Tuesday, May 31, 2011

reading marathon

i still plan on creating a beaded clematis design and making the beadwork itself...eventually.

currently i'm in the middle of a reading marathon, if you will; reading 5 different books at the moment. yes, i love a challenge.

3 books are from the Biblical Legacy series by Henry Blackaby; lessons from the life of Paul, Samuel & Mary. the 4th book, Made to Crave by Lysa Terkeurst. and the 5th book is one i just purchased (on a whim), The Grace of Catastrophe by Jan Winebrenner.

i'm still doing the prayerwalk through the neighborhoods between the convent and the elementary school too.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

wine clematis #2


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Originally uploaded by Angsbeads

wine clematis


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Originally uploaded by Angsbeads
from the same garden as the purple clematis that i photograped earlier; these wine-colored ones are on the other side of the trellis-archway

rose bush


rose bush
Originally uploaded by Angsbeads
today's floral find, on the way to the library

another bead artist I admire

i have a new favorite bead artist to add to my list of rockstars, if you will....Joyce J. Scott

caught an episode of Craft In America tonight on PBS and her work just blew me away.

http://www.craftinamerica.org/artists_fiber/story_269.php

she combines beadwork, sculpture, quilting and glasswork while creating pieces that deal with current social & racial issues...an artist after my own heart.

prayer and research

I'm still following the local priest's case as closely as I can online, but I've also began a great deal of research into abuse itself, particularly by the church and other organizations of influence &/or authority. Epidemic....or Pandemic is all I can say on how much has occurred. *shakes head*

At any rate, I'm forging ahead through all of it and still keeping everyone involved in these cases in my prayers.

Saturday, May 21, 2011

neighbors

the other thing that happened wednesday, besides the discovery of the orphan kitten outside my door is the drama unfolding next door at the convent.

*sighs*

it made the local news and that's how i learned of it too; a priest, that was living next door at the convent, was arrested & charged with possession of child pornography.

for about half a day i was speechless...and then the words started pouring out of me, and mostly to my good friend & pastor via emails.

he's been a great listener and friend to me over the years, even more so recently with all of the drama i've been dealing with.

i can feel that something productive and effective is about to happen within the Church very soon in light of this current trouble with my catholic neighbors.

i'm prayerful and hopeful that we as the Church can learn from this and become more prepared and take even more preventative steps in protecting children & families from abusive behaviour.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

the "cuteness factor"

I'm pretty certain it's something God put in every woman to be "drawn out" by the cries of a baby, or a kitten, or a puppy, or any kind of small helpless creature that hits that "mother" button in all of us, no matter what age we are.

I've always had a soft spot for animals, since I was little.

*shakes head*

That's how we get "hooked" into caring for them. Call it compassion, sympathy, "the cuteness factor", or being such a girl, it's still highly effective whatever you label it as.

At any rate, here's the little girl I found outside my house, sitting in the middle of the street, crying at the top of her lungs:






oh and if you would like to adopt her just message me on Facebook or email me: angielina74@yahoo.com

Monday, May 16, 2011

Clematis


purple flowers
Originally uploaded by Angsbeads

purple flower


purpleflower
Originally uploaded by Angsbeads
found this on the way to the library this afternoon. no idea what kind it is but i'm in love with the color naturally.

Sunday, May 15, 2011

the challenge ahead

the challenge (personally) is giving my current "discouragements" over to the LORD.

i don't know why i have it stuck in my head that if i keep voicing my opinion that it will matter or that i will somehow persuade it into the outcome that i want to happen. *shakes head*

pride perhaps.

so yes, take this spirit of discouragement from me LORD and help me to find Rest in YOU LORD.

Saturday, May 14, 2011

new phone & other news

my wonderfully generous sister sylvia blessed me (& both of our parents) with new cell phones yesterday!
i can't stop playing with the darn thing either *giggles* i love my new toy!
thank you LORD! thank you LORD! thank you LORD! for blessing me with an awesome sister, who in turn blessed me with an awesome gift & just in YOUR perfect timing too (of course)
going to a ladies luncheon in a little while; can't wait to see allison foreman again, plus all of the other wonderful women of God.