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Erin Franco

Thought for the week: A steady spirit

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2011 26 Jul

“A pure, simple and steady spirit is not distracted by flitting about from one thing to another, for he does all things to the honor of God and tries in his heart to be free from all selfishness.” – The Imitation of Christ, Ch. 3

Oh to be a pure, simple and steady spirit, and to not let my passions and emotions get the best of me!

This quote makes me think of the gorgeous old oak trees back “home” where I’m from in Louisiana. Talk about simple and steady. They don’t even let hurricanes get them bent out of shape (usually).

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I'm a south Louisiana girl, Catholic wife, writer, speaker, and mother of six. Since I started my blog way back in 2009, life has been a roller coaster of babies, plot twists and a plane crash or two. I've been chronicling things here as I've been learning to love and suffer and laugh and trust in the goodness of God in the ordinary and the extraordinary--with a little espresso and a lot of Divine Mercy. Read More…

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