Grateful
Good Night Sleep
Since my dad got out of the hospital almost 2 weeks ago, he has still not been feeling very well. He is now wearing a heart monitor and will continue to have it on for a few more weeks. The doctors have been changing his medication in an effort to control his blood pressure and […]
A Gentle Fall
This morning when my mom got up, she said those words you don’t want to hear – “I fell down last night”. I tried not to panic as she was walking fine and listened patiently to her story. Evidently she got up in the middle of the night and headed to the bathroom. Her cane […]
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 […]
Talking With a Friend
Today I was happy to get a phone call from a far away friend. A while back she told me that her mother had just been diagnosed with cancer. She was able to spend some time with her as she started her chemotherapy and radiation. She said it was difficult to see her mom struggling […]
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 […]
Selfless Sister
I guess I was more stressed than I realized with everything that has happened the past couple of days as I woke up early this morning with a splitting headache. I could feel the stress working up and did what I could to reduce the toll it was taking on my body, but evidently it […]
Home To Recover
My dad had a very difficult night last night. He had a bad reaction to one of the medications and was seeing and hearing things all night long. He was still pretty distraught when my mom and I got there this morning and his blood pressure was way up. It was a rocky morning for […]
Perfect Timing
A couple of days ago as I was out walking, one of the neighbors came out with his cute tiny white poodle. She is not quite a year old and full of enthusiasm. She was very excited to meet me and as soon as I started petting her, she rolled over on her back so […]
The Old Cowboy Hat
Yesterday my parents and I headed on up to their cabin in the mountains for a couple of days. It had been quite a while since they were able to spend time up there other than a quick trip to make sure everything was still working properly. We were looking through things and I found […]
Much Needed Support
I didn’t sleep much last night – kept waking up realizing that Goldie was no longer by my side. When I finally did get up, I tried to start a new routine. Within a few hours I had a wicked headache. I went to Mass with my parents – Pentecost Sunday. It should have been […]
