Archive | October 2025
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Blankets for Homeless
Today I spent some time at the St. John Henry Newman Center with an amazing young woman. She was making a tie blanket, so I offered to help. I asked her who would be getting the blankets. She said she was making them for homeless people. They wouldn’t be handed out in any organized manner, […]
Stories of Love
I have been slowly watching the previous episodes of this season’s Dancing With the Stars. Tonight I watched dedication night. The contestants chose a person that had been meaningful in their lives and dedicated their dance to them. They even included their special person in their dance. This season, Robert Irwin is one of the […]
Many Blessings
Yesterday while I was driving, I talked to my son who was also driving. We were both heading back home. He had driven his son to the Southeast for his new job, so he was on the southern route and I was on the northern route. We joked about who would cross the mountain time […]
Holy Family Shrine
On my second day of travelling back home, I stopped at Holy Family Shrine in Gretna, NE. It is located right off the highway, but you wouldn’t know it was there unless you knew. A small group of people from diverse backgrounds were united by the Holy Spirit with a vision of the Holy Family […]
Rustic and Gothic
I was blessed to go to church with a cousin this morning. She told me that her family was founding members of the church. And it was named my dad’s patron saint. More family and God connections. Then I started on my trip back home. I planned my route so I could see couple more […]
Race Cars and Cousins
Yesterday I learned that the cousin I just met drives a dragster. It was ironic because my grandson is currently moving to work for a race team. That has been his dream since he was born. My cousin had a family get together this evening and he had his dragster stored there. I was excited […]
More Family Connections
Today I met my cousin’s brother and sister for the first time. Their grandfather and my grandfather were brothers. They told me a great story. One time their grandfather was helping at a boy scout camp when their father, who was a child at home with his mother, got very ill with appendicitis. At that […]
Family is Treasure
This morning I spent some alone time walking along the shore of the lake and taking in the beautiful Fall scenery. I was glad I took the time as it just got colder as the day went on. Then I made my way to another cousin’s house. His wife has the same name as my […]
Memory Lane
Today I left my aunt’s house and headed for the town where my parent’s were born and raised. I had been in contact with the museum there about donating some of my treasures. They were my first stop. The young woman who I had been in contact with appreciated the historical items. We talked about […]
Buying Cheese and On Our Knees
Some time ago, a friend gave me the book, “Monuments, Marvels, and Miracles – A Traveler’s Guide to Catholic America”. I have had the dream of traveling and visiting many of the sites. The first time I was on the highway to visit my aunt, we drove by a sign to a shrine and I […]
Still Finding God 