Life
Real People
I was talking with a couple of friends today who were sharing their experiences in Rome. That is on my list of places I would like to visit. One young woman talked about how the Bible became real to her upon seeing St. Peter’s church and other churches that housed the remains of disciples and […]
Empty Me, Fill Me, Use Me
During Lent, the Hallow app has been focusing on the simple prayer, “Empty me, Fill me, Use me.” The first 4 weeks, the challenge was to empty ourselves from the things that keep us from allowing God fully into our hearts and lives. Last week we were encouraged to then ask God to fill us […]
Everyone Has Someone
Tonight I went to dinner with the friends that I used to work with 40 years ago. The group still gets together every month. But we’re all getting a little older and people are having health issues. One of my friend’s mom comes too, who is coming up on her 91st birthday. She can’t see […]
Listening and Laughing
I was talking with an elderly woman today about my job. She said that she once worked for a high-end department store up on the 3rd floor. When the more sophisticated ladies would arrive to do their shopping, they would take the elevator to the 3rd floor where the woman would greet them. She would […]
Starting Phase 1
My older son and his family are beginning phase 1 of their grand adventure tomorrow. They have been wanting to move further east and my son got a job in the area they were looking at. Since my granddaughter is starting school break, this was a good time for them to all go out and […]
Persevering and Independent
The other day I saw some photos that my cousin took of the recent blizzard they had which dumped over 30″ of snow. It has been a long time since I have seen that kind of snowstorm. Knowing my aunt experienced the same thing, my sister and I called her this evening. She said she […]
Illuminate
Yesterday I went to a women’s retreat at a local parish. I had seen advertising for the Lent retreat in the past, but have never been able to go. This was the first retreat I had been on in about 15 years and I didn’t really know what to expect. When I arrived, there were […]
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 […]
Still Finding God 