Morning goodness

Just woke up...listening to Young the Giant...

Something is really enchanting about a good morning rise, especially a Saturday morning. #saturdaymornings if you're on my twitter list.

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Today is the opening and Dedication of my church, St. Maria Goretti Parish. The bishop will come and many other priests to officially bless the newly built building and it will officially be a place of worship. For at least the last three years our parish has been serving Mass inside the cafeteria of a public high school and now we finally have our own place. The feeling is absolutely amazing to have been a part of the process and experience.

Come to our Dedication and Mass today, 10am, and enjoy a free food potluck afterwards! 8700 Bradshaw Road.

And they do exist

And they do exist
precious pearls amidst the dust
smiling like bright suns
pure and whole, cultured and complex
genuine, subtle, gentle and blessed


There is a standard. You can't just settle for anyone. Only for someone special.

All I Could Ever Ask For

There's that certain feeling of connection you get sometimes when you talk with someone.  You're thinking to yourself, while you're in conversation with that person, oh wow this person is amazing. Then you start daydreaming, still while in conversation listening to every word that person says (but mostly during those little pauses that don't seem awkward at all), about what the future could be with this person if you both did become a couple.  But then at last, the conversation comes to an end, you both share a brief hug, a wave, and smile.  Then you walk away, totally unaware of when you might see that person again... if you'd even see that person again. End?

But at least for those few moments, those sweet moments, I had your time and attention, your full and undivided attention. And I know that's really more than I could have ever asked for.

Oh subtlety, for if there was ever a more distinct sign of grace and class it would be that.  There is no more misleading part of a painting than the unknown number of brush-strokes of paint it took to show that supreme shade of feeling - the artist of skill made it look natural, under several shades of subtlety.

Both is true - the small, little things and the big picture are absolutely necessary, to experience and savor; but the magnifying and careful eye needs context to reconcile, accordingly.

I did it!

Endurance

I'm really good at a starting, but sometimes it gets tough to keep at it and finish. Which is why I'm so absolutely appreciative of things that captivate me and keep me interested, focused, and motivated with my own goals.  And a lot of times, it's because of beauty - one of the classical Greek triumvirate ("The Good, the True, the Beautiful").

"Wide Awake (Cover)" by Andie

This is a relatively new cover by Andie and it's been on constant replay for me. I never even liked the original song by Katy Perry too much, but it's just something different when Andie sings it. 0:54-1:09 her rhythm and they way she sings the melody/lyrics... and 3:29-4:00, the way she hits the notes... for me, amazing and cathartic.  

Source: http://instagram.com/p/OFz3oCjs2k/

I found this picture this morning on Instagram and it totally woke me up and caught my whole self into a gaze, took me away from everything that was going on for the moment, everything that was going on in my whole life, and cause me to dream, took me to a place of ethereal joy, and hopeful for the future.  This is a picture taken from a favorite Nick actress of mine - Samantha Boscarino.  She could very well be somewhere in South America right now... this picture was really recent, perhaps like 15 hours ago. Anyways, I'm so happy she took this picture... literally knocked me off my feet, but since I was technically in bed when I saw it, it... I don't know some similar way knocked me off my feet if I was on them. 

Got to keep the endurance up! Got to keep trying! Can't stay doubtful, worried, or afraid. Got to keep going! The good Lord as my witness, I'm gonna do it!