Saturday, December 24, 2022

CHRISTmas Eve 2022

 Oh there is so much to relay; where to begin?!?
Praise God from Whom all blessings flow! After the recent storm we have not lost power and both of our vehicles are running well! We are both on the mend and Moni's ankle is almost good as new, God be praised!!
We didn't have school yestreday, Friday the 23rd, due to the coming event and winter storm warning. The cold is here (down to 0 last night, and only 5 above now), to be sure, as are with winds (sustained 20-25 mph, with gusts up to 60), but the snowfall accumulation we so feared never manifested (maybe two inches total; drifts up to five or six inches, and the sidewalks blown clean already). We are blessed!
Thankful we are for the many gifts from staff and students and their families - oh how God showered us through the many folks of Holy Spirit this CHRISTmas! Thankful and humbled we are.
The Downy (and a few Hairy) Woodpeckers have  been our most faithful customers these past few days. Second price in attendance goes to the Darkeyed Junco and House- and Chipping- Sparrows! Pigeons, Black-capped Chickadees, and Tufted Titmice have all been visiting as well, along with a fortunate Hawk - not able to identify the variety - showing God's design for nature in our little yard. 
Looking forward to 11 pm Mass during the Night (with Pre-Christmas Music at 10:45) tonight, and our lasagna dinner tomorrow. We have the thermostat up to an unheard of 78 degrees in an attempt to thaw our pipes - no water for us so far to-day!
Compass issues, new glasses, and overdrawn checking accounts round out our end of the year high- (or low-) lights. My mom and dad's Lions are beginning play for their 8th win of the season, a feat only accomplished four times since 2000.

Saturday, December 10, 2022

Prayer

 ... committing to You and inviting You into this day, Lord God, almighty Father. Offering all our joys, hardships, pains and frustrations, blessings, fear, worries, our whole beings to You.

And praying for Francis and all the priests, bishops, deacons, religious and their families, and Your Church all over the world, especially where there is persecution or scandal. Praying also 
For Bishop Earl, Father Karl, Father Bill, Father Joe and Father Joe, Father Tom - for courage for him - , Father John, Father Miguel, Father Ken, Father Jim. For every woman considering abortion that You would change her heart and mind, that she would know there is a better way. For the repose of the souls in purgatory, for all who have gone on before us. For President Trump and his family, and for all the elected officials and leaders at the state, local, national, and international level - that they would make decisions that please You. For the sick and the dying, for those in hospitals and those in prison. For every child, every parent, every family, every marriage; for those traveling to-day and those who work outside, the blue collar folks: construction workers, caregivers, nurses and doctors, police, fire, rescue, all our military - bring them home safely. For those suffering from addiction or retardation; for the homeless and the helpless. For the one who has no one to pray for him, for the one struggling to pay the rent or truck payment, gas, electricity, ... For the men of Livingston County - that we would turn our hearts to You; for our great State, our Nation, and men all over the world - draw us to You! For Monica and all our family and friends - that You would forgive their sins, give them a desire to know You more intimately through the truth and fullness of the Catholic Church, protect them and keep them safe, heal their body, mind, soul and spirit, give them peace in their hearts, and let them know how much You love them. For Marty, Denada and their kids, Tony, Doreen, Liam, Aiden, Roger, Sheri, Benjamin, Kevin, his mom, dad, brother and his family, for John Paul, Brandon, Joe, Sam, Steve, Amber and Andrew, and Wendy and all their families. For Ms Laura, Mrs Mackmiller, Ms Wilson, Ms Hager, Mrs Mcgint, Mrs Thornburg, Mrs Dewan, Carl, Mr Tuworek, Leo, Mrs Rivet, Ms Art lady, Mr Computers, Mr Schultz, Dr B, Andrea, Ewa, Mary Ann, Debbie, Sparty man, Sean, Hart, Jacob, Oliver, Jack, Evan, Charlie, Anna, Sophia, Dana, Jena, Emma, Anthony, Lauren, Collette, Hunter, Hutton, Miss Coco, Miss Izzy, Miss Scarlet, Kaidon, Luke, Matthew, Hannah, Meka, Alex, Chris, Chloe and Joey and all their families. For Brent and Ashley, Kylie, Travis and Jackson, Juniper and Harlow, Scott, Cindy, Zach, Faith, Ty, Sandy, Jay, her brother and his family, Faith, Jim and Chris, the nice lady and her family, David, Michael and his mom, all our neighbors down that way, June, Brian, Shawna, John, Ron, Ed, the Georges, Shawn and Joanne and the maintenance mean and all their families. For Bonnie, Phyllis, Amy, Cheryl, Deb, Adam Mary Joe and all their families, for Tommy and Shelly, Vic AJ, Peggy, John, Michele, and their families; for Ron, Tim, Buttrey, Walt, Bill, Jonathan, Beth, Tommy, Termors, Fournier and their families; for the Nortons, Cece's, Charlicks, Sherwoods, and all the good folks from West Highland; for Deb, Kim, Denise, Meredith and their families; for the local folks we see at stores and shopping centers. 
For Stan, Rita, Charlotte, Stan, Beth, Kathy, Joey, Mary and her family, Eleanor, Caleb, Dana, Andrew and their kids, Stosh, Stacie, Carter, Parker, Ryan, Emily, Mary Ann, Dean and his family, Courtney, Rusty, Drew, Mason, Meggie, Jake, Quinn, Cameron, Deacon, Kacie, Alex, Harper, Brett M, Moni, Bob and his family, John, Jason, Jen, Joslin, Liam - that those kids and beautiful grandkids would grow up to know and love You, serve You all the days of their lives, and spend eternity with You in heaven - for Pam, Ken and his family, Kenny, Kendall, Marshall, Robert, Carolyn, Doug and his family, Terry, Jeannie and her family, Ty, Sophia, Trent, Kevin, Justin, Coret and her family, Torri, Kaylie, Claire, Camron, Kristine and all their families.
For mom and dad, grandma and grandpa, aunt Sue, uncle Elt, uncle Skip and their families, Jeff, Dawn, Josh, Christy, Cathy, Jeff, Francisco, Nicole, Owen, Kim, Mario, Dante, Sydney, Uncle Bill, Aunt Nancy and her family, Brad, Brenda, Blake, Brooke, Kelli, Doug, Marin, Cookie and the other daughter, Steve, Frances and her family, Charlie, Anne, Mary Ellen, all the Fuches and foxes and our other cousins; for grandma and grandpa, aunt Arlene, aunt Doreen, uncle Butch and his family, Vicki Dave, Dana, Gray, Wendy, Adam, Jason, Matthew, Gerald, Tiffany, Elizabeth, Mackenzie, Laura, Ray and Emily, Jim and Ed, Mel and Grace and Bob, uncle Art, aunt Dorothy, Janis, uncle Fred, aunt Delores and Donna, Sharon, Sandy, Jim their kids and grand kids Jake and Jack, Aunt Grace and Uncle Harold, Shirley, Diane, Jesse and her family, Kenny and his family. For Nancy and Ruben and his family especially baby Sullivan, Ramon, Alexander, Ricardo, Belle and Eli, Benjamin and Mackenzie, Carlos, Cheyenne and her family. For Gary and Mary and her family, for Joshua, Taylor, Theo James, Ty, Jeremy Breeze, Lauren and her family and Own, for Nicholas, his dad and his family, for Ariel, Isaiah, and Alexander.
And I give You this day: my every thought, word, action, decision, work, play, rest, EVERYTHING!

Thank You, Lord.
Come Holy Spirit;
come now;
come as You wish.

Amen