cottage today.
12/2/12 First Sunday in Advent.
12/1/12 I've been sending this poem for years.
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