Happiness
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 […]
Waiting for the Sun
A friend of mine is the chaplain of the St. John Henry Newman Chapel and Catholic Student Center located at the college here in the city. I have gone there a couple times for Mass and met some of the people there. I thought volunteering there would be a good, productive way to spend some […]
Un-decorating
My neighbor texted me this morning saying that he was taking down his Christmas lights. He wondered if he should go ahead and take them off the little tree that we both decorate and can see from our homes. I was sad, but agreed. A little while later I went outside and saw many people […]
The Little Mermaid
As a Christmas gift for my granddaughter, I got tickets for the live performance of The Little Mermaid at our local Fine Arts Center. Tonight my daughter in law, granddaughter, my sister and I all went to the show. It was a true musical with very little dialogue – mostly singing. For many of the […]
Good Friendships
A friend of mine has been struggling with her health and work and life in general. She used to come out when a group of us got together, but she has been unable to for quite some time. But she has stayed in the group chat and always has funny things to share. I was happy […]
Sharing Treats
Today I made some cookies. Tonight I had dinner with some long time friends. I gave them each a box of treats. They were so happy to have them. I realized that for the past couple of days, I have been pretty joyful spending time making goodies and putting them together for my friends. And […]
A Different Kind of Thanksgiving
We all knew Thanksgiving would be different this year and honestly I was a little emotional going into it. My son and his wife hosted the meal as it would be easier on them both. I made the pumpkin pie and apple crisp, my sister put together the charcuterie board, and my brother provided the […]
Music Day
We have been wondering what to do with the filing cabinet full of music that my mom had. The other day, my mom’s piano duet playing friend came over and looked through the music. She paired up the duet pieces and took quite a stack with her. Today my sisters and I got together on […]
Sharing Good News
I heard from a friend today who has been caring for her mother for many years. She has been consistently going to agencies seeking help and praying for it as well. Today she was thrilled to share the good news that she was finally able to get some financial relief. I was so happy that […]
Taking the Stairs
I took my daughter in law to her first physical therapy appointment since her ankle surgery 4 weeks ago. The therapist showed her some ways to help the swelling go down in her foot and gave her some exercises to get more strength and mobility. He also recommended that she now use a rolling walker […]
Still Finding God 