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Generous Neighbors
I snuck outside today to water my plants and flowers. With my black eye and stitches, I didn’t want to scare anyone. But, my neighbor across the sidewalk came out at the same time. She had dropped me off at the doctor’s office on the day of the surgery and had checked in via text, […]
Teamwork
I had to have a basal cell skin cancer spot removed from above my eyebrow yesterday. Actually, while the dermatologist was performing the outpatient surgery, he found that it had grown into my eyebrow as well. I was glad that my son picked me up after the procedure, so I didn’t have to try driving […]
Encouraging Words
Today I read an article that quoted Arnold Schwarzenegger. There was a line that reminded of what I was thinking yesterday. “If you find yourself falling for the anger, go out in the real world and make yourself human again.” Then I saw an encouraging post by TobyMac that speaks to our spirituality. “Focus on […]
True Kindness
Before taking my road trip back in May, I took my car in for an oil change and to check things over. At that time, they said I would need new brakes when I returned. But, for the past few months, I have just been busy doing things and didn’t make the time to take […]
The Wedding
It has been a whirlwind of excitement and joy during the past several days as we celebrated my younger son’s wedding. The day before the wedding, my daughter in law’s mother hosted an intimate shower and tea. I was grateful to meet many of the ladies in the family, including the grandmother who I heard […]
People Arriving
Today 3 out of 4 of my siblings plus my brother in law arrived safely at my house. We visited and laughed and reminisced as we get ready for a busy couple of days. Tomorrow my other sister and her son and his wife arrive. I’m looking forward to having a house full of people […]
Getting Real
My son called me today and gave me an update on his pre-wedding happenings. He said he picked up his suit that he will be wearing and had to find a place to hide it in his closet. He and his fiancee have been moving her things into the house and they were making one […]
Babies Know
On Monday mornings, I visit with an elderly woman who has dementia and bring her Holy Communion. Then we chat for a while if she is feeling up to it. I brought her the church bulletin today and we looked through it a little bit. There was an advertisement for a person to work in […]
New Millennial Saint
I have been fascinated by the life of a teenage boy who was a gamer, taught himself how to code, and loved his Catholic faith since he was a boy. When he received his First Communion, he realized it was truly the Body of Christ and vowed to live his life for Him. His parents […]
Learning to Dance
My son’s wedding is less than a week away and that is pretty much all I can think about. We had been talking about what song to have for our mother/son dance and finally decided on “My Wish” by Rascal Flatts. We both remembered that I used to sing it to my son in the […]
Still Finding God 