My Thoughts, Words & Deeds

Katie Rea’s Writings

“Your beliefs become your thoughts, your thoughts become your words, your words become your actions, your actions become your habits, your habits become your values, your values become your destiny.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Our inner life shapes our outer journey. This truth echoes through Gandhi’s words, inviting us to notice how the smallest movements of the soul become the path we walk.

Writings

The Royal Cross: A Quarterly Magazine of the Order of the Daughters of the King.

Finding Our Voice: Listening, Witnessing, and the work of Clarity in the Order, page 12. An exploration of how attentive presence helps us discern and claim our true voice.

Unexpected Lessons of Grief from a Disney Movie, page 8, *Anna correction. A gentle reflection on how a Disney film unexpectedly illuminated the quiet, complicated movements of grief through Anna’s journey.

Sacred Moments: Living the Vows That Called Me, page 7. A reflection on the sacred work of honoring the commitments that shape our spiritual path.

Bearing Fruit Far From Home, page 16. A message on the surprising fruit that emerges when God calls us into new and unfamiliar spaces.

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  • Embracing Icons: A Journey of Spiritual Growth

    While it is often discombobulating to step outside my comfort zone, I’ve found it is an important part of spiritual formation. In Biblical stories, God encourages forward movement. God requested Abram to move from Ur (Genesis 12:1), and Moses was encouraged to confront the Pharaoh (Exodus 3). Then we have a desolate Elijah who wants…

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  • Cultivating Patience: A Path to Spiritual Growth | Thought, Word & Deed

    “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23 In today’s fast-paced world, exemplifying patience has become a rare but valuable trait. Patience allows us to navigate challenges with grace and resilience, fostering understanding and growth. Patience is…

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  • Falls Mill in Belvidere, TN: A Hidden Historic Retreat

    While I appreciate the standard vacations to Hilton Head, SC; St Augustine, FL; or Savannah, GA, I’ve also found smaller trips closer to home can be just as fun and soothing for the soul. Which is why I booked a bed and breakfast at a quaint cabin for my husband on Father’s Day weekend.  …

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  • Savoring Simple Moments: Finding Peace and Divine Beauty

    Does anyone else tend to take something simple and make it complicated? Unfortunately, if I had a superpower, this would probably be it. KISS- Keep It Simple Silly—I prefer “silly” to the word “stupid”—is an acronym I use as a constant reminder. Simple is an alien concept for me at times. I plan a “simple”…

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  • The Everlasting Flame: Unveiling The Order of the Daughters of the King® Today

    The Motto of The OrderFor His Sake…I am but one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something.What I can do, I ought to do.What I ought to do, by the grace of God I will do.Lord, what will you have me do? In today’s blog post, we delve into…

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4 responses to “My Thoughts, Words & Deeds”

  1. Bon chance!

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  2. Wonderful post, Katie! Thank you.

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    1. Thank you! I appreciate you!

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