Family
Thankful Notes
Yesterday I spent the day in the kitchen getting ready for the Thanksgiving meal. I saw an idea of baking “thankful notes” in the dinner rolls – like a fortune cookie. I thought that was a great idea. I asked my mom what she was thankful for this year, made each one into a note […]
Five Year Change
Today at my aquatic aerobics class, people were talking about how they have changed in the past 5 years. One person said they learned more about who they are. One said they are more patient. One who retired a few years ago talked about how they are now OK with not being busy every second […]
Generous Strangers
Today my mom, dad, and I went to church then our usual spot for brunch. It was very busy as always on a Sunday. After a while, some spaces cleared out and new people came to fill them, including 3 young women Air Force cadets. I was pondering buying their meals for them, but just […]
Birthday Whirlwind
It has been a whirlwind of a couple of days. It started when my oldest son from the east coast showed up at the house on Saturday completely by surprise – to me. On Sunday, one of my sisters, my sons, and I went to the big football game. We got there early to partake […]
Family Surprise
I am not easily surprised. I am usually pretty keyed into what is happening around me and with the people who are close to me. But, I have to hand it to my family today. A few months ago, we bought some tickets to a football game out here hoping that my older son would […]
Calling Coincidence
My mom has been thinking a lot about my nephew the past couple of days. Today my dad wore his “Navy Grandpa” t-shirt. It has been too long since we have talked with him and even longer since we have seen him in person. Tonight he called. He told us all about his job, his […]
Helpful Info and Community
My mom does a lot of reading and stays abreast of current events, nutrition, and medical information. Today she read an article about Parkinson’s Disease that gave her a new perspective of her illness. It said the big problem is that the brain forgets how to do normal things such as walking and even talking. […]
Surprise Gift
I take lots of pictures with my phone, but there are limitations. I also own an old Minolta film camera that is too heavy to lug around places. I have been wanting to get a new digital camera. But I was very surprised when my dad pulled out a new camera this morning as an […]
Back on the Road
A couple of years ago, my older brother bought a truck, a trailer, and a dog. His long time dream was to retire and travel, which he started doing. He came to the city here last Spring and has spent the Summer. He would go between our house, the cabin in the mountains, and my […]
Through Mom’s View
I have been helping the church by stuffing some mailings for them. It has been easy to bring home the materials and put them together. My mom has been helping quite a bit too. When I asked her this evening how she found God, she said it was in stuffing envelopes. She explained that she […]
Still Finding God 