Friends
Love and Faith
Today a friend shared with me a story about his sister and her husband. It was an article published in the AMAC magazine. Theirs was a a beautiful love story. From the time they met when the woman was 16, they knew they were meant for each other. She waited for him to complete his […]
Blessing of the Deacon
Today I was surprised to learn that one of the deacons from my parish was moving out of state. This particular gentleman has been such a blessing to me for many years. I met him when I took my 4-year Bible Study class. He was in my small group for 2 of those 4 years […]
Word and Experience
This morning I read the scriptures for the day which included Mark 6:1-6. In this story, Jesus was trying to reveal God’s words to the people of His home town. However, they were offended by Him. This evening I visited a friend who had surgery a couple weeks ago. She was doing pretty good. Our […]
Oh Deer
Today I met with my prayer group at one of the couple’s house. We discussed the upcoming Sunday’s Gospel, Luke 5:1-11. It is the story of Jesus telling Peter to cast his fishing net out into the deep water. Peter seemingly reluctant as he fished all night and caught nothing, does as Jesus asked. He […]
Sharing Grief
I thought I had scheduled a Mass intention for my dad to be celebrated yesterday. However, when I looked at the church bulletin, it was actually today. That turned out fine, because I definitely would not have wanted to go out in the weather yesterday. When I got to the church today, I saw a […]
Seeing Relief
A friend who is also a neighbor had successful major abdominal surgery last week. This was to complete a previous surgery. However, she had been struggling with pain and nausea. She ended up staying in the hospital a couple days longer than anticipated, but came home yesterday afternoon. I went to the store today and […]
The Sweatshirt
Since we are in the throws of winter, it is cold and occasionally snowy outside. I’m trying to conserve energy and cost by keeping the thermostat down. To me, it is also cold in the house, so I wear my layers. I was looking for a warm and comfortable top layer and came across a […]
Successful Surgery
Several months ago, a friend of mine had major abdominal surgery due to a severe infection. Everyone was very concerned about her. She made an amazing recovery, but the surgery resulted in a colostomy. The plan was to allow her to heal, then have another procedure to reverse the colostomy. My friend said that she […]
Long Distance Prayer
Today was the meeting day with my prayer group. However, it was super cold. Not only that, some members weren’t feeling well. One of the gentlemen set up a Zoom meeting and all but one of us was able to attend. It was especially important as one of the ladies had recently experienced a tragedy […]
The Baby Walker
Recently I have been helping a friend as she downsizes her house. I collected a load of snow boots, coats, warm clothes, and blankets from her house and mine to take to a particular organization that gives items to people in need. My friend also had a baby walker that she wasn’t using any more […]
Still Finding God 