Saturday, December 24, 2022
CHRISTmas Eve 2022
Saturday, December 10, 2022
Prayer
Sunday, August 21, 2022
2022 Graduation!
Friday, August 12, 2022
This day I am thankful...
Saturday, August 6, 2022
Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow!
Thank You, Father, for Your provision, and not just when I see it working out as I would like it to. Thank You, for knowing what's best for us, and for loving us so much.
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Recipes Number 18 and 19: Yellowstone Taco Salad and Cowboy Cookies
Friday, June 24, 2022
Roe v. Wade has been overturned. God be praised!
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Monday, June 13, 2022
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
“The LORD begot me, the beginning of his works,
the forerunner of his deeds of long ago;
From of old I was formed,
at the first, before the earth.
When there were no deeps I was brought forth,
when there were no fountains or springs of water;
Before the mountains were settled into place,
before the hills, I was brought forth;
When the earth and the fields were not yet made,
nor the first clods of the world.
When he established the heavens, there was I,
when he marked out the vault over the face of the deep;
When he made firm the skies above,
when he fixed fast the springs of the deep;
When he set for the sea its limit,
so that the waters should not transgress his command;
When he fixed the foundations of earth,
then was I beside him as artisan;
I was his delight day by day,
playing before him all the while,
Playing over the whole of his earth,
having my delight with human beings.”
When I see your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and stars that you set in place—
What is man that you are mindful of him,
and a son of man that you care for him?
Yet you have made him little less than a god,
crowned him with glory and honor.
You have given him rule over the works of your hands,
put all things at his feet:
All sheep and oxen,
even the beasts of the field,
The birds of the air, the fish of the sea,
and whatever swims the paths of the seas.
O LORD, our Lord,how awesome is your name through all the earth!
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through Whom we have gained access [by faith] to this grace in which we stand, and we boast in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we even boast of our afflictions, knowing that affliction produces endurance, and endurance, proven character, and proven character, hope, and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the holy Spirit that has been given to us.
And then from the 16th of St John's Gospel:
I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when He comes, the Spirit of Truth, He will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and will declare to you the things that are coming. He will glorify Me, because He will take from what is mine and declare it to you. Everything that the Father has is mine; for this reason I told you that He will take from what is mine and declare it to you.
From Loyola Press (https://www.loyolapress.com/catholic-resources/liturgical-year/sunday-connection/most-holy-trinity-cycle-c-sunday-connection/), regarding the Gospel reading:
Sunday, June 12, 2022
Friday, June 10, 2022
From Pope Francis, on Living With Christ
Reprinted in my daily devotional from Loyola Press (https://www.loyolapress.com/retreats/celebrating-eucharist/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Your+3-Minute+Retreat+for++TODAY&utm_campaign=3-Minute+Retreat+Master+Template)
It is not creativity, however pastoral it may be, or meetings or planning that ensures our fruitfulness, even if these are greatly helpful. But what ensures our fruitfulness is our being faithful to Jesus, who says insistently: “Abide in me and I in you” (John 15:4). And we know well what that means: to contemplate him, to worship him, to embrace him, in our daily encounter with him in the Eucharist, in our life of prayer, in our moments of adoration; it means to recognize him present and to embrace him in those most in need. “Being with” Christ does not mean isolating ourselves from others. Rather, it is a “being with” in order to go forth and encounter others.
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Musings on an Easter Thursday
Like five loans going right now, which makes my eight hours of enslavement seem like twenty. There are only so many games one is able to engage in, without the game itself becoming drudgery. Thankfully, the New York Slime only gives me one Wordle per day :-).
Kemple Spruce appraisal came in early to-day but four of the rooms in one unit need flooring, and this will delay our closing for sure. Baxter had to be resubmitted due to the addition of co-borrower spouse, and we will get their appraisal transferred to the new loan. Spawn's two TBD loans are both approved - one he is working furiously on and the other not so much. I keep hearing about a host of new refinances coming from Tina but have not seen any app data yet. Stay tuned...
My morning time was especially blessed earlier. Father Al provided just a little more insight into the vastly huge, unprecedented Father's love for me. The Legionairies of Christ guided me through praying with an open heart: Lord, increase my love and appreciation for the Church and her leaders.
Great 2nd Verse #3
Did we in our own strength confide,
Our striving would be losing.
Were not the right Man on our side,
The Man of God’s own choosing.
You ask Who that may be?
Christ Jesus, it is He!
Lord Sabaoth His Name,
From age to age the same;
And He must win the battle!
Monday, April 25, 2022
One Saturday I Took A Walk To Zipperhead
Excellent little remembrances from vintagedetroit.com of Jim Walewander, the Tiger phenom of 1987
https://www.vintagedetroit.com/when-the-tigers-had-a-punk-rocker-in-their-infield/
Saturday, April 23, 2022
The Psychedelic Furs - Pretty in Pink (Official Video)
Friday, April 22, 2022
Friday of the Octave of Easter Banter, and a Recipe Thrown In As A Bonus
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
God of justice, help me to look outside myself and be alert to the needs of others. Help me to remember that I serve You through service to others.
Sunday, March 27, 2022
Laetare Sunday 2022
Will this be more ramblings, or will it take more form and have substance? .. .. ..
Father in Heaven, we entrust this event to You - all the planning and preparations, decisions and details, food and fellowship - all to Your glory! Thank You for what we have accomplished so far; continue to be our Guide and Ultimate Provider. In the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; amen.
Sunday, March 20, 2022
Recipe #33: Goodass Spaghetti
Third Sunday in Lent, and I'm ready for a little bit o' pasta I think. After a blessed trip to Aldi yestreday, we have all the fixin's.