Children
Baptisms in the Sistine Chapel
I turned EWTN on the TV this morning and saw Pope Francis blessing a baby. I was drawn in immediately. The Pope was celebrating Mass inside the beautiful Sistine Chapel. As I watched, family after family brought their babies up to him. He traced the sign of the cross on their forehead and then the […]
Scouting Lessons Learned
I heard a story on the news today of 3 boy scouts who were hiking in the woods with their leader and wanted to explore a cave. Unknown to them, there was a bear in the cave and when the leader went in, it attacked him. The 3 boy scouts called 911 to get help. […]
Surprise Healing, Charlie Brown
My brother was planning on coming here for Christmas, but he called yesterday and said he didn’t think he was going to be able to make it. He has a bad back, and it was acting up. When he was here last year, it got so bad, he ended up in the ER. Nobody wanted […]
Patient Parents, Kind Kids
This afternoon I went shopping. I figured I would run into lots of moms and kids as schools let out and I was right. I remember doing that with my own children. After school seems like a good time frame so you can get a few things accomplished before going home. But it has been […]
A Child’s Faith
A friend reached out for prayers for her daughter, son-in-law, and their 2 little girls as they were traveling to visit family. On their way, they were told that a very close uncle had passed away. Evidently he was a very faithful man and shared his love of God with those around him. He had also […]
Embrace the Day
Today I talked to my daughter-in-law and got caught up on the family happenings. I called back a little later and my grandson answered as his mom was driving. He filled me in on his upcoming birthday plans which of course he is very excited for. He told me about Thanksgiving and how different it […]
Gift of Music
Music has always been a large part of my son’s life. This afternoon, he had gone to lower level of the house and I heard him singing. When he came back up, my mother asked if he would play the piano and I encouraged him to sing along. For the next half an hour he played […]
Long Awaited Reconnection
I didn’t sleep too well last night – had a hard time falling asleep and staying asleep. Then I was awakened at 3:30 by a text and again at 4:30, but that was OK. I had asked my son to keep me posted as he traveled. I was very excited to see him – it […]
Birthday Box
Yesterday I received a birthday package in the mail from my son and his family. I wanted to open it with them, so I waited and we were all able to video chat tonight. My grandsons each made me a birthday card with their cute unique little touches. But they both made sure to include […]
An Emotional Day
Usually after one of our way too many hospital experiences, I run on adrenaline for a couple days, then exhale. Today was that day. I seemed to be teary eyed and weepy at many times during the day. This morning during my prayer time, I read a paragraph from the Diary of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska […]
Still Finding God 