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Recovery Turning Point
My mom had a fairly quiet long weekend at the rehab center, only having a bit of therapy yesterday. Evidently, the rest did her well. Today everything was back in full force. When I went to visit her this morning, she walked with her walker further than she has before. She was taking good long […]
Serenade
Tonight my dad, a good friend of my mom’s, and I joined my mom for dinner at the rehab facility. A violinist came and played while we ate. My parents knew most of the songs and sang along to a few. When my dad leaned over to my mom and sang to her, it was […]
Another Impact of St. Teresa
I started watching EWTN early this morning awaiting the coverage of the canonization of Mother Teresa. The station was interviewing different people who had contact with Mother Teresa. I recognized one of them as a woman I had met while I was working for a parish. Her name is Susan Conroy. She was a speaker […]
He Met Mother Teresa
While I was working at a retail store almost 30 years ago, I had a great group of friends. One of them we always called “Father” because we thought he would make a good priest. Sure enough, that is exactly what happened. He was in seminary in Rome for a few years and while there […]
Strange Delay
Today I visited my mom for a bit, then decided to run a few errands before lunch. I had one more place to go and was starting to get hungry, but thought I could run into the store real quick. I had a list which is always helpful and told myself I wouldn’t browse. I […]
He’s In The Navy Now
My nephew graduated from high school last year. Since then, he has worked assorted jobs and tried college classes, but hasn’t found anything that he has been overly excited about. Several weeks ago, he started looking into the military. He talked to assorted recruiters, my dad who was in the Air Force, my brother-in-law who […]
Pick a Card
Today a friend told me that a customer came into the place where she works and spread out a bunch of cards face down. He told her to pick one. She smiled, and he must have been pleased, as he then offered her two. She flipped the cards over. One had the scripture verse on […]
Do Not Worry
I have been reading scripture every day and today’s really spoke to my heart. I hope it will encourage you too. Luke 12:22-32 He said to [his] disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life and what you will eat, or about your body and what you will wear. For life is more […]
Rain Poncho
The other day I was happy to get a call from one of the neighbor ladies asking if I wanted to go for a walk with her and her friend. I met them in the park today and despite the thunder and threatening clouds, we started on our way. They didn’t know the details of […]
Finding Rings
When my mom was in the hospital, I noticed she wasn’t wearing her wedding rings. I remembered that at one of the previous visits, the nurse gave me her rings immediately to hold on to. I figured my sister or dad had them. A few days ago, my dad asked if I had her rings. […]