Relationship
Grateful For the Relationship
I talked to my aunt today who said that she had been in the hospital last week. She explained how she fell at home one day and called her son to come help her. She laughed as she said she was making her own commercial, “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” Luckily he lives […]
Catching Up
My neighbor and I visited for quite a while today as we sat outside and soaked up some sunshine. It had been too long since we talked. She and her family went on a vacation last month for their wedding anniversary. Her husband has a difficult time getting around and she said it was a […]
Community
When I was talking with my sister today, she asked the same question that everyone is wondering – where am I going to move to when I leave my parents’ house. It actually is my house, but I continue to think of it as my parents’. The answer to that question is – – I […]
Spell “World”
I was visiting a friend today when she received a phone call. She answered and put it on speaker. As she was talking with the woman, she asked her if she could tell me about their relationship. The woman agreed and could hear everything she said. My friend was a special education teacher for many […]
Holy People and Families
The Sunday after Christmas is the Feast of the Holy Family. As a divorced woman, I sometimes cringe at the readings, feeling like they don’t apply to me, or that I have somehow messed it all up already. But today I watched the homily of Fr. Mick Schmitz, which I loved. It made sense to […]
Holy Family Shrine
The Gospel reading for today was about Joseph’s encounter with an angel in a dream who told him not to be afraid to take Mary into his home. I love when the spiritual world meets the human world and the first message is of peace, ” Do not be afraid.” Joseph was a faithful man […]
Continued Birthday
Today may be the last day of my week long birthday celebration and I felt like I received so many gifts. This morning I talked to my aunt who turned 90 on our mutual birthday. I thanked her for the card and beautiful blouse she sent me from her favorite QVC. She told me about […]
Long Distance DWTS
I have been watching Dancing With the Stars fairly regularly. Last year when I was helping my daughter in law after surgery, we would watch it together with my grandson too. He moved out of state last month. My daughter in law has been missing the things that they would do together. Tonight as I […]
Family Connections
Yesterday I visited a friend and showed her the photos from my recent trip. Today I had lunch with a different friend and told her about the trip and shared the pictures with her as well. Last week when I visited another friend, part of our conversation was the same as I had the last […]
Worth Pondering
I was going through social media today as I haven’t really been on too much – which is fine. I came across several thoughtful quotes from TobyMac that made me pause and think. “Please don’t settle for something you know isn’t God’s plan for you just because you’re tired of waiting.” “He calls each and […]
Still Finding God 