Peacefully Chaotic

The feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe is Celebrated on December 12. Rebecca of Corazon invited me to participate in A Virgin Day event starting on December 1st until today.It has been such an honor to be a part of this daily celebration of the divine feminine. I have been amazed, touched and inspired by all the posts shared by everyone who has taken this 12 day journey.Once again I want to say:Thank you Rebecca and to all participants for sharing all these little pieces of yourselves! I look forward to next year! Today I was fortunate (and so happy) to have been invited to New York City, to the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe and to St.Patrick's Cathedral to celebrate Our Lady's special day. I would like to share some of the photos I took there.They are all taken with my cell phone.:-) Enjoy!

“In your light I learn how to love. In your beauty, how to make poems. You dance inside my chest where no-one sees you, but sometimes I do, and that sight becomes this art.” ― Rumi Blessed Virgin Mary at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Mantin, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia         ♥    Notre Dame de Grasse, a beautiful Gothic statue of the Virgin Mary.                     “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” ― Albert Einstein Abandoned memorial, old cemetery, Woodstock, New York "The best and most beautiful things in this world  cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart." ~ Helen Keller. Visit Recuerda Mi Corazon for more Virgin A Day posts. Hurry tomorrow is the last day!;)

The Grasp Of Your Hand Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them. Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain, but for the heart to conquer it. Let me not crave in anxious fear to be saved, but hope for the patience to win my freedom    Grant me that I may not be a coward, feeling Your mercy in my success alone; but let me find the grasp of Your hand in my failure. from the book, The Heart of God selected andedited by Herbert F. Vetter. Charles E. Tuttle I can't believe day ten of Virgin a Day with Rebecca is upon us so quickly! I have been savoring each daily post by so many astounding bloggers! I know even after December 12th I will be visiting those blogs becuase their beauty and inspiration will brighten my days. ♥ To those who have come to visit for the past ten days I say THANK YOU for your kind comments!I cherish each and every one! Have a blessed wee...

Watch "Our Lady of Guadalupe (as sung by Molly Chesna)" on YouTube I shared this song last year and would like to do so again for those who have not heard it. The singer has such a sweet voice, it gives me goose bumps!!! :-) Please listen and enjoy! This Our Lady of Guadalupe is by artist Fanny Diaz.

Watch "Ave Maria ( Caccini ) - Libera" on YouTube This past Monday as I walked up a hill to my job, I listened to Pandora internet radio as I usually do. I was pleasantly surprised when the song Ave Maria by the boy's choir Libera started playing.I had never before heard it on this station. I thought it was a coincidence that it came on at a time when my head is full of Mary images from all the wonderful blogs I've visited in the past few days. I  stopped and sat to savor the delightful music and enjoyed the sunny morning.Visions of Mary danced in my head.For those five minutes I felt totally peaceful. It's moments like that,  beautiful in their simplicity, that I cherish. Visit Rebecca's blog www.Corazon.typepad.com Her posts are always uplifting and a feast for the eyes.There you will find links to other blogs, equally as inspiring .Perhaps you'll decide to join in and post A Virgin A Day today and every day until December 12th! Have a joyous d...

December 12th is the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Each day for the days leading up to it, I am posting a virgin a day.There are many faces to Mary and Rebecca's meme allows us to sjare so many pf them!Come see everyone's contributions here . For my post today I want to share a shadorma poem that I wrote to Mary.It was inspired by a little statuette  of the virgin that stands outside the house across the street from mine.I see it every morning and it makes my day begin with a positive attitude and renewed strength to face whatever the day brings. A shadorma by the way , is "a six line poem (sestet) of Spanish descent with no rhyme scheme.It is a syllabic poem with the following structure 3/5/3/3/7/5 ". My Shadorma: Each morning I begin my day greeting you with a prayer Your very presence gives hope Heals my tender soul~ It's Wednesday!Make it wonderful!

It's day number 6 of a Virgin a Day being hosted by Rebecca of Recuerda mi Corazon Each day I am amazed by the wonderful posts and pictures everyone shares. I am enlightened and inspired by the sheer beauty of it all! If you have not already , do visit Rebecca's blog for the links to the Virgin a Day meme.Don't take too long though! It's only until December 12th! Here's my virgin for tonight: Native American Madonna and child Brightest Blessings to all!

