18°F clouds S@15mph
Morning Offering given
Village sleeps, as I should be
0116 hrs, startled awake by the ringing of my cell phone. J Kaufmann’s wife in labor, ready to head to Edith’s, can I take them? Was out the door in 5mins, and delivering to Edith at 0200hrs. This is a typical baby run. They will call later in the day to be brought home. My prayers for safe delivery with a well mama and baby are offered up.
The drive home included wandering deer, raccoon, skunk, and bobcat. Normal for County P that time of night. My thoughts wandered to there being no public bathrooms at this time of night (or any time of day) on this road. A quick stop along the road took care of the issue. I smile, I have no doubts… none of my friends would find themselves in this situation. No almost 68 yr old woman I know would do this at this time of night. But then, I’ve never been a conventional woman. Sometimes I regret that, but most days I do not.
Yesterday we attended the traditional Latin Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The confession line was double wide with 3 confessionals in operation. All confessions were heard previous to the Gospel. In all the years I’ve attended the Novus Ordo Mass there hasn’t been even one person waiting for confession. To reach this Mass one has to walk 20 minutes uphill or if you are unable to make the walk a golf cart will take you up. This morning I ponder that dedication because I know those in attendance do this every week rain, snow, shine. Many of the faces are familiar to us.
Coffee’s going down smooth this morning. Thoughts and words jumble up in my head with little hope of getting them sorted, thought through, and processed onto this page before my day has to being.
Headlines are screaming at me “Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Associated with Heart Inflammation: Study”, “Undercover DC Police Officer Pushed Protesters Toward Capitol, Climbed over Barricade”, “Moderna Reverses Course, Says People Won’t Have to Pay for COVID-19 Vaccine”,” Jeffrey Epstein Documents, With Names of Associates, Set to be Made Public”, “Former President Jimmy Carter in Hospice Care”, “Biden Admin Negotiates Deal to Give WHO Authority Over US Pandemic Policies”, “Natural Immunity as Good as or Better Than COVOD-19 Vaccination: Study”, and the list goes on with floods, fires, chemical spills, earthquakes, shootings… Too much for the mind to process this morning.
The drama has gone on way too long. We no longer lead normal lives. Would we even know what a normal life is? I’ve pondered when all this hubbub began. It’s been a gradual thing, comes as my response. As the world has become more modern (for lack of a better word) we have become more self-absorbed. More interested in how each thing touches our personal life. Less spontaneous with those around us. More interested in being “right”.
Know you are prayed for.
In the "Wilds of Wisconsin & Cornfields of Iowa" 