Grateful
Welcomed In
After the retreat yesterday, I went to Mass, then to the grocery store since it was supposed to be a snowy day today. By the time I got home, I was pretty tired. I had some dinner and fell asleep on the sofa. I woke up a little after midnight and saw that I had […]
Much in Common
Tonight I went to the church where I prayed the Stations of the Cross. They had a fish fry after. I debated whether I wanted to stay as I looked around and didn’t see anyone I knew. I was very much looking forward to the food, so I decided to stay. I chatted a bit […]
Friend From the Past
In the past couple days, I have seen 2 friends unexpectedly. Both of them had husbands who had Parkinson’s disease. I met them at the exercise classes that I used to take my mom to. While our people were exercising, we would go for a walk and talk. That was many years ago. We have […]
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 […]
Visitors Coming
The other day I heard from some friends who were thinking about coming this direction and stopping to visit for a couple of days. Today I got confirmation of their flight information. I am super excited to host them and show them some of the beautiful scenery and do fun things with them. I Found […]
Every Life is a Story
I listened to a reflection by Fr. Mike Schmitz this morning. The idea that he expanded on was a simple, yet incredibly deep truth. At least, to me it was deep and there were times during the day when I thought of it. He said, “Every life is a story, every person is an author, […]
Prayerful Neighbors
As I was outside welcoming my neighbor home, another neighbor joined us. She had shared the story of her husband’s emergency surgery on our neighborhood prayer email. He had heart surgery last week, then starting having pain in his legs. It turns out that he had blood clots in both legs. The hospital he was […]
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 […]
Not Always Fine
Today I received a Valentine from a good friend that included photos of her and her lovely family. She also shared some of the struggles she is having. This woman has been a mentor to me for many years. Her faith and love for people is inspiring. When she shares the difficult moments, I pray […]
Still Finding God 