Archive | July 2015
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A Quick Response
A few months ago, my brother moved to the area with but a few belongings and his dog. He is spending some time at the family “cabin” up in the mountains. When he arrived there a couple weeks ago, he discovered that the water cistern was leaking and that water was running out from the top […]
Relationships and Laughter
Over 20 years ago, I worked with a group of people at a local retailer. Some of us became pretty close and kept in touch – mostly through one particular person. We called one of the guys “Fr. Jim”. I guess we always thought he would make a great priest. He did in fact become […]
A Story of Forgiveness
Today I came across a moving video from a young man who was bullied in high school and able to forgive those who tormented him. He held onto the truth of who he is in God. Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BotF8PjxOIU I Found God today in the story of a young man able to forgive […]
Psalm 121
A couple weeks ago I came across the TV show “American Ninja Warrior”. I was first taken by the incredible athleticism of those trying to make it through the obstacle course. Then I heard some of the stories of the contestants and got hooked. There are so many stories about the obstacles that the people […]
Remembering Workcamp
Each year, the church that I used to work for has a group of teens and adults participate in a Group Workcamp. I knew they would be headed out soon and they have been on my mind. Today I saw a couple pictures and posts from 2 of the wonderful ladies that I know who […]
No More Monitor
After my dad passed out a few weeks ago, the doctors never really found a reason for the episode. They wanted to check his heart further, so he has been wearing a heart monitor for a little more than 3 weeks now. It consists of 4 electrodes stuck on his body connected to a monitor. […]
Amazing Endurance
Today my mother and I were talking about her musical background. She is an outstanding musician – especially as a pianist. I asked her if she had taken piano lessons her entire life. She said she started taking lessons when she was 6 years old. She would go to the woman’s home and play. When […]
Independence
Happy 4th of July! At the promptings of a very wise priest, I read the Declaration of Independence. I may have read it in full at some point in my life, but I really don’t remember. Of course, those beautiful words are near the beginning, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men […]
Respectful and Friendly
Today my mom and I went to the garden store. As we were walking through the door, a man who was an employee was just walking a woman out. He finished his conversation with her and turned to my mom. “Isn’t it just perfect outside?” he asked. “It’s not too hot and not too cold. The sun […]
Do the Good I Want
I realized this morning that I was lacking in my silent prayer time the past couple of days. It makes a huge difference in my day when I spend some time in the morning talking and listening to God. So I re-committed (again). I told God that I really want to do what He wants […]
Still Finding God 