Family
Working Walker
My brother was going to run some errands today and asked if I needed anything. I looked at my list and remembered my mom’s broken walker. One night when she was struggling and up a lot and I was doing my best to help her, she kept unlocking her walker when it needed to be […]
Fall Arrived
The weather today was perfect for ringing in the first day of Fall. It was cool, wet, and cloudy with the sun peeking through towards the end of the day. I was happy to get out my olive green wool jacket to wear to church today where I saw my son and his fiancee. She […]
Help Others Love Music
Today I organized a bookcase best I could. I got together all the books about composers and music techniques and found some notes in a calendar that my mom had written regarding her piano students. I remembered how much she loved teaching. And she put all her earnings into her own account to get special […]
The Prayer Drawer
Today I went through my mom’s “prayer drawer” in her nightstand. It’s where she kept all her religious articles and prayer books. I found many treasures. There were prayer cards and Mass programs for friends and family who had died. I found a prayer book over 100 years old that my mom had signed her […]
Painful Yet Productive
Since we had the floors replaced in my parents’ room, we decided it was the time to sort through everything in there. Some of the items were painful memories of my dad’s time in the memory care center. Getting things ready to donate was also a sorrowful reminder that my mother is no longer here. […]
Watching Art
My sister signed up for some online painting classes. I colored a little bit last night while she painted – that fits me a little more. I went to bed before she finished and saw her water colored butterfly when I got up this morning. She is so talented. Tonight I went to dinner with […]
Worship in Music
Today at Mass, the offertory hymn got me teary eyed – so much so that I couldn’t sing any more. I tried to remember the hymn, but not surprisingly, I can’t. It was about offering what we have to Christ. The last verse was something to the effect of giving God our final breath after […]
Strength
Today my son participated in a power lifting competition. My sister and I went this morning to watch. We saw him do the squat and break his own state record. Some of his friends were there so we visited with them too. There was some lag time between each event, so my sister and I […]
Old Family Bible
There are many treasures that I come across in this house. Today I picked up the old family Bible. It was a pretty comprehensive Bible including pictures, prayers, and maps. I found a prayer card tucked away in it from a priest’s 25 anniversary of ordination in 1973. The book also contained a place for […]
Butterflies and Flowers
Today was my brother’s birthday. We – my siblings and I – sent him a little cake in a special box that had butterflies and flowers pop out when you open it. When he got home with the box, we all got on zoom so we could watch him open it. We sang him Happy […]
Still Finding God 