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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 […]

Calm Dynamic

Last week our regular caregiver was out, so we had new and different people. One of the girls was great with my mom; patient, low key, and knowledgeable. Mom was very comfortable with her. So I was pretty happy when I was able to hire her to come in a couple afternoons every week. It […]

PJ Day

It was a snowy day today, no one was coming over, and we weren’t going anywhere. My sister and I started on a reorganizing project and tag-teamed mom as we worked on it. Before I knew it, it was 5:00 pm and I was still in my pajamas. Perhaps that’s why I was so comfortable. […]

A Real Shower

We found out that the Hospice CNA who was coming to help mom is unfortunately no longer working for the company. So, today the nurse on call came. Lately mom has been getting a bed bath as she so unstable to get in and out of the shower. The nurse brought my mom back to […]

Reaching For Heaven

A friend of mine in my prayer group had been battling cancer. He started on Hospice Care 10 months ago. He was a very faithful man and I always enjoyed what he had to share in our sessions. While he was on the quiet side, I knew that when he spoke, his words would be […]