05.23.2023 | Tuesday in Paschaltide

Nothing can express the joy that I receive when I'm holding my newest Great Niece. Heaven came down and glory filled my soul!  She is beautiful and beloved.  Is there anything better than visiting a Farmer's Market on a stunning Spring Day and getting to hold a perfect bundle of joy?  I can't think of anything!  Simple. Ordinary. Pleasure.

It has been my guiding mantra this year to enjoy a simple, ordinary life.  I have come to believe that our lives are formed by our simple daily chores and activity.  The ordinariness of our daily routine.  We live in this busy culture where we are all judged by our "busy-ness."  The world is craving bigger, better, faster, more entertaining, dramatic and shocking.  As I've gotten older, I crave the other end of the spectrum.  I am cultivating a life with the simplicity needed to sustain a bit of faith, hope and love.  

Enjoy this Tuesday in Paschaltide.  Come Holy Spirit! I hope you have a simple, ordinary day and find the silence to do a bit of meditation or prayer.  Try to slow down and appreciate the beauty of creation all around you.  Be good and be kind to yourself today.  You deserve it!  That's all the news from here in the Carondelet Garden.