Life
Death and Life
Today the church had a Mass and luncheon especially for those who are grieving. My friend whose husband died a few months ago and I went together. At Mass, the responsorial was Deuteronomy 32:39, “It is I who bring both death and life.” I often think about the end of both my dad’s and my […]
Making Friends
Today there was a fair at my granddaughter’s school. Since it is so close to my house, my son, his wife, and my granddaughter parked in our lot and we all walked over. It was super hot, but we all had fun playing the games and eating cotton candy. It was joyful watching my granddaughter […]
Wood Troll
My friend and I greeted today from the cabin. During breakfast we talked about what to do and decided to go into town. My friend looked up a place to get a good cup of coffee. That was our only goal for the day. When we got into town, we went into the casino that […]
God’s Country
When I thought about what to do when my friend was here for a visit, I realized it would be a great opportunity to go to the cabin. So, today my brother went to the house in the city, and my friend and I went to the cabin. She was in awe just from the […]
Blessed Journeys
Today a friend of mine from out of state came for a visit. I picked her up at the airport and ended up circling the terminal a couple of times before we connected. Turns out that was just the right amount of time needed to avoid the thunderstorms on the way back. We went to […]
The Race Car
Since my grandson was a child he has been obsessed with race cars. He would make detailed tracks out of cardboard and put his hot wheels on them. He even learned how to make stop motion videos, creating his own stories with crashes and cotton ball smoke. When he lived near a race track, he […]
Finding Waldo
This morning I opened my favorite Hallow app and listened to a meditation on today’s scripture reading for Mass. The reflection by biblical scholar Jeff Cavins likened our search for God with looking for Waldo in the Where’s Waldo books. He relayed 7 benefits of finding Waldo and how they were the same as the benefits […]
Carrying Our Cross
I prayed a rosary this morning particularly for a friend who is in the hospital. She has been there longer than anticipated and continues to struggle. I came to the 4th sorrowful mystery, which is Jesus carrying the Cross. As I pondered this image, I remembered the scripture from Matthew 11:28-30: “Come to me, all […]
Faith Through Struggles
This afternoon I was able to talk with my neighbor to find out how his wife was doing. She has been in the hospital, having had surgery over a week ago. While she is getting better in one way, she is still struggling in others. He doesn’t yet know when she may be able to […]
Joyful Visitor
When my son bought his house a few years back, two of his friends moved in as well and rented rooms. After a couple years, both of them became engaged and moved out. One of the previous roommates moved out of the city, but comes a couple days each month for work purposes. Then he […]
