Archive | December 2017
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Moms Showing Baby Pix
My nephew who joined the Navy was able to get some time off and is in the area. This evening we made plans to get together and meet his new girlfriend. That reminded my mom of a funny story. She dated a young man in the Navy for a short while. During that time, he […]
Surprise Card
As I was opening the Christmas cards I received in the mail today, I came across a return address that looked very familiar. It was from my parents. My mom mailed me a card from the house back to the same house. She wrote me a little note and everything. When I showed it to […]
Some Christmas Spirit
While I was out finishing running Christmas errands, my dad decided to get out Christmas decorations. When I returned, the nativity and tree were set up and the stockings were hung. When I asked him this evening how he found God today, he said it was in preparing for Christmas and that there was a […]
True Love and Joy
In church today, the priest addressed a couple of things on my mind. The first is that we – people – all have the same overarching desire to be known completely and loved fully and unconditionally by another person. But due to that fact that all other people are as imperfect as we are, that […]
Mailing the Box
Today we got another package ready for Christmas mailing, but it was later in the day when I got to the post office. The main counters were already closed, but there are 3 do-it-yourself kiosks in the lobby. I have used them before and they are pretty handy. I got the postage on the box […]
The Force
My son and I went to the new Star Wars movie this afternoon. We had a great time. After the movie, we came to the house to have dinner with my mom and dad. We lit the Advent candles and read the meditation for the day. The paragraph explained how God is everywhere and in […]
Singing Through Death
A friend of mine commented on yesterday’s post with a beautiful story of her own as she sang to her mother during her death. I will share it as my post for the day. “Yes, God gives you graces you never dreamed of. I, too, was singing out loud when my mother took her last […]
Song of Life
Today I was talking with a group of people about music. We discussed the instruments we played and the influence that our parents had on our love for music. One of the ladies said that her mother wrote a song. The lyrics describe the stages of life. She said when her mother was dying, she […]
Children in Church
When we attend church, we always sit in the back. This is also where the large baptismal font is located. The other morning during Mass, there was an adorable little boy just learning to walk who was holding on as he practiced walking around and around the font as his dad followed him. At the […]
Supportive Groups
We had 3 events today. My mom went to her exercise class in the morning. I had a caregiver’s support group/class in the afternoon. And tonight I met with my prayer group. In each event, at least one person expressed their gratitude for the group – particularly for the other people present. In each session, […]
Still Finding God 