Relationship
Grateful For Family
This morning at Mass before the usual Mother’s Day blessing, the priest announced that a very special woman was about to celebrate her 98th birthday. Her son led her out of the pew by the arm and together they walked up the stairs to the altar. When they reached the priest, the woman gave him […]
Family Bonds
My friend who was visiting has done a tremendous amount of research into her and her husband’s family history. She was very passionate about the project and excited to tell me about the different people they have been in touch with. I thought about the genealogy work that my dad did and shared the albums […]
Bride of Christ
When I arrived early to church today, the parking lot was almost full. I figured there was probably First Communions. I was right. There were little girls in their white dresses and veils and gloves and little boys in white suits or black suits. The children sat with their families in the church pews, but […]
People in my Life
I had a busy, but wonderful weekend and I am feeling grateful for the people and relationships in my life. On Saturday I spent some time at a kind of mini retreat day with some ladies I didn’t really know too well. It was nice to get to know one another better. My mom’s best […]
What is Trust
I was happy to go to Mass today and I thought the homily was something that I have been longing to hear. The topic was on trusting God. The priest talked about how we may think we are not trusting God with a certain situation or challenge, because we can still worry or be afraid. […]
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 […]
Every Life is a Story
I listened to a reflection by Fr. Mike Schmitz this morning. The idea that he expanded on was a simple, yet incredibly deep truth. At least, to me it was deep and there were times during the day when I thought of it. He said, “Every life is a story, every person is an author, […]
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 […]
Still Finding God 