Joy
Getting Out
We were blessed with an absolute gorgeous day today. It had been way too long since my mom had been out, so my sister and I took her to her one of her favorite parks. It was packed. Seems everyone else wanted to enjoy it as well. Luckily, I knew of a handicapped only parking […]
Joyful Halloween
This Halloween morning, my mom was reminiscing about how she celebrated the day when she was a child. She said that her dad always baked some special cookies for the kids who would come to the bakery. But the first memory she had of herself celebrating the holiday was when she was in 8th grade. […]
Family Adventure
I reserved an overnight stay at a family hotel that had an indoor adventure and water park. My sons and family were planning on staying overnight last night and celebrating their birthdays. However, one of my sons wasn’t well. So, I cancelled the overnight stay, but took my other son, daughter in law, and two […]
Little Energy
After my mom’s big day yesterday, she woke up this morning with very little energy. Our family friend came over and surprised us with a visit from her husband who brought their 1 year old granddaughter. She was just about the most adorable little toddler I have ever seen with her two little pigtails on […]
Beautiful Joy
Several months ago, my daughter in law’s mother died suddenly. My daughter in law has been struggling with the grief. This year for her birthday, her oldest son surprised her with a getaway and concert. They shared pictures today. She had a beautiful smile that truly showed her joy. It was wonderful to see. I […]
New Altar Servers
This morning at Mass, there were some new altar servers. I just happened to sit down close to where they sat and could see what was going on. Two of the new servers were very small boys. There were also three older boys and an older girl. I loved watching them all learning from one […]
Simple and True
Today as I was closing things up for the night, I came across a planner that is also a coloring book that belongs to my sister. It was open to a page that read, “Peace begins with a smile”, from St. Mother Teresa. It made me smile to read it. I thought about how true […]
Surprise Flowers
This evening after dinner, I received a text from a friend and neighbor. She said she left something for us on the porch and was thinking about us. I went to the porch and found a beautiful bouquet of flowers. It was certainly a joyful surprise and we felt pretty special. I Found God today […]
Sharing the Joy
My cousin shared a video of her granddaughter today that was just so adorable. The toddler was striking up a conversation with the mannequin at the store. At my cousin’s prompting, she said, “See you later!” Then, “Bye!” in that cute toddler voice. Then she trotted off down the aisle making clappity sounds with her […]
Party Poodle
I went out for a short walk today and came across a young man walking his dog. I could see we were going to cross paths, so I sped up a bit to respect their space. As I was in front of them now, the young man said, “Hello!” very loudly. I turned around and […]
Still Finding God 