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Mother Mary
The other day, I was introduced to the song, “Mother Mary”, by Eric Clapton. It has been running through my head today and I am grateful for that. He wrote the song after a band member had died, Richard Manuel. Clapton himself had hit rock bottom, abusing alcohol. In “Clapton: The Autobiography,” he wrote: “I […]
Many Blessings
I was able to get my COVID vaccine on Friday evening. As expected, I felt awful all day Saturday. But, I figured 48 hours of feeling terrible was better than weeks. I certainly did not want to be sick for Christmas again this year. My sister was on for caring for my mom. We had […]
Long Walk
Mom was feeling pretty good for much of the day and the weather was perfect. So we went out for a walk. She had so much energy, she took the longest walk she had in months. It was pretty amazing and felt good. As anticipated, she was tuckered out in the afternoon, but we were […]
Find Peace
This morning, I listened to another chapter in the series “The Imitation of Christ.” As I strive for peace, I found this quote to be worth contemplating. “Blessed are the uncomplicated, for they will find much peace.” I Found God today in a direction of how to find more peace.
Good To Hear
I knew a friend of mine was going through a physically difficult time and I reached out a couple of times with no response. So, we just kept praying for her and her family. She called this afternoon and told me just how tough things have been. She had extensive back surgery, which I knew […]
Distant Cousin
We heard from my cousin who told us of her mother’s death. Today she sent us the obituary. My mom reminisced a little about her earlier days. When her brother – my cousin’s father – got married, my mom and dad were already in the military and moving around. When they would return to the […]
Simple and True
Today as I was closing things up for the night, I came across a planner that is also a coloring book that belongs to my sister. It was open to a page that read, “Peace begins with a smile”, from St. Mother Teresa. It made me smile to read it. I thought about how true […]
Not For Me
Today’s reading to the letter of the Romans 14:7-9 by St. Paul was the focus of the homily by our pastor this morning. He talked about how damaging, lonely, and unfulfilling our lives can be if we think and live as if we are a self-made being; in other words, my focus is living my […]
Mani Morning
My daughter in law and I went to a craft fair a couple of months ago and found a vendor who sold the fun stick on nail polish. Several years ago, the girls in the family got together on Zoom and had a nail party. When we saw the polish at the fair, we thought […]
Surprise Flowers
This evening after dinner, I received a text from a friend and neighbor. She said she left something for us on the porch and was thinking about us. I went to the porch and found a beautiful bouquet of flowers. It was certainly a joyful surprise and we felt pretty special. I Found God today […]
