Archive | February 2024
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Great Expectations
This afternoon I went to the funeral for my friend’s mother-in-law. It included a beautiful slideshow of her life. As the deacon reflected on her life, he mentioned the photograph of her and her husband’s wedding day. They were very much in love and ready to take on the world as they spoke their vows. […]
Power of Music
A friend from out of state was here with her family for her mother-in-law’s funeral. I was so happy that they met me for Mass this morning. The opening song was “Christ in Me Arise”, which is the one that was so meaningful to my other friend who I saw on Ash Wednesday. It brought […]
Love Until It Hurts
This morning’s meditation on my favorite Hallow app was based on a quote by St. Mother Teresa, “Love until it hurts”. The title itself really touched my heart. The actual full quote that I discovered was, “I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only […]
Trying to Be Still
I have been very weary lately and ready for a break. This morning my mom read from Jesus Calling. I felt Jesus speaking directly to me. The reflection said in part, “Thank Me for the conditions that are requiring you to be still. . . Instead of resenting the limitations of a weakened body, search […]
Open Wide the Gates
I know it’s Lent, but today I listened to a meditation that focused on Jesus’ appearance to the disciples in the upper room after His Resurrection. According to the scripture, John 20:19-23 the doors were locked as the disciples were in fear for their lives. When Jesus came to them, the first thing He did […]
Signs of Love
I started thinking about Valentine’s Day yesterday and picked up a bouquet of flowers for my mom and sister. Also at one point I looked out the window and saw some interesting clouds. To me, it looked like ❤️YA. It made me smile. This morning my mom and I opened super cute cards from my […]
Hope and Inspiration
Today I was thinking about a friend who I haven’t talked to in quite a while. As I was planning on touching base with her, I heard from her first. Her initial question was, “How can I pray for you this Lent?” I was so moved that she thought of me in this way and […]
Calm Dynamic
Last week our regular caregiver was out, so we had new and different people. One of the girls was great with my mom; patient, low key, and knowledgeable. Mom was very comfortable with her. So I was pretty happy when I was able to hire her to come in a couple afternoons every week. It […]
Back to God
The Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes always gives me pause to reflect and I welcome the opportunity. This morning I found the Lourdes Live station on YouTube and was immediately brought back there in my memory. As a child it was an overwhelming experience that I couldn’t have been prepared for and one that […]
PJ Day
It was a snowy day today, no one was coming over, and we weren’t going anywhere. My sister and I started on a reorganizing project and tag-teamed mom as we worked on it. Before I knew it, it was 5:00 pm and I was still in my pajamas. Perhaps that’s why I was so comfortable. […]
Still Finding God 