laurie beth zuckerman iconarte
“There are only two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
― Albert Einstein
carly peacefully chaotic
gayle a vintage green life
“The heart is the inner face of your life. The human journey strives to make this inner face beautiful.
It is here that love gathers within you. Love is absolutely vital for a human life.
For love alone can awaken what is divine within you. In love, you grow and come home to your self.
When you learn to love and let yourself be loved, you come home to the hearth of your own spirit.
You are warm and sheltered.”
― John O'Donohue, Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom
noelle the angels wear fins
hettienne path of divine love
gemma gemmashouse
"When I look back at that interior photo,
I see the cracks in the plaster and remember reading the words
painted in gold leaf on the ceiling along with the images of that faith.
Since they were in Latin,
I always tried to pronounce them and wondered what they meant.
Now, I know.
It must have rubbed off as I use it as my sign-off on every letter and post I write."
Pax Vobiscum
spadoman round circle
donna the woodwife chronicles
"I like to think of Mary as a cross-cultural icon of femininity and I've come to see her
in the face of every woman I meet.."
fran sacred ordinary
A mother's love
Feels so soft, so strong.
stephanie mango studio
miss robyn avalon and an apple tree
"Each and every day I looked forward with such anticipation to visiting everyone's blogs,
and each day it was a gift of beauty to behold.
In words, in images, in so many art forms,
the Virgin made her presence made known to each of us.
I believe she has also been a matchmaker of sorts,
leading us into new friendships and camaraderie."
annie the best of my life
jean blue birds living in the meadow
"I'm grateful for coming to appreciate the beauty of
simple in a complex world."
blaze in my soul’s empty space
with your fiery love.
carol creative harbor

peggy day lily
dawn alter ego mexicana
lisa priti studio
meri playing along
molly her speak
hettiene her grace by devata
paula molokai girl
deb what's deb doing
rebecca recuerda mi corazon
dear friends,
thank you for the grace and beauty that has filled each of our twelve days.
to begin and end each day together has been a bright blessing, a welcome pause
in a season that seems to grow busier each year.
there has been so much sharing of beauty, family, traditions, thoughtfulness,
motherlove
acceptance and grace.
long ago when i was a very small child
i remember going to bed and falling quickly into a dream.
my "dream parents" were tucking me in.
the love and care that surrounded me was so comforting and when we shared our devotions,
our words were to Buddha.
i realized in that moment that i knew the love of Jesus
because i was born into a Christian family and my parents passed on the teachings they were raised with.
i realized that if i were born in India
i might have loving parents that would teach me the wisdom of Buddha
and we would be Buddhists.
more importantly i recognized
that loving parents around this great earth we all share,
teach their children what they know.
feeling the profound love of my "dream parents"
i saw quite clearly that i could just as easily been born
a Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu, Jewish, Christian...any faith family...and i would know those teachings to be true.
in that very moment my heart flooded with the profound realization of divine love,
love that is inclusive of everyone.
regardless of country, traditions, beliefs, customs,
from that dream on i chose
love for all.
i suspect when we all wake up from our separate dreams
and see divine love in every single person
we will finally know peace.
thank you for the deep sharing that has been offered for the last twelve days,
for the stirring of hearts and the tending of grace.
for these gifts shared, today i honor each of you.
i am here every sunday with a meme called
postcards from paradise.
i hope you will join me there and continue this circle of care and inclusion.
truly you have brightened every day.
all my love and gratitude,
rebecca


