I was so grateful for this day. As usual, my Sunday morning started with Mass. I planned on meeting my son and his wife there. I spotted them when I arrived and was surprised to see my other son and fiancee there as well. It was a blessing to pray with them all together and to hear my son’s singing voice. During the celebration, the responsorial was Psalm 23 – the same as was at my mom’s funeral. Another song was “Be Still and Know That I am God.” This particular scripture has always spoken to my heart. The closing song was, “Christ in me Arise”, which always makes a friend of mine cry. So, being a good friend, I shared it with her. I felt God gave me so much acknowledgement during that Mass. Yesterday was my grandson’s birthday, so after Mass I picked up my brother and sister and we all met at the indoor go-kart track and raced. What made it more fun was that the 4 younger guys were very competitive with one another and my sister, brother, and I added a little extra challenge for them as they had to navigate passing us. We all left laughing. Then we headed over to a restaurant chosen by my grandson for his birthday meal. After that we went to his house for cake. It felt strange for me and my siblings to be gone for such a long time all together. Every now and again I would think about needing to make sure Mom was taken care of. At the same time, it was joyful to spend an afternoon of fun with my family. And I can rest in faith that my mom is now cared for in a much greater way than I can ever imagine.

I Found God today in faith and family fun.