Family
Long Lost Cousin
My dad started his photography when he was still in high school, doing yearbooks and such. He even participated in camera clubs, submitting his best photos. We have a beautiful, large framed photo that he took of his “baby sister” in 1949, when she was 17 years old. My dad won an honorable mention for […]
Starting Phase 1
My older son and his family are beginning phase 1 of their grand adventure tomorrow. They have been wanting to move further east and my son got a job in the area they were looking at. Since my granddaughter is starting school break, this was a good time for them to all go out and […]
Persevering and Independent
The other day I saw some photos that my cousin took of the recent blizzard they had which dumped over 30″ of snow. It has been a long time since I have seen that kind of snowstorm. Knowing my aunt experienced the same thing, my sister and I called her this evening. She said she […]
Having Guests
I really had a hankering for shepherds pie for St. Patrick’s Day and wanted to make some Irish soda bread to go with it. That makes so much food and I thought it would be fun to share it. I invited my sons and their families over. Most of them had other plans. So my […]
Calming
My son and his wife have been visiting a couple states in the Southeast, looking for a potential place to settle down in the future. While they were gone, they boarded their dog. She has stayed at the place a few times in the past, but always gets very nervous. This time she was taking […]
Celebrating New Adventures
My son has been searching for a job for several weeks now after being laid off. He and his family have been talking about moving further east. He actually went out there a couple weeks ago and applied for jobs and looked at homes. On Monday he got a call with a job offer that […]
Four Birthdays
Today I watched an interview with Mother Olga, a woman who started the order of “Daughters of Mary of Nazareth” in Massachusetts. I was intrigued as she told her story about coming to America from the Middle East as a young woman and having to learn the language and culture. She brought a sense of […]
A Rough Start
I have had a pretty rough start to Lent. On Wednesday, I started getting a cough. It was the dry, irritating kind that would come and go. I didn’t think much of it as it has been so dry here. I spent the afternoon at the Newman Center as usual and was planning on attending […]
Grateful For the Relationship
I talked to my aunt today who said that she had been in the hospital last week. She explained how she fell at home one day and called her son to come help her. She laughed as she said she was making her own commercial, “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” Luckily he lives […]
Flower Cake
Today was my sister’s birthday. I sent her some flowers that were shaped and decorated like a birthday cake. You never know exactly what those things will look like or how big they will be when you order them. She sent a photo this morning of her holding the delivery. It was the size of […]
Still Finding God 