julie
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Student |
| Occupation | Learner |
| Location | Earth |
| Introduction | at peace, having found the pearl of great price...still learning, experiencing and enjoying today, looking forward to tomorrow, God willing. formerly: longing for quiet and stillness, for simply being and for experience....ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you. |
| Interests | grateful for: blessings, appreciated, unrecognized, and those disguised as trials; children’s smiles, tears, hugs & kisses; that He will be with us always; languid lakes; expressive music; immense oceans; john paul ii; long walks on beaches or quiet roads; loyal friends; a glass of wine shared; poetry; learning; the elderly & their wisdom;all seasons; rushing rivers; infectious laughter; good brothers; long simple silence; movies that make you think laugh cry; sunrises, sunsets; colors white blue green yellow; heart-felt stories that touch your soul; soaring birds, little wrens; lady bugs & daisies; espresso; peace; Psalms; retreats; firm determination; gentle blowing winds; languages; drooling babies & their chubby little legs; majestic trees; ethnic food; twinkling patio lights; wind-chimes; long nature trails; the joy-filled skip of little girls; fresh fish; fractions & algebra; curious courageous spunky 'little' boys; dramatic plays/operas; giving presents for no reason; long outdoor dinner conversations; aromatic flowers and candles; red wine, dark rum and bourbon; looking into another's eyes with no need to turn away; little girls’ cartwheels; books in comfortable chairs; hearty, infectious laughter; kindness; standing for truth; flickering fires & candles, roaring fires; majestic mountains; college campuses and bookstores; bonds of brotherly love; roaring fires; grilled anything; the sounds of water, soft & powerful; colorful fresh veg & fruit; philosophy/theology; seashells; warm genuine smiles; reading to the sound of rain falling on the leaves; working together for common goals; teasing & laughing and making no sense; bustling homes; the start of a new semester; twinkling eyes; the loving voice of God resonating within His creation; clear bright sunny skies; quiet solitude; rich chocolate; the freedom experienced while riding a horse, the wind in your hair, the prairie ahead; a snifter of good cognac on a winter night; sharing all of the simple things. |
| Favorite Movies | Les Miserables, Bella, The Scarlet and the Black, Life is Beautiful, Dead Poets Society, Into Great Silence, The Mission, It’s a Wonderful Life, Chariots of Fire, Chronicles of Narnia, The Sound of Music, Star Wars, The Jewelers Shop, Braveheart, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Mary Poppins, Jungle Book, Shall We Dance?, The Pursuit of Happiness, The Passion of The Christ, The Greatest Showman, Kino |
| Favorite Music | Violins!, Vivaldi, Il Divo, Nat King Cole, Mel Torme, Michael Buble, The Fray, Josh Groban, John Denver, Beatles, David Nevue, Katie Melua, BeeGees, Dan Fogelberg, Andrea Bocelli, Celtic Women, Big Band, The Stylistics, The Commodores, Earth, Wind & Fire, Melinda Dumitrescu, Opera, The Children's Chorus of Greater Dallas, The Hammered Dulcimer, Dan Duggan, Chicago, Fleet wood Mac, Journey, Joe Cocker, The Carpenters, Lou Rawls, The Everly Brothers, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kenny Rodgers, James Taylor, Billy Joel, BruceSpringsteen, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Celine Dion, Tijuana Brass, MarvinGaye, Stevie Wonder, Symphonies, Contemporary Christian, Jazz, Classical, Rock, Folk, Country, Pop, Alternative Rock, 70's classics, ......and so on. |
| Favorite Books | The Power of Silence, The Place Within, Anthony of Padua: Sermons for the Easter Cycle, The Story of a Soul, My Heart Will Triumph, A Child's Garden of Verses, Consecration to St Joseph, What Little Boys Are Made Of, What Little Girls Are Made Of, On Prayer and the Contemplative Life, Of God and His Creatures, Holy Scripture, Thomas Aquinas' writings on the Eucharist, Greek & Roman History/Culture, Divine Mercy in My Soul, Folk Tales, 24 Hours of the Passion, Fairy Tales, Jesus Calling, Crime and Punishment, Sinu Christi, The Theology of the Body, Golden Books, The Catechism of the Catholic Church, Consecration to St. Joseph, 33 Days to Greater Glory, In Sinu Jesu: When Heart Speaks to Heart—The Journal of a Priest at Prayer, Conversation With Christ, Praying Scripture for a Change: An Introduction to Lectio Divina, 33 Days to Morning Glory, Thy Will Be Done, True Devotion to Mary, The Sun of My Will, Practice in the Presence of God, The Shed That Fed a Million Children, The Hidden Power of Kindness, The Complete Works of Saint Athanasius, Abandonment to Divine Providence, The Seven Story Mountain, The Fire Within, The Name of God is Mercy, God or Nothing: A Conversation on Faith, The Contemplative Way: The Quiet Savoring God’s Presence, Introduction to the Devote Life |
*To love another person is to see the face of God. *Be still and know that I AM God.~ Psalm 46:10 *Fiat, fiat, fiat, fuse. *I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately.