Peace
Psalm 46:11
Many years ago, a friend recommended a scripture verse to me. It was Psalm 46:11 “Be still and know that I am God.” It brought me a lot of much needed peace at that time. Every now and then, I am reminded of that verse, like today. I heard it being read. I smiled and […]
Perspective Lifter
The meditation for today in “Jesus Calling” was very interesting. The first sentence was, “Welcome problems as perspective-lifters.” The idea was that we so easily and happily live in the mundane and hum-drum of every day life, but we are made for more. As much as we balk at “problems” or anything that challenges our […]
Grateful For People and Healing
It had been a very long time since I went for a walk outside, so was very happy to go out with friend today. Evidently it had been a very long time since we caught up. We walked and talked and it felt wonderful. As I recounted what I had been up to, I found […]
Faith Through Violence
On this Good Friday, my mom was all tuckered out from attending Mass last night, so we didn’t make it to church. However, we read through the scriptures and prayers together. We also watched the Stations of the Cross on EWTN. It took place in the Colosseum in Rome. The scene was beautiful and somber […]
Burden Barrier
My mom read today’s excerpt from our “Jesus Calling” book. It said in part, “Refresh yourself in the Peace of My Presence. This Peace can be your portion at all times and in all circumstances. Learn to hide in the secret of My Presence…” It talked about not being weighed down with problems and I […]
COVID Christmas
Mom and I were blessed today despite it being a COVID Christmas. We are incredibly grateful that Mom still has pretty mild symptoms. This morning I got out the Christmas tablecloth and put away the Advent wreath to mark the change of atmosphere. We Zoomed with family and opened a couple of presents that made […]
Quiet Rest
It has been a pretty busy week, even though we didn’t host Thanksgiving. Today we had no appointments, no visitors, no therapists. My mom was pretty happy about that. We sat out in the sunshine, worked the puzzle a bit, and enjoyed eating leftovers. We basically just took the day as it came. It was […]
Peaceful Cabin Trip
The last time we went to the cabin, my mom was having a very difficult time getting into the bathroom. She’s a little more unstable than she was and the walk through doorways are super small, so her walker wouldn’t fit through. Determined to resolve the issue, I found a smaller, lighter, 3-wheeled walker online […]
Appreciating Birds
When mom and I got home from our walk today, there was a huge flock of blackbirds in our trees. We watched for a while as they flew away in large groups. Later in the day, we made a quick trip to the post office. On the way home, we stopped by a reflection pond […]
Double Peace Signs
Now, this may sound strange, but it made me smile for several reasons. I was out and about today in the cool drizzle and had to stop at a big box store. As I drove into the parking lot, a couple of people were entering the crosswalk in front of me, so I stopped. Everyone […]
Still Finding God 