Author: Sassy

Wife, Mother, G'ma, Catholic, Conservative

09.04.2023

66⁰F clear SSW@13mph SR0630 SS1933

Morning Offering given

Village sleeps

Coffee excellent!

The man sleeps

Many thank yous (for a wonderful day yesterday) to friends and family who came over yesterday to celebrate the man’s 72nd and our 49th. It was good. We finally collapsed about 9, leaving what was left to be taken care of today. I’m thinking there might be many recliner snoozes today.

Z, the bouquet is beautiful.

Labor Day… Federal holiday… honoring and recognizing the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers to the development and achievements of the United States.

Have an awesome day.

Know you are prayed for.

09.03.2023

68⁰F clear SW@14mph SR0629 SS1935

Morning Offering given

Village peaceful

Coffee good

The man sleeps

Lookin’ to be a warm one here today.  Hope this cool breeze continues for a bit.

The shrubs got trimmed yesterday.  They wildly went every which way.  Looks like a few tree limbs got clipped as well.  More rose bushes are emerging from the ground.

Mass at 8

Know you are prayed for.

09.02.2023

64⁰F SSW@14mph SR0627 SS1937

Morning Offering given

Village peaceful

Coffee good

The man sleepss

Reading Paul Pearson’s “Spiritual Direction from Dante: Avoiding the Inferno”

It is taking me longer than I desire. It is quite the struggle to quiet the mind and ponder the words that pierce my soul almost every page. Finally, at 68, I am getting it. There were many things I figured out early, but the simmering anger has taken longer to understand. Years, in fact, to glean understanding in regards to the toxicity of the relationship with my mother. Had I realized that you can’t give something you don’t have enough of to share, I perhaps would have been more understanding.

Today, I continue preparing for tomorrow’s little gathering to celebrate birthday and anniversary with friends and family. Join us in the backyard here at the house. Mass is at 10, and let the grilling begin around 1. Horseshoes, volleyball, cornhole toss, croquet, and good conversation and food.

Know you are prayed for.

Archbishop Oscar Romera quote

This is what we are about:

We plant seeds
that one day will grow.
We water seeds already planted,
knowing that they hold future promise.
We lay foundations
that will need further development.
We provide yeast
that produces effects beyond
our capabilities.
We cannot do everything
there is a sense of liberation
in realizing that.
This enables us to do something
to do it very well.
It may be incomplete,
but it is a beginning,
a step along the way,
an opportunity for God’s grace
to enter
and do the rest.
We may never see the end results,
but that is the difference between
the master builder
and the worker.
We are the workers,
not master builders,
ministers,
not messiahs.
We are prophets of a future
not our own.

09.01.2023

51⁰F clear S@13mph SR0626 SS1938

Morning Offering given

Village sleeps

The man sleeps

Coffee good… French roast from P&T thank you!

Early drive this morning to drop someone in Wilton. Then home for the day.

Lots to get done today.

1st Friday devotions to start.

Pondering to do regarding the state of my faith life.

What about you? How goes it? Got any plans to improve things?

Know you are prayed for.

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08.31.2023

45⁰F clear SSE@9mph SR0645 SS1940

Morning Offering given

Village Chilly

Coffee good

49 years we celebrate today

I’d do it again in a heartbeat

It all comes down to the graces received in our sacramental marriage. We by no means had 49 years of marital bliss. We had 49 years of the Holy Ghost working on our hearts and minds. 49 years of trying to put the other first. 49 yrs of working thru the hard stuff. 49 years of receiving unconditional love from each other. 49 yrs of praying for each other.

Example: Sunday… (him) Jesus, I pray for my wife. Each day, teach me how to lay down my life for her and live in a way that glorifies you and her. Keep her healthy lord and allow me to create space for her emotional, mental, and spiritual growth in a way that aides her health. Teach me how to build her up rather than break her down. I love you, God. Help me to love her the way you love the church. Amen. (Me) Blessed Mother, help my husband and I to be more and more committed to you and your holy Catholic church. Please help us to grow in faith and to pass that faith onto our children. May it permeate every aspect of our life, so there is no question Who we put first in our lives so our children see this and learn from it. Thank you for our faith. May we never take it for granted. Amen.

So far, it works, and by the grace of God, it will continue to work.

Know you are prayed for.