I was on my way to bed last night when I noticed my batteries needed a bit of a charge.  I opened my bedroom drapes to open the door to turn on the charger and what should I see but snow.  I came home expecting warmer weather and sun, but I get snow, which means using more propane at a time when I need to do wash and heat the house.  Normally, I love snow.  … [Read more...] about Miscellaneous

I have a lot to blog about I know, a lot of wonderful things have happened in my life in the last few weeks, tiny hands, tiny feet, and joyful moments with family. What is greater in this world than welcoming home a new little life?Welcome Lucca I can't wait to get to know you! Since I could go on all day, I won't, I just wanted to make a note of something that struck me as … [Read more...] about A Dr. Phil Moment

I was 14 I believe when my father and I were sitting at the table after dinner.  There was  a can of olive oil on the table. (He loved olive oil and put it on everything even after it was cooked.)  It said Lucca, Italy on the can and he pointed to it and said, “this is where your family came from.”  It impressed me enough that I’ve never forgotten it and made a point of going … [Read more...] about Lucca

I receive Maryknoll Magazine because I make a monthly donation.  The Maryknolls do mission work throughout the world.  But they don’t see their job as making Christians, but in doing what Jesus would do by helping the poor and ministering to people. There was a story about Father Venne, who worked in Bangladesh for 30 years and died in December at 81 years old, still working … [Read more...] about To Live As Christ Did

You are making this blog more interesting all the time.   I’m sure I’ve said this somewhere else before, but I think like Ben that the soul exists, but it is not us.  It may be the sum total of all the lives we may have lived in the past.  Sounds a little like the Buddhists doesn’t it?  When we die, the soul moves on into another body and over the … [Read more...] about Stephen and Ben