"Therese didn't so much want all for herself as to give all of hreself to God: 'I don't want to be a halfway waint . It doesn't scare me to suffer for You; I'm afraid of only one thing, and that is to hold onto my will . Take it, because " I choose all ," all that You want!'" page 5. I choose all. All of God's will! …
Read moreGood morning all, It has been a hot minute since I've posted. I am not ready to go into the details yet. I will though as I need to discuss it. I wanted to take a moment to discuss my 60/60 challenge. As a reminder, I had a timer that went off every hour of the day that I was awake as a reminder to pray for 60 days. At first it had a profound impact. I fel…
Read moreWhere I am at with my goals: pay off school loans no progress yet complete master herbal program finished unit 56-57 finish book no progress yet start podcast/video no progress yet Sabbats I have worked on Sundays but overall huge improvement Southeastern Trail race series , GoRuck Heavy, Tough, and Basic , Goggins 4x4x48 , GoRuck Tribe GoRuck Tribe in prog…
Read moreThis was highly recommended to me. And I am sure it is sublime, but I am not as well read or learned as I sometimes present myself. I am not super familiar with the church fathers which I am working on to fix. This book relies heavily on the readers experience with the church fathers so I look forward to reading this again in a few years and grasping much more tha…
Read moreThis book was on a list of required books to read for joining a particular Carmelite group. My heart yearns to join the Carmelites and as I await God's direction I am seeking to learn what I can about Oblates, Saint Benedict, and the Carmelites. On this particular book, I would only recommend it if you are thinking about joining the Carmelites in a secular/th…
Read moreI will admit that at first I find St. Benedict's rule to be just rules. I can't see how this brings you closer to God. But I know that smarter, more saintly people have found deep spiritual fulfilment in it and so I trust that I am missing something. And the more I dig in, the more I see that I missing something. I'm still not there. This was my fi…
Read moreI have a deep respect for Fr. Gaitley. I believe he is attempting to make deep spiritual truths available to everyone in what I loving call baby steps. Baby steps are the key to what I believe true change comes in our normal lives. Not talking about extraordinary, supernatural events and changes. I am currently reading through 33 Days to Greater Glory so I wil…
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