Healing
Stitches Out
It has been 2 weeks since I had the cancer spot removed from above my eye, in my eyebrow area. I had a lovely multicolored black eye, which still lingers. This afternoon I went back to the doctor’s office and had the stitches taken out. I was pleasantly surprised at the outcome. Typically I am […]
Aunt’s Recovery
Today I called my aunt as I haven’t spoken to her for a while. The first thing she said was that she was thinking about me as she was falling asleep last night. She told me that she had a stroke at the end of June. She was in the hospital for about a week, […]
Generous Love
This evening I watched a program featuring a woman who talked about having an abortion when she was a young teenager. She was only 15 years old when she found herself pregnant. Her mother didn’t want her to have the baby and didn’t want the baby to be born under those circumstances. So the young […]
Painful Best
I saw a quote today from C.S. Lewis that read, “We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.” That reminded me of my thoughts over the past several years. I always knew God was along side us in […]
So Blessed
I had my annual appointment with my primary care physician today. There are always many forms to complete and today was no different. As I went through each questionnaire, I became increasingly grateful. First there was the mental health assessment. I remembered when I went through it last year and realizing there was cause for […]
Similar Experience
Tonight I watched a program about an organization that leads service trips to Lourdes. There was an interview with a young woman who had been on the pilgrimage several times. The first time that she went, she was 12 years old. I was close to that age when I went. She said she wasn’t in […]
More Music
My brother is here going through the last few cassette tapes that we found. Years ago, he spent time with my dad digitizing the tapes of my mom playing piano and singing in different venues, and of family recordings. However, as I was sorting out things, I came across a handful of cassettes that my […]
Mary, Martha, Lazarus
Today the church celebrates the Memorial of Saints Mary, Martha and Lazarus. I read the scripture story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead and watched a reflection about it. There were 2 things that struck me. The first was the shortest passage in the Bible, which is “Jesus wept”, John 11:35. The reflection explained […]
Back to Massage
In the middle of December last year, I started physical therapy for my back. I finished in May, just before taking the road trip. Before then I had been seeing my soon to be daughter in law for massages. I have been doing my best to keep myself active and stretched for the past month. […]
God’s Care
Today I was talking with some friends about being persistent in prayer. People were talking about how God answers their prayers, even when it isn’t exactly the way you want it sometimes. One older gentleman said that there have been plenty of times when he has prayed for something specific and God’s answer has been […]
Still Finding God 