Archive | March 2024
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Ice Packed
The roofs in our housing complex were damaged in a hail storm last summer. After months of waiting, they are now being replaced. Last week, they worked on our neighbor’s roof. The noise was very disturbing for my mom. Today we got notified that they will be working on our roof in the next few […]
Contemplative Lent
I was feeling stressed this afternoon, so when a caregiver came to stay with my mom I went to church. The Good Friday celebration was beautiful. There were 3 priests, 2 deacons, and about 20 altar servers. The church was packed and people spilled out into the gathering space and even into the meeting room […]
10 Commandments
Tonight for our prayers, we read the readings for Holy Thursday Mass. One reading was about the Passover. This made us want to watch The 10 Commandments with Charlton Heston. Luckily my sister found it on one of the channels she subscribes to. We watched part of it tonight with my mom until she got […]
Easter Crafts
It has been a long time since we had my grandchildren over for a visit. My mom’s anxiety seems to get the best of her when there is a lot of commotion. However, we have changed up some of her medication, which seems to be helping. Since it was school break, my son and his […]
God Time
Today as I was out and about running errands, I was about to drive by the church. It occurred to me that there was Eucharistic Adoration available. So I went in and spent some quiet, alone time with God. It was a refreshing and peaceful break. I Found God today in Eucharistic Adoration.
Her Hands
Yesterday I took a picture of my mom’s praying hands and shared it. When I read the comments, it gave me reason to pause and contemplate. My mom’s hands did indeed reflect those of God’s servant. For most of her life, my mom played the organ for the local church. Even while they moved often, […]
Accept, Access, Action
Today I listened to the Palm Sunday homily by Fr. Mike Schmitz. He did a great job of wrapping up the reflections of the past 5 weeks of Lent based on the book, “He Leadeth Me” by Fr. Walter Ciszek. The whole series is based on surrendering our lives to God. That includes acknowledging that […]
Bonus Laughter
Today a caregiver was here which is both helpful and somewhat stressful. She is really good with my mom and also likes to talk. We try to keep things calmer for my mom. But when we talk, the caregiver has lots of stories to tell and makes me laugh. That felt like a big bonus […]
Previous Lives
We had a Hospice CNA come over today. She gave my mom a little pampering with lotion and oils. Then she got out a pack of question cards that she picked up. She had told me about them before and was very excited to use them. She told us about some of the questions and […]
You Are My Sunshine
Today after lunch, our new caregiver, me, and my mom were all in the kitchen. My mom was sitting in her wheelchair while we were cleaning up. Suddenly, I heard my mom singing, “You are my sunshine…” The caregiver and I joined in, “my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are grey, you […]
Still Finding God 