Birthday
Double Digits
My son and his family hosted the birthday party for my granddaughter today. She will be turning 10 years old in a couple of days. Her mother reminded us that she will be in double digits now for the rest of her life – unless she lives to be 100 years old. I never thought […]
Little Man
Yesterday was my neighbor’s birthday. She picked up her 6 year old grandson bright and early this morning to spend the day with him. His mother left him some money so he could take his Mimi out for coffee. So before they came to her house, they stopped at a coffee shop. The boy was […]
Many Celebrations
Yesterday marked the 28th anniversary of a friend’s ordination to the priesthood and there was a little celebration after Mass today. He reminded me that 28 years ago today was when he celebrated his first Mass. I remembered going to his ordination and receiving his blessing. After church I headed home to celebrate my brother’s […]
Finally 18
Today my grandson turned 18 years old. I feel like I have been celebrating him for months already. Probably because I have. We started by celebrating his high school graduation. Then we were on the road trip together for a month. During the trip, I bought him assorted things and would follow it up with, […]
In the Dreams
A friend’s mom turned 90 years old while I was away. I was sorry that I missed the big event, and I stopped by today. She had all her birthday cards prominently displayed and told me about the celebration. Her brother died recently, and some of the family had come for a visit. Her nieces […]
Peace in Remembering
Today is my dad’s birthday. I was happy to be able to go to church this morning and pray for him. I also prayed for my daughter in law and her family as yesterday was the anniversary of her dad’s death. I prayed a rosary, went to Mass, and spent some quiet alone time just […]
Celebrating Sister
My sister has been house sitting for some friends in the mountains, so I haven’t seen her for a while. Her birthday was several weeks back and we didn’t have a chance to celebrate. She came to town today, so we decided to celebrate her. We went to get Mexican food with my sons and […]
Daughters
My son’s fiancee’s birthday was a couple of days ago. So today I took her and my daughter in law out to lunch. We had a delicious 3 course meal and felt pretty special. My future daughter in law showed more pictures of the wedding dress that she chose, and others that she tried on. […]
Music Day
We have been wondering what to do with the filing cabinet full of music that my mom had. The other day, my mom’s piano duet playing friend came over and looked through the music. She paired up the duet pieces and took quite a stack with her. Today my sisters and I got together on […]
The Mustard Seed
My brother spoils me. I was surprised to receive an additional gift from him tonight. It was another beautiful, delicate necklace. There was a mountain scene in the pendant. When I told my brother thank you, he told me that there was a mustard seed in it. He said he learned more about the scripture […]
Still Finding God 