Madonna and child, India Well it's finally happened! My laptop died! :-( So I will be posting via my phone for now. I'll do the best I can! This is day 5 of Virgin a Day. Join in or visit more wonderful Virgin posts @ Rebecca's blog: WWW.corazon.typepad.com Have a blessed night!

Madonna and Child Artist: Warner Sallman ♥ Like bright summer sun Mother's love envelopes me I am safe and warm ♥ I haven't written haiku in so many years,but I decided to give it a try today for "Haiku My heart " with Rebecca of  Recuerda mi Corazon.  I wrote it to accomapny my Virgin A Day  post also hosted by Rebecca. Visit her blog for more links to awesome Virgin posts for 12 days in December.I promise you won't be dissapointed!

I've been invited to join in the second annual " Virgin A day" by the wonderful  Rebecca @ Recuerda mi Corazon . It begins today and ends on December 12th on Our Lady of Guadalupe Feast Day  I am honored to participate once again. In Rebecca's own words: Today marks the first day of December Beginning twelve days of mornings with Mary. Everyone is invited. While this is not about religion, it is about sharing, about opening hearts, rejoicing in ultimate mother love.it is about light, beauty, inspiration, thoughtful regard. a welcome chance to begin each new day together in beauty and peace. I suspect humor and charm will make strong appearances too. It is really about showing up. So... Here I am! I'm a Mexican American girl who grew up Catholic. Though I have "strayed" from Catholicism ,I honor the great Mother Goddess.I grew up with Our lady of Guadalupe. She is Still my LADY. When I think of a higher power it's her image that pops into my...

Today  is the last day of the "Virgin a Day"  meme. Tonight want to share how Our Lady of Guadalupe  is all around me. Literally !I have her next to my bed.Watching over me as I sleep. This night light is on my daughter's night table. A decoration from Central America : My "veladora".  A shopping bag from Mexico: One of my books: A plaque: ♥ I found this photo of me from when I visited la Basilica in Mexico City.I was about five years old. Finally here are three of my humble drawings. Like I said  in a prior post I usually don't share my drawings because I am  too embarrassed! But here they are! ♥ Again, thanks to Rebecca from http://www.corazon.typepad.com/   for hosting this meme.I have enjoyed all the wonderful shares .I have awesome ,creative new bloggers to follow.Thank you all! ♥

I've missed 2 days of posting for the "Virgin a Day" meme hosted by the wonderful Rebecca . I have been feeling quite under the weather this week.Last night I started feeling worse and now I  guess have a full blown virus. =( Since I've  still had to  go to work through all this, I've been keeping hydrated & medicated. I didn't want to miss today's post so I'm keeping it simple. ♥ A Prayer To Guadalupe: We greet thee and adore thee, Oh Guadalupe Heavenly Rose, Mystical Rose, of Tepeyac Hill. May thy fragrance bless our souls, so sweet is thy savor, Most Beauteous Rose. Thine , too , is the power . Give it to us women , who are thy daughters. Blessed art Though through all eternity . Taken from my book: "Magic From Mexico" by Mary Devine ,PH.D. Have a blessed night!

This Monday with keeping with my Virgen of Guadalupe theme for the Virgin a day meme being hosted by Rebecca over at her "Recuerda mi corazon" blog and "Monday's Music Moves Me!" hosted by http://www.thenewxmasdolly.blogspot.com/   &  Being hosted by Amanda  I am happy to share this beautiful song by Molly Chesna with her angelic voice! Our Mother of Guadalupe By Molly Chesna   Happy Monday!Keep a song in your heart!

I found this meme being hosted by Rebecca over at www.corazon.typepad.com It's called  "A Virgin A Day", celebrating the 12 days in December that lead up to the feast day of Our lady of Guadalupe." I knew the second I saw this I would participate even if I'm a little late.I have always loved Guadalupe. I am Mexican American & was fortunate enough to visit la Basílica of Guadalupe, in Mexico City, where the miraculous image of la Virgen Morena is kept. I grew up Catholic and I was to taught to revere la virgen. As an adult I have come to embrace Goddess spirituality.I see Our lady of Guadalupe as the great Mother Goddess. When I pray she is the image in my mind.  Rebecca describes this meme: "This is not so much about religion, as it is about sharing a common thread. rejoicing in our sameness with light, beauty, inspiration, thoughtful regard. I suspect humor and charm will make strong appearances too. it is about sharing favorite images, art, pho...