Meri's Play Place

Today's the Feast Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, the last day of Loving Lupita at Rebecca's place . young maiden chosen to be a holy vessel fire burning bright

"Corrective Lenses" created on Polyvore.com by MeriMagic What if Mary had possessed a pair of magical glasses that allowed her to see the future --- every detail of the life that followed saying yes when the angel announced that she was the chosen vessel? Knowing her fledgling family would have to flee to Egypt, that her first-born would be set apart from others  and possessed of an other-worldliness and preturnatural gifts, that he would ultimately be hung by the Romans alongside common thieves. . . . would her answer have been different? Can we escape our destiny? If we choose to deviate from the path that appears to be ours, is the final destination the one at which we were meant to arrive? Just wondering. Loving Lupita

Another Virgin image to share with A-Virgin-a-Day "Burning Bright" created by MeriMagic on Polyvore.com 2014 To say the least, this one's non-traditional. But when you get right down to it, isn't what counts boundless, extravagant love?

Another day, another Virgin "The Virgin's Lips" created by MeriMagic on Polyvore.com for Rebecca's A Virgin a Day .

Protestants largely ignore her, except during the Christmas season. . . . after all, Jesus had a mortal birth and a mother who gestated him. There's a nod at Easter to the mother who sat at the foot of the cross and anointed her son's body in the tomb in ancient burial rites. How left out she must feel the rest of the year.

Another Virgin to share for Rebecca's  A Virgin a Day Created by MeriMagic on Polyvore.com  Forgive me.  I know the Madonna of Biblical fame and Renaissance art was a humble woman without means but I thought she deserved to be fancy.

Joining the incomparable Rebecca at Recuerda Mi Corazon (along with Deb, Gemma, Hetienne, MagicalMysteryTeacher, Annie, and Gemma) to celebrate the Virgin who is the feminine face of God. Polka Dot Virgin - Created by MeriMagic 2014 on Polyvore.com Eyes turned upward, the Virgin reverently beseeches heaven. Polka dots represent the blessings all around her flowing to her and through her.