tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055688385421362242.comments2023-10-18T04:54:29.542-04:00Running the RaceJuliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06098852834050397406noreply@blogger.comBlogger202125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055688385421362242.post-50708300761854080372020-01-20T21:10:15.789-05:002020-01-20T21:10:15.789-05:00I was thinking a lot about you when I saw the news...I was thinking a lot about you when I saw the news this weekend. I appreciate your take on everything. Truth be told, I always cry when kids sing "Let There Be Peace on Earth". I hope I can put some new wine into old wineskins!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16511961015564395107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055688385421362242.post-34033220820708137492015-01-04T23:57:41.046-05:002015-01-04T23:57:41.046-05:00You are beautiful. Happy New Year!!! You are beautiful. Happy New Year!!! LPatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513484184251700148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055688385421362242.post-18229709346755167082014-07-12T11:08:42.714-04:002014-07-12T11:08:42.714-04:00soooooo awesome! love the amazing pics. happy fo...soooooo awesome! love the amazing pics. happy for your terrific start to the summer, and graces in your soul! :) <3LPatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513484184251700148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055688385421362242.post-62989127868724612292014-05-29T09:39:26.575-04:002014-05-29T09:39:26.575-04:00Just came from Mass. The Eucharistic dimension of...Just came from Mass. The Eucharistic dimension of the Ascension, the Body of Christ as Church and Body of Christ in Heaven and Body of Christ "with us always until the end of the age" was jumping out at me so powerfully and clearly today, in a new way - more connected than before. I think the Eucharist gives us that Presence and the Love-in-the-Present-Moment so powerfully, and the courage to live the same LOVE in each moment for each person we meet, out in all the world. It is a task for our whole lives! Dan got it so easily and purely, it seems to me, from the beginning - how'd you DO that, Dan? Gifted! The timing on all of this is incredible. God continues to unveil Himself to our dear CUA community long after we've left the campus. I am so grateful for the work He has begun in us and the powerful (yes mysterious) ways He is bringing it to fruition. Thank you for sharing your heart - All will be well! <3 LPatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513484184251700148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055688385421362242.post-42561309468121765852014-04-27T21:14:11.096-04:002014-04-27T21:14:11.096-04:00As we Italians like to say,
"'Appy East...As we Italians like to say, <br /><br />"'Appy East'!!!" <br /><br />:) <3LPatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513484184251700148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055688385421362242.post-77816481295946455602014-03-29T13:11:35.485-04:002014-03-29T13:11:35.485-04:00Nothing profound in this clunker today - just sayi...Nothing profound in this clunker today - just saying hey and as usual, enjoyed your update! Happy Laetare Weekend! You rock! LPatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513484184251700148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055688385421362242.post-36797452533591864652014-02-11T13:53:58.134-05:002014-02-11T13:53:58.134-05:00Love this one! (And your awesome paintings!!!) C...Love this one! (And your awesome paintings!!!) Count me in the crew that has pegged you as one confident lady for the last, oh, 15 years or so! :) (I know, way to make us feel old, right?!) But that insight into the thing on which our confidence rests - it is key. I think it's good for it to get shaken every so often, because we all need opportunities to deepen that total trust and give God permission to access allllll of us. (Can I count this as my vicarious women's group commentary?!) I was thinking about doing enjoyable things recently, especially things of beauty like art or music, and I think in college or sometime along the line I made the mistake of relegating them to lower than the "spiritual" things I was doing, maybe because I thought they were extras or just for pleasure. The thing is, that while they ARE pleasurable, they also express the truth about who we are, and there is a reason humanity has been doing them for years and years!!! We know ourselves better and God too through all of those human expressions. Anyway, I have a sense you get that, but I needed to see how important being a balanced person was and that I'd underestimated how much of me needed to find expression in them. I know you know I will also join you in Catholic Dork-dom anyday - love reading your posts! Lots of love! :) LPatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513484184251700148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055688385421362242.post-9152073875328686762013-11-19T00:23:31.496-05:002013-11-19T00:23:31.496-05:00You've had an amazing year! Read this one and...You've had an amazing year! Read this one and the next one at once tonight - you continue to blow me away with your faith and reflections! God is good - thanks for sharing the path He's taken with you. Love where you are right now! Great perspective. LPatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513484184251700148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055688385421362242.post-81407339438598173782013-11-08T15:35:03.372-05:002013-11-08T15:35:03.372-05:00Julia, I had not checked blogger in a while and am...Julia, I had not checked blogger in a while and am touched to be mentioned in this entry. I'm glad that there are these full circles in our lives. Your blog is always honest and lovely. There is comfort in the connections you make between daily life and the liturgy. <br /><br />Waiting has been a theme for my life as well - I think I wrote about it in an article we worked on together once. If you're interested, I went on retreat that I called my "waiting retreat" and wrote about it on my (very neglected) blog. The entry is here: http://www.mollyohio.blogspot.com/2009/06/reflections-from-retreat-summer-2008.html <br /><br />Thanks for writing!Mollyhttp://www.mollyohio.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055688385421362242.post-81896921166218389922013-10-07T21:04:13.983-04:002013-10-07T21:04:13.983-04:00This is a beautiful reflection. I'm making th...This is a beautiful reflection. I'm making the same prayer for my bff lately. Seriously, though. How long? But then I remember the beauty and uniqueness of each soul and life, and the way HE paints portraits (=stunningly), and all the things He has at work that we are unaware of, and I'm humbled and silenced. (Momentarily, at least). I think you hit the nail on the head. <br /><br />Trust is required of each person, each day of this earthly journey. Some days its harder than others. But aren't we blessed to know that He is at work and His love is all-encompassing? Some people walk through this life without ever knowing/seeing that. <br /><br />He has made you a beautiful reflection of His love! (And I do say, you all do look even more beautiful and glow-y now than you did back in the baby-days of CUA!)