Faith
Great Trust
Yesterday I went to a pool therapy session. One of the participants was a middle aged blind man. He was brought by his mother who helped him find the changing room and get all set. Then she helped him find his way around the pool to a chair to await the instructor. Once he was […]
Powerful Reminder
I have been participating in a “retreat” held in one of classrooms in the church for the past few weeks. It is a 10-week session called “Consoling the Heart of Jesus” by Fr. Michael Gaitley. It is pretty deep theology, but I love it. Tonight we finished a few minutes early so we could go […]
I Have a Nun
Today I got a call from my son in college. It is always good to hear from him. He is trying to figure out exactly how to schedule his summer and hopefully final year in school while completing his master’s thesis. We went back and forth discussing some different options when he said, “Oh, I […]
Strange Scripture
Today at church, one of the strangest scriptures to me was read. It was the story of God making his covenant with Abram from Gensesis 15. God told him that he would give him as many descendants as the stars, and give him land. Abram asked how he would know that this was true. God […]
Into Peace
Life can be very hectic here. When there is no emergency situation, the time includes going to doctor appointments, planning family events, and basic daily living chores. Sometimes it is very quiet, other times the air is filled with a TV too loud for my liking and people speaking even louder to make sure they […]
Blessings in the Day
I was feeling so blessed today. Today is the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. Of course, I feel blessed because of my encounter at Lourdes when I was a child. I wrote about the specifics of that experience last year. So, her feast day is always on my calendar. There was a special Mass […]
Lent For Others
Today was my mom’s first session of a group voice therapy. It was a very small group – just 1 other person. She was an older woman who also has Parkinson’s and is living with her daughter. We all went into a room and after some warm-up exercises, the therapist instructed my mom and the […]
Thankful Day
I talk to God a lot about needs. I ask Him to help me with this or that, I ask His protection over friends and family, I lift up people and situations to Him that are in need of particular help at the present time, etc. And all this is good. We should pray about […]
Unexpected Encouragement
Today I received an encouraging note from a beautiful soul that I haven’t seen in over a year. We would see each other in church meetings and such and talk about how best to reach out to other people. She was always a kind face that reflected her loving heart. It meant so much to me […]
It’s Not About Me
This morning in prayer I was thinking about what it takes to best serve others with love. The words that came to my mind were, “It’s not about you.” It is truly freeing when I think about things in this way. If someone says something that hurts my feelings – It’s not about me. More […]
Still Finding God 