Faith
New Little Clothes
My daughter-in-law is going through a very difficult pregnancy. She did so with the 2 boys, but this time it seems to have ramped up a bit. Perhaps it is because she is carrying a little girl. She is now diabetic so has had to change her diet and prick her fingers several times a day […]
Prayer of Napping
Tomorrow will be a busy day from the beginning as siblings come to spend the day with my dad, so I decided to go to Mass this afternoon. My parents were not up to it, so they stayed home. One of the scripture readings was Mark 4:35-41. It is the story of Jesus and the […]
Persist in Prayer
It seemed that everything I read today had the message of being persistent in prayer. Sometimes I wonder why it is so hard to pray. Even this morning, I “had a lot to do” but knew how necessary it is for me to start my day in prayer. I need to take the quiet time […]
Silent Initiation Goes Beyond Words
At the beginning of Mass this evening, the priest said that there were two young men being initiated into the church during the service. I always love being a witness to such an event – it invigorates my faith. I noticed a woman at the front who was interpreting in sign language. I took a look […]
Sacred Heart of Jesus
For the past 9 days, I have been saying a novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Today was the feast day, so I got myself to Mass first thing in the morning. The scripture readings all tied together the amazing love that Christ – God – has for us. His heart overflows with love […]
Inspirational Improvement
You know how some people just seem to have more than their fair share of struggles? I have felt this way about a good friend of mine who has chronic health issues, found herself going through a divorce a few years ago, and has terrible problems with her children. The last time I saw her, […]
Silence
Today I read a little quote that really struck me by Matthew Kelly, “Things start to make sense in the classroom of silence. Whatever it is you are trying to make sense of, are you giving it the silence it needs?” I thought about this and realized how difficult it can be for me to […]
Corpus Christi
I was so happy to wake from a sound sleep this morning and feeling better. Both my mom and dad did some heavy napping today and things are getting back to our “normal”. We did not make it to church in the morning and as I was reading the local Catholic newspaper, I realized it […]
God Is There Too
Well, they did many different tests on my dad today and they all came out normal. Like everything, this is good and bad. Good that there is nothing that jumps out as going horribly wrong. Bad that we don’t really have an answer as to what IS going on. They are working on adjusting his […]
Better and Not
We had made plans to go and stay in the mountain cabin for a few days, but yesterday my mom wasn’t feeling well so we postponed the visit until after she could see the doctor. She has a history of stomach problems and was afraid it was acting up again. Her appointment was bright and […]
Still Finding God 