Usually after one of our way too many hospital experiences, I run on adrenaline for a couple days, then exhale. Today was that day. I seemed to be teary eyed and weepy at many times during the day. This morning during my prayer time, I read a paragraph from the Diary of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska that really touched my heart. It felt like God was speaking directly to me. Here is part of it, “A noble and delicate soul, even the most simple, but one of delicate sensibilities, sees God in everything, finds Him everywhere, and knows how to find Him in even the most hidden things….It places its trust in God and is not confused when the time of ordeals comes…this soul passes on without fear or difficulty.” I may not pass without fear or difficulty, but I do try to put my trust in God and push through difficult trials. Later in the day, I took my mom to see her primary care doctor to follow up after her stroke. We told him the story of what happened and I started crying as we talked about her miraculous recovery. He was also amazed at how well she was doing and said that my mom is the poster child for how things can be overcome during a stroke if everyone does the right thing at the right time. He commented that is was such a gift. Back at home, we all talked about that comment and the fact that within the year through all the difficulties, my parents have been given the gift of continued longevity. My mom said she thought about that this morning, thanked God, and asked Him to let her know what she should do with the time she has been given. More tears. After a while, she played the piano – no problem. She is as she was – as if nothing happened. Choked up again. Even watching the evening news there was a story of a little girl who had a bone disease and couldn’t walk until she got a therapy dog who she is able to walk with. Tears trickled down my cheek as I watched them go to school together. I saw new pictures of my granddaughter, which always bring tears of joy. It just went on and on.

I Found God today in all the things that deeply touched my heart.