Archive | July 2017
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Blessings in Tragedy
Last night I met with a “small church community” for the second time. One of the couples gave us an update on their daughter who was in a terrible car accident. They said that there were blessings surrounding the whole event. The person who collided with her was drunk at 8:30 in the morning. The […]
Storytelling Night
Today my mom started her exercise classes. It was pretty challenging, but I thought she did a great job. As I sat watching her, I got to talking with a woman who was watching too. She and her husband were visiting from out of state and brought her father-in-law to the class. We talked about […]
Loving Faith
Last night I received a note from a young woman who was in the youth group many years ago. She included her “testimony” of sorts that was very moving and encouraging to me. I am sharing it here. “I’ve been somewhat off and on Catholic for the last seven or eight years, always praying and […]
Old and New Parks
My mom, dad, and I went to a picnic today hosted by the Parkinson’s support group in the area. It was held in a park that we used to visit often. In past years, the place went through a rough period, but had renovations. We drove through the park on the way out and saw […]
Fresh Peaches
For my mom’s birthday, my brother bought her a monthly delivery of goodies. Each package contains cookies, snacks, sweets, or fruits. This evening, my mom and I were trying to decide what kind of salad to make and bring for a picnic we are going to tomorrow. As my mom was pouring through recipe books, […]
Remembering When
Today I took my mom to a Parkinson’s exercise class to see if it would be a good match for her. I sat in the little waiting area and watched as she did the stretches and movements. The people teaching the class and helping were super nice, patient, and attentive. There was another person sitting […]
Fledglings
Yesterday when we went out the front door, we saw a couple of the baby finches standing on the edge of the nest. We weren’t sure what would happen next – were they just stretching? Were they feeling overcrowded in the nest? Or were they really ready to fly? As we watched, one of them […]
Housewarming
Today we celebrated the 4th of July with a family BBQ and potluck at my son’s house. As with most good get togethers, there was lots of laughing and way too much food. My brother who does not live in the area called so he could join in the festivities. My son was able to […]
Year’s Recovery
Today’s Facebook reminder popped up with the post that I wrote when my mom had her heart attack last year. We had actually been talking about it over the past few days. So much has happened in the year. We were all very worried for my mom – including the doctors. As I reflect on […]
Song for the Unsung Hero
This morning in church before Mass started, the choir sang a patriotic song called, “Song for the Unsung Hero”. Towards the end, the song moved into, “My country ’tis of thee . . .” At this point, people in the congregation started singing which was to be expected. But what was surprising is that people […]
Still Finding God 