Archive | September 2022
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Double Peace Signs
Now, this may sound strange, but it made me smile for several reasons. I was out and about today in the cool drizzle and had to stop at a big box store. As I drove into the parking lot, a couple of people were entering the crosswalk in front of me, so I stopped. Everyone […]
Breath of Air
It has been so hot here for the past few days, that we have pretty much stayed inside with the air conditioner running. Last night, however, a cold front came through and cooled things off. We stepped outside later in the morning and breathed in the cool air. We went for a nice walk, then […]
Rest and Reflection
I have been super tired the last couple days, so I was very happy that our friend came over today to stay with my mom for a couple of hours. I visited my son and his wife who are celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary today. Then I spent some quiet time in church as I […]
Resting Day
The sleepless weekend at the cabin took a little bit of a toll on my mother. She slept long and hard last night, which was great for me because I slept as well. She got up this morning later than usual, took her first set of pills, and went back to bed. A few hours […]
Soothing Weekend
My mom, sister, and I were happy that we were able to spend the 3-day weekend at the cabin. It had been almost 2 years since we had spent an overnight there. When we used to go on a regular basis, typically the first night was difficult perhaps due to the travel, the higher altitude, […]
Reality Check
One of the Mass readings today was from the book of Wisdom. The priest that we listened to said that, “Unless we have the Wisdom of God, we cannot know reality.” All of us can look at any event and have multiple opinions on what is happening or what the meaning is, causing chaos and […]
Back to the Cabin
My mom, sister, and I decided to make a trip to the cabin today. We knew it would be a bittersweet adventure. My mom and I went up briefly for a couple of hours a couple weeks ago. Other than that, the last time we went was over a year ago with my dad. He […]
Padre Pio and Mom
Today my mom was looking through all her little prayer booklets. She has many. She came across one that was based on Padre Pio and included a biography of him. Mom discovered that he was beatified on her birthday in 1999, which she never knew before. She felt a stronger connection with him then and […]
Ice Cream Visit
One of our neighbors came over for a little while today while I ran to the grocery store. Before she came, my mom was talking about what to offer her out of hospitality. Just at that time, I got a text from the neighbor saying that she was going to bring over some ice cream. […]
Still Finding God 