Imagine

that you know who you want to marry;
that you desire nothing else.

But that you can't marry him just yet.

And then, as part of your waiting, imagine that you're plagued with thoughts as to whether he really wants you to marry him.

Welcome to my life.


Oh Sacred Heart, draw me closer to Yourself.
Purify me; purify my desires.
Allow me to submit myself entirely to You;
To Your Will.
Amen.

Wish List

You know how some girls have a list of everything they'd like in their ideal husband?
Well, the guy Whom I want to have a spousal relationship with is perfect.

This is my list of things that I think would ideally express my relationship to Him, lived within a Community.

• Habits
• Adoration
• All the Hours of the Church
• Silence
• Study
• Daily Adoration
• Daily Mass
• Daily Rosary
• Strict following of the Rule
• Saints in that Order
• Penance
• Use of Latin
• Some Active Apostolate
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The Shell: A Mothers' Day Poem

What is the shell?
It is a home.
A place to dwell,
A place to live, and to live well.

What is the shell?
It is protection.
Against the storm,
And when it‘s cold, to keep us warm.

What is the shell?
It is a jewel.
Its beauty shines,
The Sun it reflects, ‘round curvèd lines.

What is the shell?
It is a bard.
It tells its story,
Listen: it whispers, tells of its glory.

What is the shell?
It is like mum.

Her beauty shines, she gives protection,
The stories she tells are home’s reflection.

What is a mum? What is a shell?
Of both, you see, no tongue can tell.

This poem, then, is but a start,
More lies within, within the heart.