Archive | May 2025
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Mother’s Day Blessings
First thing this morning I got a couple of texts. Some were from different people wishing me a happy Mother’s Day. One was from my cousin who remembered it is the first Mother’s Day without my mom and she was praying for me. I was so grateful for her thoughtfulness, as my mom was definitely […]
Plant Day
This morning my son’s fiancee came over and I gave her a little lesson on how to care for the orchids. She has lots of plants – including a new orchid – and is learning how to take care of them. I showed her how I water all the different plants in the house here […]
Talk of the Town
I was happy to spend a lot of time outside today in the warm air and sunshine. My brother and I went for a walk and I even had energy enough to do some gardening. I had a couple of seed packets that I planted in the big pots that are outside. Being outside here […]
Pope Leo XIV
After several days of cold and wet weather, the skies cleared today. My brother is here, so we went out for a walk to enjoy the sunshine. As we left, I got a text from a friend saying that she heard there was white smoke coming from the conclave chimney. I couldn’t find it, and […]
Conclave Art
Today I watched some of the proceedings of the cardinals entering into the conclave. I was amazed at the incredible artwork that the cardinals would be viewing during their time in the Sistine Chapel. As they pray and contemplate who the next man will be to head the Catholic Church, they will be reminded of […]
Conclave Staff Oath
As the conclave gets ready to begin, there seems to be much speculation and misunderstandings of the process. I wanted to know more about the event and learned some interesting things today from the Vatican site. For example, today officials and staff involved in the upcoming Conclave have taken an oath of secrecy. The oath […]
Expanding Hearts
I have been listening to a podcast based on Father Jacques-Philippe’s book, “Interior Freedom”. Today’s reflection seemed very meaningful to me as my brother and I were just talking about the importance of trying to live in the present moment. Honestly, it takes a tremendous amount of self-discipline for me to live in the present. […]
The Planets Live
I was super excited that today was the symphony. My sister got tickets for The Planets by Gustav Holst. Unfortunately, my sister wasn’t feeling well and wasn’t able to come. We were quite sad about that. My son’s fiancee, her mom and I went. The seats were great, the sound was wonderful, and the concert […]
Hiking
Our Spring weather has been very erratic. Warm, windy, rainy, and even a little snowy. But today was absolutely beautiful. The temperature was mild, the sun was shining, the wind was calm, and the sky was a gorgeous deep blue. When I woke up this morning, I thought it would be a good day for […]
Passing Along
The intention for Mass at my church today was for my mom since it is her birthday. Our friend who my mom played piano with for so many years came to church with me. The Psalm 27 seemed particularly fitting, especially the response, “One thing I seek; to dwell on the house of the Lord.” […]
Still Finding God 