So true!

Oh, help.

I'm not even sure what to say here.  I could say what I feel...if I knew for certain what that were.  I feel so at home in two different worlds.  Call it a blessing if you will, but it's a difficult thing to handle when those worlds are thousands of miles and dollars apart.  What to do?  Everyone's got an opinion, but those do not help.  I have to ask two questions.  What is God calling me to do? What is my husband, my road to heaven, calling me to do?  If you think those answers are obvious, you are mistaken.  And perhaps I'm so blinded by all the commotion in my head to even see the truth about what I should do with my life right now.  Maybe I should give you a few examples of what is going on in my head each day.

List One:  things that scream, "Get thee to India!"

List two: things that scream, "My old Kentucky Home!!!"(though not the way the drunk people do at Derby)

but there's only one who can guide me.

image: payingattentiontothesky.com

I'm no Martha Stewart, but I'm having such fun!

Hello, friends!  So, the plastic bag crochet project was a flop.  However, I am not deterred from my goal of creating recycled loveliness.  Thanks to Girl Scouts and Pinterest, I have conquered junk mail once and for all.  Before I discovered the wonderful crafts made from magazine/coupon type paper, I got annoyed every time a stack of ads arrived in the mail.  Now, it's as if free crafts supplies are delivered to my door!  Also, I never knew what fun tp and paper towel rolls could be.  Things got even more exciting when I found some left over wall primer in the basement.  I brushed it onto cardboard boxtops and can flats to create canvases for painting.  I even made a present for Wesley out of a high school dance photo frame.  Yay, crafting!



so easy!  made from tp rolls.



 painting a wolf and ninja on her cardboard canvas



A major goal in this endeavor is not to have to buy any supplies.  Granted, I have some craft tools already, but I certainly don't have anything fancy.  My bank account currently looks something like this $___:( ___, but that doesn't mean I can't make anything.  I just have to get extra creative.  And perhaps this is good motivation to make a difference by using all recycled materials.  So, don't let being short on cash keep you from being creative.  Have fun with whatever you have on hand.

I hope these ideas will inspire you to do what you love! 

Happy crafting :)

I love these guys!

Tibetan Buddhist monks from the Drepung Gomang Institute visit the grave of Thomas Merton.  Check out both orders of super cool monks at http://www.drepunggomang.com/ and http://www.monks.org/.

Good Friday

This phrase is seen next to each crucifix in every Missionaries of Charity home.

He thirsts for you.  For me.  For souls.  He longs not to condemn us, but to fill our lives, our sufferings and joys, with his presence.  He is the living water through which we may have eternal life.  We need only heed this simple cry to see the fullness of His grace.  Lord, grant that I may thirst not for the goods of this world, but for the glory of Your Name.

India Calling

I am beyond delighted to be home with my husband.  However, India keeps tugging at my heart.

ancient temple art

street food...yum

auto-rickshaw.  best form of transportation.  ever.

spiced chai. 

Dangerous cuteness level

Friends of the Manatee, a Brazilian conservationist group, rescued this 2-month old Amazonian manatee near the body of its mother. Right now, caretakers are keeping it healthy and preparing to return it to the wild.