We are now embarking upon the most solemn, serious time in the Church calendar.  Because of this, I will be posting here less. I might put...

I cannot see wind, but I know when it's around.  I cannot see air, but I am sure of it.   I spent part of Sunday in a park, snapping p...

Currently I am engaged in another “breadbox excavation” ... that is:  I’m rummaging through old letters and journal entries.  I just came...

From the breadbox, 1997: My dear friend, I was struck by your saying that you awake crying out 'I want to love you, God.'  Wha...

"Nothing restrains anger, curbs pride, heals the wound of malice, bridles self-indulgence, quenches the passions, checks avarice and pu...

As a homeschooled grandmother, I graciously accept all the privileges to which my age and position entitle me, and I'm grateful for ...

"Exult, you just, in the Lord ... sing to Him a new song; pluck the strings skillfully, with shouts of gladness.."  (Psalm 33:1...

I fell in love with the sea when I was seventeen.  Never mind that I'd never laid eyes on it.  Never mind that I was growing up in a l...

"Most high, glorious God, enlighten the darkness of my heart and give me, Lord, a correct faith, a certain hope,  a perfect chari...

"Old stamp collectors never die," I said to a friend one evening; "they just get returned to Sender."  She immediately...

"Eternal incomprehensible God, I believe, and confess, and adore Thee, as being infinitely more wonderful, resourceful, and immense t...

As I stand poised at the edge of Lent, I find myself reflecting upon the Sacrament of Reconciliation.  Today I stumbled across this from Cha...

It's a good thing I don't believe in 'fate,' lest I be accused of tempting it.  It is the providence of God that I belie...

Going through a few of my old letters tonight, I felt I was opening a long sealed treasure chest.  What a grand jewel is a letter!  Every o...

Just as I rush from a busy day to a dinner out, I find myself running across the following letter: "During your meals or during any d...

France, 1600s:  "Ships at sea have a mariner's needle which always points to the north.  Although the ship may be headed south, t...

It's a grand time for letters.  Letters, notes, valentines bursting with verse and humor and pop-up-song.  I love every one of them....

France, April 1622: "Plant Jesus Christ crucified in your heart, and all the crosses of this world will seem to be roses."  (...

Letter to the Hebrews:  "Do not refuse to hear Him Who speaks."  (12:25)   I am struck by the word "refused" used he...

USA, 2012: Dear Pen Friend,      Today's letter is from me. Just me.  Not me "and" anyone; only little old me.       I...