“To live is to be slowly born.”
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Sunflower Seeds
Celebrating Everyday Spirituality
Somewhere I read that God teaches us to be thrillionaires. Thrillionaires believe that everyone has gifts to give—talent, time, ideas, money, and more. More importantly, 
thrillionaires know that the thrill is in the giving, not the gift. When we look at the abundance of creation, our God of fullness must be thrilled. Are you?
If I won a million dollars, I’d be thrilled. I can only imagine God’s capacity to be thrilled. God must be a God of exuberant joy!
Come to me, God of exuberant joy.
On an icy road two women skidded and found themselves in a car, the front wheels hanging on a cable. It was impossible for them to lift the car. Before I-phones, they decided to stand there until help came. After a time, a man offered to help and managed to
Perhaps Mary and Joseph wondered what Jesus’ first words would be. One might expect the Hebrew words equivalent to “mama” and “dada.” Either word would have made his parents proud. The word for “father” (abba) would have deep meaning, since it would reflect divine sonship—although that would take maturity, a
As Sisters of Notre Dame, Mary is a model for us as we seek to experience and express God’s goodness and provident care in the unfolding of each day. Join us on the journey!
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I love when I allow myself to see the gifts others offer. Sometimes it brings out the thrill in me, reminding me of the gifts I can share as well.