Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel
Well, it is official, Missouri, my state, is at the bottom of the states in percentage of people who are vaccinated. I worry about the surges that might bring the virus to me through all those...
View ArticleVacation Planning
I read or heard something in passing a couple of weeks ago that has made an impression on me. At the time I heard or read it I thought it was interesting, but over time, pondering the idea, it has...
View ArticleImaginary Dog Neglect
It has been hot around here lately. Very hot. I have taken some days off of walking. I didn't want heat stroke. I have been achy lately. I know that walking would help. But, when it is hot, my...
View ArticleA Bit of a Brat
When I was a very little child I remember running to greet my dad coming home from work. I was not yet in school, so I didn't know how to read or spell anything yet. My dad would greet me by saying...
View ArticleBoring Post for Saturday--El Eats Everything
My granddaughter, El, is becoming quite a little person. She communicates and responds a lot more than her brother did at that age. She has demands. She throws mini temper tantrums when she isn't...
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Sunday Prayers
Lord,Sometimes there is rain. It brings life to the earth. Rain is a good thing. But, sometimes it doesn't seem so. Troubles in my life come and go. They almost never seem like a good thing while I...
View ArticleGoing to the Zoo, Zoo, Zoo
My grandkids and their parents are going to the zoo today. I used to love to go to the zoo. Animals in one form or another are my thing. If I hadn't been a teacher/ librarian I would have been a...
View ArticleSelf Acceptance
I grew up with a lot of criticism. I thought that no matter what I did, I could never be good enough, could never be acceptable. But, I kept trying. I was a little person striving to be loved and...
View ArticleThe Bishops
I am annoyed with the American bishops these days. They are meddling in politics in my opinion. The issue isn't abortion, which I firmly oppose, the issue is Eucharist. Eucharist is the most sacred...
View ArticleJuly Is Here
I view July as the most doldrum of months. It is hot around here in July. People are on vacation so groups stop meeting with regularity. Have I mentioned that it is hot? It is too hot to do most...
View ArticleGetting It Together
So, if you are keeping track, I still have a squirrel problem at my house, I think it is in the soffit. I still have an imaginary dog and real parakeets. I am still watching my grandchildren and they...
View ArticleBoring Post for Saturday--Empathy
I was one of a litter of 4 children in my family. We were four children born within 5 years of each other. That didn't really make us close. We were never taught empathy for each other. We were...
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Sunday Prayers
Lord,Stir me up. Stir me into action. Stir me with Your love. Stir me into the person You called me to be. Stir me up, Lord. Stir me up.Amen
View ArticleIn This Moment
What is God's Will for me in this moment? That was a question I heard recently. The homilist had the point that if I am thinking about God's Will for me that is something happening tomorrow or in...
View ArticleJourney Into the Future
Sometimes I think that I am not very smart about things. I have made a bunch of mistakes in my life. I have zigged when I should have zagged and I should have known better. And I have been told by a...
View ArticleIndependence Day
The Fourth of July is not my favorite holiday. Back in the olden days when I was young, we went out to see the fireworks. At our house in Rockford, IL when I was really little, we could see the...
View ArticlePenny Candy
I was recently meeting in person with a group of long time friends. We met on the back patio, even though we were all vaccinated, just to be safe. Somehow the talk turned to things we did when we...
View ArticleWhat's New With You?
Doesn't it feel like in the last 15 months things have reached a certain sameness? All the information about the virus and the vaccines took up a lot of space in my head. I read a lot of royal...
View ArticleBoring Post for Saturday--Miss Ellie
When I arrive at their house in the morning I am always greeted by my grandson who shouts "Grandma's here!" I know that I am welcomed. Recently, Miss Ellie who doesn't say too much unless it is...
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