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Joyful Celebration
Merry Christmas! It has been a great day with family. We ate and exchanged gifts and played fun games and ate some more. We caught up on life events and laughed a lot. Those who weren’t here physically, we were able to catch on video chat. It was just an all around joyful celebration. I […]
It Feels Different
There was one message that stood out for me at church tonight. There is something about Christmas. It just feels different. Those who have millions, those who have nothing. Soldiers who don’t even have a church to go to. Refugees looking for a place to live. All can feel it. When the Son of God […]
Advent or Christmas
Because Christmas Day falls on a Monday this year, the church obligation is to attend a Mass on Saturday evening or Sunday morning to celebrate the 4th week of Advent, and also attend Mass on Sunday evening or Monday morning to celebrate the Christmas Holy Day. For a couple of weeks now, there has been […]
Stille Nacht
Today I took my parents to a party for a friend who turned 95 years old. I knew him too as I sang in the church choir with them all about 30 years ago. He talked about an event that he remembered when the choir went to sing at a nursing home for Christmas one […]
On My Mind
A young woman I have known for many years has been in the forefront of my mind and heart for the past couple of days. When I would think of her, I would pray for her. We touch base every now and again via social media, but I haven’t spoken to her in a very […]
Moms Showing Baby Pix
My nephew who joined the Navy was able to get some time off and is in the area. This evening we made plans to get together and meet his new girlfriend. That reminded my mom of a funny story. She dated a young man in the Navy for a short while. During that time, he […]
Surprise Card
As I was opening the Christmas cards I received in the mail today, I came across a return address that looked very familiar. It was from my parents. My mom mailed me a card from the house back to the same house. She wrote me a little note and everything. When I showed it to […]
Some Christmas Spirit
While I was out finishing running Christmas errands, my dad decided to get out Christmas decorations. When I returned, the nativity and tree were set up and the stockings were hung. When I asked him this evening how he found God today, he said it was in preparing for Christmas and that there was a […]
True Love and Joy
In church today, the priest addressed a couple of things on my mind. The first is that we – people – all have the same overarching desire to be known completely and loved fully and unconditionally by another person. But due to that fact that all other people are as imperfect as we are, that […]
Mailing the Box
Today we got another package ready for Christmas mailing, but it was later in the day when I got to the post office. The main counters were already closed, but there are 3 do-it-yourself kiosks in the lobby. I have used them before and they are pretty handy. I got the postage on the box […]
Still Finding God 