Spiritual tenacity. More than just hanging on. It’s bracing against whatever may come with roots deep within the soul and a heart permanently open to hope - hope for so much more.

Hold on to Hope by Jim Crotty on Flickr.

To stay on the path of hope and thankfulness.

“A few steps away from your true path are pits of self-pity and despair, plateaus of pride and self-will. Stay on the path of Life.” - Sarah Young

Blessing in the Sky by Jim Crotty on Flickr.

To have faith in the impossible - or what at first appears so - is to move beyond what merely catches the eye and pursue that which captures the heart.

“Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always find a song. At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.” ― Plato

Approaching storm in the Jemez Mountains, New Mexico

Sky Dance by Jim Crotty on Flickr.

Dance with a grateful heart. Grace.

Bring my heart to everyday.

“I speak to you from deepest heaven. You hear Me in the depths of your being. Deep calls unto deep.”  - Sarah Young, Devotions for Every Day of the Year

Petroglyph National Monument, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Staircase in Loretto Chapel Santa Fe New Mexico on Flickr.

“When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.” ― Rumi

The Longest Journey by Jim Crotty on Flickr.

The roads we travel and the journeys we undertake. Along the way, sacred places guide us, both in nature and in faith.

Light Texture Shadow | New Mexico 49 on Flickr.

“Sometimes you hear a voice through the door calling you. This turning toward what you deeply love saves you.”

- Rumi