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Friend From the Past
In the past couple days, I have seen 2 friends unexpectedly. Both of them had husbands who had Parkinson’s disease. I met them at the exercise classes that I used to take my mom to. While our people were exercising, we would go for a walk and talk. That was many years ago. We have […]
Tangible Grace
I talked with a young woman today who told me the story of her Baptism. She was raised Protestant and her parents felt that she should get baptized when she wanted to. We talked about how a Christian Rite of Baptism is seen as valid even in the Catholic Church. When she was 5 years […]
God’s Good
I went for a walk with a friend today who shared some of the recent medical struggles her husband is having. He has been suffering from a traumatic brain injury for years. His decline is slow and painful for him to experience and for her to watch. They are both very faithful Christians. As we […]
Calming
My son and his wife have been visiting a couple states in the Southeast, looking for a potential place to settle down in the future. While they were gone, they boarded their dog. She has stayed at the place a few times in the past, but always gets very nervous. This time she was taking […]
Experimental Surgery
A friend of mine had experimental surgery on her back a couple days ago. I have been thinking of her and praying for her. This evening I gave her a call. She said that today she was a little sore, but that the surgery was nothing short of a miracle. It was the precursor to […]
Finding God in All Things
Today I came across the words, “finding God in all things”, attributed to St Ignatius Loyola. When I researched further, I learned that the Society of Jesus – Jesuit – order was founded in 1540 by St. Ignatius. Part of their mission statement reads: “Our spirituality is grounded in the conviction that God is active […]
Celebrating New Adventures
My son has been searching for a job for several weeks now after being laid off. He and his family have been talking about moving further east. He actually went out there a couple weeks ago and applied for jobs and looked at homes. On Monday he got a call with a job offer that […]
Visitors Coming
The other day I heard from some friends who were thinking about coming this direction and stopping to visit for a couple of days. Today I got confirmation of their flight information. I am super excited to host them and show them some of the beautiful scenery and do fun things with them. I Found […]
Origin Story
Today at work, an older couple came in to pick up their tax return. We chatted for quite some time and they told me about the husband’s grandfather who immigrated here from Czechoslovakia. After he arrived, he settled in the Western Plains and was a homesteader. The couple was still living on that same property. […]
Every Life is a Story
I listened to a reflection by Fr. Mike Schmitz this morning. The idea that he expanded on was a simple, yet incredibly deep truth. At least, to me it was deep and there were times during the day when I thought of it. He said, “Every life is a story, every person is an author, […]
Still Finding God 