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Plant Day
Saturday is plant watering day. My sister and mom watered her orchids, which are beautifully in bloom right now. My mom always makes sure we have the right water temperature and that the plants are soaked for the appropriate time – 5 minutes. Later in the day, we refreshed the 4 bouquets that we had […]
Blessed by Young People
We have a new caregiver coming over twice a week. She is young, patient, kind, and wonderful with my mom. The best thing is that mom is very comfortable with her. She was over this afternoon for a few hours. When we said our prayers after dinner tonight, we thought of people we wanted to […]
From Bartender to Priest
Today on Hallow I listened to Fr. Frankie Cicero tell his faith story. While his mother was pregnant with him, she learned that he had severe physical problems and the doctors encouraged her to get an abortion. Instead, she surrendered her son to God. During his lifetime, he has had many abdominal surgeries. But the […]
Getting Out
A couple of weeks ago, one of the men in our prayer group died. We all went to his funeral and prayed for and with his wife and family. Both he and his wife had been joining the group via Zoom shortly after he got ill. Later, only his wife would participate. Tonight was our […]
Good Eyes
My sister has been having trouble with her eyes recently. They hurt and she was seeing zig zag lines of lights. She called the eye doctor today and they wanted to see her right away. After the testing, the doctor concluded that she had ocular migraines. He said it should subside on its own. Other […]
Great Expectations
This afternoon I went to the funeral for my friend’s mother-in-law. It included a beautiful slideshow of her life. As the deacon reflected on her life, he mentioned the photograph of her and her husband’s wedding day. They were very much in love and ready to take on the world as they spoke their vows. […]
Power of Music
A friend from out of state was here with her family for her mother-in-law’s funeral. I was so happy that they met me for Mass this morning. The opening song was “Christ in Me Arise”, which is the one that was so meaningful to my other friend who I saw on Ash Wednesday. It brought […]
Love Until It Hurts
This morning’s meditation on my favorite Hallow app was based on a quote by St. Mother Teresa, “Love until it hurts”. The title itself really touched my heart. The actual full quote that I discovered was, “I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only […]
Trying to Be Still
I have been very weary lately and ready for a break. This morning my mom read from Jesus Calling. I felt Jesus speaking directly to me. The reflection said in part, “Thank Me for the conditions that are requiring you to be still. . . Instead of resenting the limitations of a weakened body, search […]
Open Wide the Gates
I know it’s Lent, but today I listened to a meditation that focused on Jesus’ appearance to the disciples in the upper room after His Resurrection. According to the scripture, John 20:19-23 the doors were locked as the disciples were in fear for their lives. When Jesus came to them, the first thing He did […]
Still Finding God 