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Pre Mother’s Day
This morning I was thinking about my mother as some photos from last year popped up. They were bittersweet memories. I decided to listen to some music and found a couple of CD’S that my dad recorded of my mom and her friend playing the pianos. I thought it would be a good way to […]
Service
When I got the job at the church that I worked for, I was introduced to the maintenance man. I quickly learned that he was much more than that. He and his crew took care of everything needed on the property – inside and out, scheduled all the facilities, and made sure everything was ready […]
Hoping For Pilgrimage
Some friends and I have talked about doing a pilgrimage of the Camino Portuguese. The Camino de Santiago is the most popular Christian pilgrimage in the world today. We have been considering the route that goes through Portugal. St. James travelled the route as he preached Christ’s lessons of unconditional love and forgiveness. It is […]
Family Bonds
My friend who was visiting has done a tremendous amount of research into her and her husband’s family history. She was very passionate about the project and excited to tell me about the different people they have been in touch with. I thought about the genealogy work that my dad did and shared the albums […]
Day Well Spent
Today my friends and I went downtown for lunch. We enjoyed the meal and the colorful waiter who kept telling us that he worked in the kitchen. We weren’t really sure if they just pulled him out to work the floor today, or if it was now his regular job. He seemed a little – […]
My Friends Are Here
A couple months ago, some friends of mine said they would like to visit. I was elated and started thinking about setting up a room for them and what fun things we could do. I enjoyed getting things cleaned up and organized as the time for their visit got closer. Today was the day. When […]
Peace
I visited the cemetery today and placed some flowers on my mom’s headstone to honor her birthday. It was so peaceful there. As I looked around at all the neatly aligned identical gravestones I thought about how each of them represented one person in the US Military. Each person at this cemetery did their part […]
Houseplants
Today is my mom’s birthday and it has been almost 2 years since she died. I watered her plants as I usually do on Saturdays. Today I thought more about what that process has been like. I have never been very good at taking care of houseplants. But as I cared for my mother, when […]
Older, Slower, but Sweet
My travelling brother came back to the state on Monday, leaving behind his warm winter place. It was actually getting too warm there and it was so mild here, he thought it was good timing. As usual, though, there is a big snowstorm approaching. He brought his trailer to the shop today, not wanting to […]
Worry and Release
The over 50 group that I joined at the church hosted a scamming awareness event that I attended today. A police investigator came and spoke to the group about some of the most common scams and ways to avoid them. It was very informative and somewhat alarming. The statistics show that in 2024, people over […]
Still Finding God 