Sense Sational Single

Today I enjoyed a rare Sunday afternoon relaxing in my sun room.  I browsed through an old book, “Creating a Sense Sational Home” by Terry Willits (Atlanta area Interior Designer).  I heard her speak as part of a Women of Faith conference in 1997.  Her book speaks of “a woman’s touch” in the home and [...]

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Remembering Papa

Thirty years ago today, my grandfather — Papa, passed away.   I think about him especially between Christmas and January 19th because I remember the last December.  He was at Emory Hospital in December 1980.  I remember the drive; I-75 to I-20 — Exit Memorial Drive — North to Briarcliff and a right on the By [...]

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Snow Days

I am enjoying day #2 of “Ice Jam 2011″ in Atlanta.  They have made references to “Snow Jam 1982.”  Really, it is only here in the South that our Winter storms are worthy of naming — their rarity granting them this special privilege.  I recall the Snow Jam ’82 — I was a Senior in [...]

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Family Roots

The better part of the last week has been spent with my dad in the hospital.  I’ve also spent time with mom — checking on things — walking the dog. Walking the dog in the yard, I can remember what the yard used to look like.  On this day, only the crisp smell of Fall [...]

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Enduring Cousin Heat

If the Sun is my Brother, and my Sister the Moon, then, these past few days have been spent entertaining Cousin Heat.   My air conditioning went out Thursday evening and a part had to be ordered.  My repair is delayed until the part comes in — hopefully early in the week. I’ve had flash backs [...]

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A Cat Named Zac

This post has been in the works for months.  I’m reminded of it every time Psalm 117 rolls around in the Liturgy of the Hours — it did today.  “Oh Praise the Lord, all you nations, acclaim him all you peoples!  Strong is his love for us; he is faithful for ever.”~NAB  Except those are [...]

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Knowing A Job

I’ve been attending a Sunday morning Bible study on the book of Job.  “Why do bad things happen to good people?,” — a question we ask of ourselves.   My family knows a Job.  I cannot think of one without the other.  I’ll just call this person “Job” as I continue to share some of his [...]

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Dental Loss

I checked my email on Friday morning, before heading out the door   — my dad had forwarded sad news — a link to an obituary.  My beloved childhood dentist passed on Thursday, April 15th — before sunset — he was 70.  We called him “Dr. Bob” — short for Robert.   I expected to check [...]

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Nail in My Foot

When I was a child, I remember my dad often bringing home items that were destined for the company surplus office furnishings pile.  This included large rolls of office grade carpet — where offices had been remodeled and the carpet discarded.  Often, the unworn carpet was an area large enough for a small room in [...]

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Full Circle

It has been a very busy couple of weeks for me.   My Secular Franciscan fraternity and friars of my parish were planning and preparing our celebration of the Transitus of St. Francis.  It was the most solemn celebration I can recall in recent memory.  As part of our service, we had six characters who encountered [...]

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Touched By An Angel

Come let us worship the Lord in the company of his angels… – Liturgy of the Hours – Sept 29 Feast of the Archangels As I’m writing this, tomorrow is the Feast of the Archangels; Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael.  I was a big fan of the television series, Touched By An Angel.   The Christian bookstore [...]

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Wave Watching

I vacationed in St. Augustine Florida last week.  I dedicated one day to sit on the beach and set up my umbrella and chairs.   The beach is a place where I feel the greatness of God.  Standing on the beach, I become a tiny grain of sand.  I feel that God is in control and [...]

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I See You

I guess I am making this a Rich Mullins trilogy.   This is another favorite song.  Whenever I hear this music, I am taken immediately to adoration of the Eucharist.  My mind can travel right to the monstrance, or, I can bring to mind the procession of the monstrance at our Eucharistic Congress.   The video below [...]

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My Papa and the Year For Priests

My papa was born June 19, 1910.  Several years ago, I dabbled in genealogy research.   I bought the Family Tree Maker that came with records on lots of CDs.  I would pick up the project and put it down in spurts of interest.  In the Summer of 1998, I began attending Inquiry sessions to learn [...]

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Jesus Freak Sundays

I was going to write on something totally different today–until I got in my car after Mass this morning.  My rosary CD started skipping so I popped it out of my player — just needs cleaning.  Oh what to fill in slot 6 of my 6 CD player — I scanned the other CDs in [...]

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Spring Cleaning Somewhere Else

It seems the time is flying by.  Over this long Memorial Day weekend, I have purposed to do some Spring cleaning — especially my office space.  I just have to close my eyes and toss things away at times.  I inevitably find new projects, abandoned projects, and procrastinated projects in the midst of all my [...]

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Mary Follows Me Into 2009

Happy New Year!  My first blogpost of 2009.  I am finally coming out of the fatigue I seem to get the last two weeks of the year.  It is a blur of Christmas, my birthday, and then the New Year arrives.  I seem to celebrate my birthday for an entire week.  I always celebrate New [...]

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