Rejoice and Praise

Reflections on faith, hope, and the quiet journey with Christ

  • Unexpected Provision — Finding Christ in Ordinary Gifts

    “Give us this day our daily bread.” I have prayed those words in the Our Father more times than I can count. Yet I have come to understand that prayer is not simply about asking God for something. It is also about listening, trusting, and allowing our relationship with Him… Read ⇢

    Unexpected Provision — Finding Christ in Ordinary Gifts

  • Scrolling Through Fear: C. S. Lewis and the Questions Every Generation Must Face

    One report warns of another approaching war; another raises questions about artificial intelligence. Reading C. S. Lewis’s 1948 essay “On Living in an Atomic Age” alongside Scripture and Marshall McLuhan, Linda Lok asks whether the fears of our age are entirely new — or reveal something enduring about the human… Read ⇢

    Scrolling Through Fear: C. S. Lewis and the Questions Every Generation Must Face

  • Hallowed Be Thy Name: When Words Become Prayer

    There is a word in the Our Father that I have always loved. Hallowed. Whenever I pray “Hallowed be Thy Name,” I find myself lingering over that one word. Sometimes I touch it on the page and repeat it silently. It echoes within me. Perhaps it is the beauty of… Read ⇢

    Hallowed Be Thy Name: When Words Become Prayer

  • Christ Lives in Me — 5:30 a.m. at the Bus Stop

    5:30 a.m. It’s still dark, the air is cold, and I’m waiting for the bus with my favourite verse on my heart. “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith… Read ⇢

    Christ Lives in Me — 5:30 a.m. at the Bus Stop

  • The Humanity at the Foot of the Cross

    What do the people surrounding Jesus during His Passion reveal about our own humanity? Through the Sorrowful Mysteries, Judas, Peter, Pilate, Mary, and the compassion of those along the way to Calvary, this Catholic reflection explores betrayal, forgiveness, free will, suffering, and transformation through God’s grace. Drawing on Psalm 22,… Read ⇢

    The Humanity at the Foot of the Cross

  • The Stones Are Still Falling

    The stones fall silent, not because wrongdoing no longer matters, but because mercy opens a path that condemnation alone cannot offer. Read ⇢

    The Stones Are Still Falling

  • A Morning Walk with God — The Morning Offering

    Before the day begins, we offer it all — our prayers, our works, our joys, and our sufferings. Pray the Morning Offering with me on a forest path at Oka. Read ⇢

    A Morning Walk with God — The Morning Offering

  • I Believe — The Apostles’ Creed Before Dawn

    Saying “I believe” before the sun comes up — handing the whole day over to Him, from the bus stop. Read ⇢

  • When the Internet Goes Quiet: Keeping Useful Knowledge Close

    When the internet goes down, how do you look something up? Project NOMAD is a free way to keep Wikipedia, medical references, maps, and children’s lessons on an old laptop at home. A gentle companion to our 72-hour preparedness guide. Read ⇢

    When the Internet Goes Quiet: Keeping Useful Knowledge Close

Meet the Author.

This blog began as a way to record my spiritual journey for my children, whom my husband and I were blessed to adopt later in life. What started as a personal reflection has grown into a space where I share insights on faith, truth, parenting, and the quiet work of forming the soul. My hope is to encourage others seeking God’s light in an often noisy world.

Reflections on faith, truth, and the quiet work of forming the soul.