Relationship
Sharing Grief
I thought I had scheduled a Mass intention for my dad to be celebrated yesterday. However, when I looked at the church bulletin, it was actually today. That turned out fine, because I definitely would not have wanted to go out in the weather yesterday. When I got to the church today, I saw a […]
New Music
The weather was warmish today, so I asked my grandson if he wanted to take a drive up to the cabin with me. He was happy to and even offered to drive his truck. I accepted the offer and he picked me up. The sunshine was so warm on the way up that he even […]
Daughters
My son’s fiancee’s birthday was a couple of days ago. So today I took her and my daughter in law out to lunch. We had a delicious 3 course meal and felt pretty special. My future daughter in law showed more pictures of the wedding dress that she chose, and others that she tried on. […]
SOLOS and The Dress
I have been meeting my son and his fiancée for Mass on Sunday mornings which has been such a blessing. Unfortunately, I’m not good at getting there on time. I was very close this morning. When I walked in, there was a woman speaking and inviting people to “Just come and try it out”, and […]
Holy Family
As it does every year, the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of the Holy Family the week after Christmas. The Gospel was Luke 2:41-52 – the only account we have of Jesus’ childhood. The family was in Jerusalem for the feast of the Passover. But on their way back, travelling in a caravan, Mary and […]
God’s Present
I have been trying to stay in a positive mindset over the past couple days even as I seem to be very emotional. I have decided to just let the tears flow and perhaps at some point they will go dry. I have been listening to Advent music while I make yummy treats. The lyrics […]
A Different Kind of Thanksgiving
We all knew Thanksgiving would be different this year and honestly I was a little emotional going into it. My son and his wife hosted the meal as it would be easier on them both. I made the pumpkin pie and apple crisp, my sister put together the charcuterie board, and my brother provided the […]
Ordinary Conversation
When I took my granddaughter to school this morning, we were a little early, so we waited in the car for a few minutes. As we did, we looked around for interesting things. We saw some airplanes in the sky and talked about contrails. Then we saw some birds and talked about the different kinds. […]
Three For Tea
A few weeks ago, my son’s fiancee invited me to tea with her and her mom. We went today. It was in a “castle” that belonged to one of the city’s founders. The property was 700 acres set back into the foothills with beautiful scenery. It had been acquired some years ago by a Christian […]
The Dark Drive
Since my daughter in law is incapacitated from her ankle surgery a few days ago, I have been helping them out. Tonight I picked up one of my grandsons from an event. It was the first time I drove at night with my new glasses. It was wonderful. I don’t usually even drive at night. […]
Still Finding God 