Faith
Pope Francis Day 3
I enjoyed another spirit filled day watching the coverage of Pope Francis. His address at the joint meeting of congress was inspirational. It was moving just watching the reaction of House Speaker John Boehner as he was moved to tears – almost uncontrollably at the end when the pope was blessing the crowd. There were several […]
More Pope Francis
As soon as I got up this morning, I turned on the TV to watch the coverage of Pope Francis here in our country. The first thing that I saw was his official welcome by President Obama on the White House lawn. As the Vatican anthem played, Pope Francis had his head bowed and eyes […]
Priest Anniversary
Today is the anniversary of when a friend of mine became a priest. I thought about this and remembered the day of his ordination. I had known him only a year or two at the time, but he had already made a big impression on me. He would come to retreats and talk to the […]
Signs of Jesus
A few years ago, my daughter-in-law’s mother fought a battle against ovarian cancer – and won. Every year since then, the family has done the fundraising walk. This year, my grandson made t-shirts for him, his brother, and his new little sister. They were very creative and very cute. I saw pictures from the walk […]
Novena to Our Lady of Lourdes
Today the Home Health Care provider came and talked with my sister to get services set up. He had some good information and suggestions to help her recover and heal. She does have a skin infection that her doctor noted and has started taking antibiotics for. We are a bit concerned as she had MRSA […]
Strong Enough
My mom, dad, and I visited my sister in the rehab facility today. She will be discharged in a couple days and will be staying with us for a few weeks before going to her home in Denver. This will give her time to gain some strength and get some things in place at her […]
Improvement in Craziness
Yesterday afternoon I made it back to my home state safe and sound after a wonderful trip to spend time with family and meet my new grand daughter. My sister picked me up at the airport and I called my mom from her house. The adventures there just seem to go on and on. My […]
Loving Choices
I started my day off a little unsettled. I allowed negative thoughts and past hurts get into my head. Once they are there, I have a hard time shaking them off. So I looked forward to going to church and praying that God would get me on the right track. Unfortunately, my parents did not […]
To Be A Saint
Today as I was perusing social media, I saw that today in the Catholic church, we celebrate the Memorial of St. Clare. She has always interested me – mostly because I know she worked closely with St. Francis of Assisi. I wonder what it must have been like to make unpopular decisions, be counter cultural, […]
The Newest Teacher
A young woman I know graduated from college a few years ago and has wanted to be a teacher. She has been working at a pre-school and the pictures I see of her with the kids there are precious. I feel she is truly gifted to work with them. The test required for teachers in […]
Still Finding God 