Tag Archives: Thankful
I am thankful 1/7/2010
For the many options available for daily mass and communion services, and the fact that the different parishes provide a continual reminder that the only thing that really matters is the Body of Christ: in the Eucharist, and the people who gather for the celebration. It is hard to get caught up in a building [...]
I am thankful 1/24/2010
For fresh greens that have survived the “winter” indoors and are now growing well outside. For a long-suffering friend who will put up with weeks worth of phone tag. For a library card and a library that is finally rebuilt.
I am thankful 1/17/2010
For raw honey. Delicious. For fresh citrus. Wonderful. For the return of warmth. I know that temperatures in the 20s and 30s are perfectly good for January, but they are not so nice in an apartment with a heating system that can only raise the temperature 15-20 degrees higher than it is outside. I am [...]
I am thankful 1/10/2010
For my husband’s proclivity for cheer. I thanked him for being strong and remaining active and happy despite circumstances that I found debilitating. His response? “It is difficult to be depressed for more than a day or two. ” Oh thank you God for the great help of someone who thinks that depression requires too [...]
2010 Gratitude
I had plans for reviewing 2009 and setting goals for 2010. But my greatest lesson of 2009 was learning to accept my lack of control over life events, so I have little motivation for establishing formal goals for this year. New Years day found me camping with part of my family in the Florida Panhandle. [...]
Choosing Marriage
December 12 is important because it is the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. It is memorable for me because in 2006 I did not get engaged on December 12. For the record, I did not become engaged on any of the other days in 2006, but December 12 is notable because the man with [...]
On the Irony of Chubby Statues of Ascetic Saints
Have you ever thought of how ironic it is that there are many statues of Saint Francis of Assisi where he looks rather round? You expect me to believe that a guy who spent his time walking around Italy and eating less than the birds he talked with was round?! Image Source Anyway… I find [...]
I am thankful 3/7/10