Humor
Human Rain Tent
It was a very rainy, stormy day today. In the afternoon, I went out to pick up some lunch for us and my mom’s friend who was over for piano day. I thought I was in between downpours, but I was very wrong. In some places, a whole lane was covered by a small river. […]
Laughter
My mom wanted to watch something funny on TV tonight, so we found the old Carol Burnett series. We watched the episode with Vincent Price and Joan Rivers. It was hysterical. Sometimes I forget just how important and uplifting it is to have a good belly laugh. I Found God today in laughter.
Old Neighbor
We met a woman today and talked about family and past homes. As it turned out, she lived a few houses away from my parents before they moved into their current home. They were neighbors for about 7 years but never met each other at that time. We laughed about what a small world it […]
Whatever You Want Day
It was a cold, foggy, drizzly day today. Mom asked this morning what was on the agenda. I answered that there was nothing on the calendar, no appointments, no commitments. Mom could do whatever she wanted to. The day went something like this – “Do you mind if I play the piano?” Of course, I […]
Common Moms
I took my mom to her primary care physician today for a basic check. There was a new nurse there who got us all ready for the doctor. For some reason, whenever anyone addresses my mom, they put the title “Miss” in front of her name. I guess it just flows well. The people who […]
Joy For Jacob
Today was my son Jacob’s birthday. At Mass this morning, the first reading was from Jeremiah 31:7-9. It started, “Thus says the LORD:Shout with joy for Jacob”I poked my sister and we chuckled. A few minutes later, my mom caught the connection as well and poked me. We chuckled too. I thought, I do shout […]
Strange Mail Mix-ups
This evening when we got home from being out, I checked the front door for any deliveries. There was a small package on the ground. I have made sure I have extra bottles of Lourdes water to take along with me, or to give to other people. I ordered some about a month ago and […]
Spike Jones
My sister has been cleaning out her storage closet and brought over some records that she had packed up. I remembered listening to many of them in the home when I was a child. Tonight we put on Spike Jones. The comedian was poking fun at the “new High Fidelity” technology. It was nostalgic and […]
All Wound Up
This afternoon on family Zoom, my granddaughter was all wound up. She logged in on her own laptop that she uses for her Kindergarten classes. First she was lying down and said she was dancing. We encouraged her to stand up and dance. She obliged and I danced along as we went through several different […]
Animal Fair
My dad often has a song running through his head first thing in the morning and sings it for us. Today it was the Animal Fair:“I went to the animal fair,The birds and the beasts were there.The big baboon by the light of the moon was combing his auburn hair.The monkey, he got drunk,And sat […]
Still Finding God 