Personal Reflections

A Special Offer For You!

Rose of Sharon Peace, Personal Reflections, Poetry

The time is near for the official launch of the book that I felt the Holy Spirit nudged me to write. Offerings, A Book of Poetry, will be released on the Feast of Pentecost, May 23, 2021, and I have a special offer for you!

As a supporter of LightofLove.blog, you will be able to order a FULL-COLOR edition of this book for $7.99. The same book (in black in white-not color) will be for sale to the general public on Amazon for $7.99. I have a limited number of these FULL-COLOR books, and I want to thank you for your support of my writing, so this unique offer is just for you!

If you would like to order FULL-COLOR copies of Offerings, A Book of Poetry, please send me a message on my author website contact page – click here: Contact Rose of Sharon.

In the message, let me know:

  1. How many books you want
  2. The address to which you want them sent
  3. And if you want the book(s) autographed

This offer is payable via PayPal https://paypal.me/RoseofSharonWrites?locale.x=en_US or the good old-fashioned way of check, cash, or money order. When you let me know on my author contact page how many books you want, I will send you an invoice for payment (if you don’t pay with PayPal) and then ship your book(s).

Once again, thank you for your support and happy reading!

A Winter Lenten Challenge

Rose of Sharon Lent, Liturgical Seasons, Personal Reflections, Poetry

Ice, snow, no electricity, no water, schools, churches and business shut down. The recent week-long Arctic blast was the start of a Lenten season that I have never experienced before. The freezing temperatures presented many challenges for us in Texas and other southern states that rarely experience such frigid weather. However, being shut in with no place to go and minimal distractions turned out to be a blessing! My prayer life was more focused, plus I had more time to write, which was something I was longing for.

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My Parents’ Very Unusual Christmas Gift

Rose of Sharon Christmas, Marriage and Family Life, Personal Reflections

MY PARENTS' Very Unususal Christmas Gift

A humongous box of firecrackers? A kitten in a basket? Those gifts may be unusual, but they are nothing like the very unusual Christmas gift I received from my parents. My parents’ very unusual Christmas gift was something that can’t be packaged and tied up with a string. They gave it not only to me but to my siblings as well. It was not something that we touched, but something we experienced. The very unusual gift that my parents gave was Continue reading →

“Why Are You So Good To Me?”

Rose of Sharon Marriage and Family Life, Personal Reflections

Why Are You So Good to Me

My husband Danny and I have been together for over two decades. From the very beginning of our courtship, he treated me so well that I used to ask him all the time, “Why are you so good to me?”   I had recently come off a relationship that was not so good, and the nice things Danny was doing were in stark contrast of what I was used to. His acts of kindness went above and beyond anything I could imagine. From little things like opening the door for me, sending me cards and flowers, and cooking special meals for me, to big things like the day the rabbit died. Continue reading →

My Personal Letter to Cardinal DiNardo

Rose of Sharon Church in Crisis, Personal Reflections

Letter with no return address

His Eminence,
Daniel Cardinal DiNardo
Archbishop of Galveston-Houston
1700 San Jacinto
Houston TX 77002

Your Eminence,

I am a cradle Catholic and daily communicant who has spent countless hours volunteering in numerous ministries in the Church-most notably with the youth. I am writing because I am deeply troubled by this horrific crisis in the church. Continue reading →

Five Things the Faithful Need to Do During This Crisis in the Church

Rose of Sharon Church in Crisis, Personal Reflections

What Do I Do

Scream, cry, hide in shame, and walk around in dumbfounded shock. These are some of the things I have done since the resurfacing of the horrible scandal that is rocking the Church. The information that is coming out is horrific. It is truly sickening. Anger, disgust, and hopelessness want to flood my spirit. I feel like I will drown if I don’t do something. But what in the world can I do in the enormity of such grave sin?! I ask myself the question, but it also gushes out of my heart as a desperate prayer-plead to God.  And in his beautiful love, he responds. Here are five things to do during this crisis: Continue reading →

Eight. Sick. Severe.

Rose of Sharon Personal Reflections, Scripture Meditations

Home sick

I was eight. I was sick. It was severe. I had all the classic symptoms. Distress, sadness, anxiety, and most prominently the shedding of endless tears. It went on day after day after day. The diagnosis? Homesickness. It was my first time to attend summer camp and I was not enjoying it at all. Neither was my big sister who was a camp counselor. I had thoroughly embarrassed her. Continue reading →