<br /><br />Love you Struks! LPatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513484184251700148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055688385421362242.post-13800149192327832512013-02-05T22:51:06.185-05:002013-02-05T22:51:06.185-05:00What a day!!What a day!!Jeremiah 29:11https://www.blogger.com/profile/11239896348459092970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055688385421362242.post-35850657964534234332013-01-11T10:43:02.448-05:002013-01-11T10:43:02.448-05:00Hope you had a great Christmas and New Years, Juli...Hope you had a great Christmas and New Years, Julia - I've nominated your blog for the Liebster Award! For more information, check out my blog link: http://threadingneedlesinahaystack.blogspot.com/2013/01/a-genealogy-break-liebster-award.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16234091189020223166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055688385421362242.post-53702170819909532142012-11-18T13:01:27.372-05:002012-11-18T13:01:27.372-05:00Julia! I was just stopping by blogs I haven't...Julia! I was just stopping by blogs I haven't seen in a while. This is such a good post! Thank you for it. You pull out great points about living out faith at the heart level and recongizing we need to change ourselves first. Beautiful. Thanks for writing and I hope to follow more closely in the future! ~ mollymollyhttp://www.mollyohio.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055688385421362242.post-58549861615647844602012-09-22T09:27:09.235-04:002012-09-22T09:27:09.235-04:00seems like you had nice time. Good pictures.seems like you had nice time. Good pictures.Canhttp://www.theephesus.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055688385421362242.post-27911307730538606412012-09-22T09:25:57.644-04:002012-09-22T09:25:57.644-04:00Seems like you had great time. Nice highlights.Seems like you had great time. Nice highlights.Jillhttp://www.theephesus.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055688385421362242.post-75507743200312644212012-08-05T06:34:44.788-04:002012-08-05T06:34:44.788-04:00Thanks, girl, for checking in and for your sweet c...Thanks, girl, for checking in and for your sweet comment! And I love hearing about<br />Cocktails and Cupcakes and non-traditional such events. Both of those things sound like something I could get behind. Though, just opening presents in front of people gives me anxiety. You know I have no Poker Face. If someone gives me a terrible gift, it shows. You should see me on Christmas! Love you too, girl! :)Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098852834050397406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055688385421362242.post-54762279135920566242012-08-05T00:49:53.814-04:002012-08-05T00:49:53.814-04:00Oh Struks, I love you SO much!
So you mean you ...Oh Struks, I love you SO much! <br /><br />So you mean you didn't write Stephanie the recipe for a perfect marriage? (1 cup patience, pinch of sugar, 3 tbs good manners, etc?) I thought that would be just your style! ;) <br /><br />I just had to turn down an invite to a shower called "Cocktails and Cupcakes" - the word shower wasn't even on there - but you can forego the traditional stuff for something up your alley when the big day comes...your crew would expect nothing less I'm certain! <br /><br />Hope you are doing well my friend! I don't always remember to check in but when I do this blog always makes me smile! <br /><br />lots of love,<br />Lauren PLPatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513484184251700148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055688385421362242.post-50647242316945562392012-06-11T14:58:53.732-04:002012-06-11T14:58:53.732-04:00At work - in tears :( I know he is watching us all...At work - in tears :( I know he is watching us all form Heaven now.<br />-LauraLauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055688385421362242.post-82158413494046184932012-06-07T15:01:52.392-04:002012-06-07T15:01:52.392-04:00Julia, that's awesome! Baby steps - today, a b...Julia, that's awesome! Baby steps - today, a blurb by you; tomorrow, someone else is writing a blurb FOR you!! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16234091189020223166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055688385421362242.post-38222538065687338992012-06-07T12:55:28.113-04:002012-06-07T12:55:28.113-04:00My prayers are with you. I hope to see you soon a...My prayers are with you. I hope to see you soon after your trip to Greece! Miss you! XOJeremiah 29:11https://www.blogger.com/profile/11239896348459092970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055688385421362242.post-89609299774161638792012-05-06T21:27:03.684-04:002012-05-06T21:27:03.684-04:00Love you! Cant wait to pray together again in just...Love you! Cant wait to pray together again in just a few weeks...Jeremiah 29:11https://www.blogger.com/profile/11239896348459092970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055688385421362242.post-69171659751669118132012-04-10T16:15:06.252-04:002012-04-10T16:15:06.252-04:00I went to my first Holy Thursday Mass ever last we...I went to my first Holy Thursday Mass ever last week! I've never been able to go for traveling purposes or what not. It was so wonderful... I see why you love it so much! Though I don't think I could have handled the high liturgy as well ;)Melissa Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03553101528804269489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055688385421362242.post-22381267485941142302012-04-04T22:44:19.198-04:002012-04-04T22:44:19.198-04:00love to you and to Danny L - if you talk to him se...love to you and to Danny L - if you talk to him send our love! I love reading your blog now and again - it's so YOU! <br /><br />Lauren P in VTLPatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513484184251700148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055688385421362242.post-11353084184276916612012-02-22T21:18:15.502-05:002012-02-22T21:18:15.502-05:00Lent... here we go! Nice post. Maybe you should...Lent... here we go! Nice post. Maybe you should lead our prayer group. :)Jeremiah 29:11https://www.blogger.com/profile/11239896348459092970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055688385421362242.post-46295256880562028252012-02-11T21:44:25.619-05:002012-02-11T21:44:25.619-05:00Love that we share this devotion, in addition to m...Love that we share this devotion, in addition to many other things! XOJeremiah 29:11https://www.blogger.com/profile/11239896348459092970noreply@blogger.com