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Musical Children
I spent some time this afternoon with my son, his wife, and her mother. We went to tea at one of the local landmarks. The venue also hosts a period feast at Christmas with a king and queen and madrigals. My daughter in law’s mom talked about how much she enjoyed being in that choir […]
Enthusiastic About Outdoors
I went for a hike with a friend today and enjoyed being outdoors in the beauty of nature. At one point we were up pretty high and overlooked a large portion of the foothills. It has been very dry here, but also very warm and many of the trees and bushes have already started to […]
The Little Apple Tree
Tonight I am sharing a beautiful post from my daughter in law’s sister that really touched my heart: This little apple tree started from a single seed. One I found inside the last apple my Mom had in her fridge after she passed. At the time, I didn’t know if anything would come from planting […]
Even in a License Plate
My son calls me to chat sometimes when he’s driving. I always enjoy that because we do just talk about all kinds of different things. This afternoon we were talking about going to church for Good Friday and the Easter Vigil. We talked about how beautiful it is for people entering into the Catholic faith. […]
Sweet Support
Today I witnessed 3 specific incidents of people supporting others. Yesterday, I received a text from the group chat of the people I used to work with. A couple is expecting a baby. The mama had to have surgery due to problems with her cervix. Everyone in the group sent prayers and encouragement. Today we […]
Free Yardwork
I do occasionally waste time scrolling through Facebook videos and such. One set of videos that I have enjoyed is of a young man who has his own lawn care company and does work for free for people who are in need. He takes on yards that are extremely overgrown for one reason or another. […]
Lit Candles
Last night I went to the Easter Vigil – my favorite Mass of the year. The celebration started outside in the dark by the fire. The new annual Easter Candle was lit by the fire. Then, as we went back into the church, a few people lit their individual candles from the large Easter Candle […]
The True Cross
It is tradition to generate a crucifix at the Good Friday celebration. Tonight at church, they had 1 large cross for the congregation to touch, kiss, or respect in some way as we remembered that Jesus Christ died on that cross for us. It took a long time. As I was praying before and after […]
Faithful Young People
Tonight I went to the Holy Thursday Mass that was concelebrated by a friend of mine and several young people from the Newman Center attended. At the washing of the feet, the campus minister and 3 of the young people went up front, barefoot, to have their feet washed by the priest. One of the […]
Real People
I was talking with a couple of friends today who were sharing their experiences in Rome. That is on my list of places I would like to visit. One young woman talked about how the Bible became real to her upon seeing St. Peter’s church and other churches that housed the remains of disciples and […]
Still Finding God 