Author: Sassy

Wife, Mother, G'ma, Catholic, Conservative

05.02.2023

41⁰F cloudy NNW@19mph SR@0554 SS@2006

Morning Offering given

Village peaceful

Coffee good

The man off to Iowa for the day.

Interesting video…powerful words Tucker Carlson and the Power of Truth https://link.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/tucker-carlson-and-the-power-of-truth_5233877.html?utm_source=andshare

Once again, I will say the fee I pay for the Epoch Times is the BEST money I spend each month.  You can’t go wrong with it.

Plants need to go in the ground be for we leave on Thurs.

Picked up 3 books on cd and 2 regulars. CDs for the drive. The ceramic pot holds a variegated “string of pearls”

The table is a mess, actually the entire house is. This, too, shall pass.

Today is my day to pray for cmom, as well as others. Know you are prayed for.

05.01.2023 May Day

38°F cloudy NW@22mph SR@0555 SS@2005

Morning Offering given

Village waking

Coffee good

The man still sleeps

Saints of the Day…

Saint Joseph the Worker Saint Richard Pampuri Saint Peregrine Laziosi Saint Sigismund of Burgundy Saint Brieuc of Brittany Blessed Vivald of Gimignano Blessed Mafalda of Portugal Saint Benedict of Szkalka Blessed Julian Cesarello de Valle Saint Aldebrandus of Fossombrone Saint Andeolus of Smyrna Saint John-Louis Bonnard Saint Amator of Auxerre Saint Marculf Saint Augustine Schoffler Blessed Klymentii Sheptytskyi Saint Ambrose of Ferentino Saint Theodard of Narbonne Jeremiah the Prophet Saint Torquatus of Guadix Saint Arnold of Hiltensweiler Saint Bertha of Val d’Or Saint Isidora of Egypt Saint Grata of Bergamo St Orentius of Loret St Orentius of Auch St Patientia of Loret St Bertha of Kent

New month…New week…New day… start again, if it is necessary. Think about what happened/didn’t happen when you went off track. List what you could have done differently to stay on track. I hope you are journaling by now. Remember the sparrows…Luke 12:6-7, Hosea 11:11, Proverbs 26:2, Psalm 36:7, Psalm 40:5, Psalm 84:3, Psalm 139:1-5, Philippians 4:19, Job 12:7-10. Do not fall into acedia (a state of listlessness or torpor, of not caring or not being concerned with one’s position or condition in the world) it is a potent but hidden source of unhappiness that permeates your life. It is not limited to your spiritual life.

Make the time to think about what is going on/not going on in your life. Are you happy, sad, stagnant? Are you searching for meaning/ more meaning? Looking for truth? Get that journal out and get started with your search.

Know that you are prayed for.

04.30.2023

34°F wet NW@20mph SR@0557 SS@2004

Morning Offering given

Village cold and wet

Coffee strong

The man sleeps

Mass at 0800 St Mary’s Ridge

Happy Birthday Dennis C…OMGosh! 32!

Happy Birthday Anne…

In The Margins… “Each stage of life has its special duties, by accomplishing them, one may find happiness.” St Nickolas of Flue; “Today I am praying you will grow closer to God during this difficult time. In between what’s comfortable and what feels like it may kill us is often where we find strength and courage we didn’t know we had.” Unknown

Garage sale list so far…banjo with stand, guitar with case & hanger, Versa2 Fitbit & accessories, Kindle 10 with cover, Verizon hot spot, Vintage lamps, flat-screen TVs, radios, luggage, dolls, toys, recliner, books (religious, children’s, vintage, reference), typewriter, various computer cords & accessories, hitch luggage carrier, car luggage carrier, dog kennel, small amount xl clothing, antique wood burning stove, dishes, baskets, games, quilt rack, marbles, quilts, baby items, scooter, jars, tools… May 11,12,13 opens at 7am.

Gotta run, know you are prayed for.

Summer Living Room

Today was the day. Clear out the winter items, move the plants to the porch, toss out that extra easy chair, and move the home office and the tv to out of the way spots. Make the living room seem larger with more center of room space.

It’s a yearly ritual, like flinging wide the windows and doors. Ushering old man winter out and springtime in. It is time.

Sparse is the look.

04.29.2023

42°F raining NW@14mph SR@0558 SS@2003

Morning Offering given

Village sleeps

Coffee good

The man sleeps

Happy Birthday Lisa B, I miss you.

The night was restless, both shoulders argued over the rain that was falling, refusing to allow back sleeping and complaining about side sleeping.

Today I hope to empty the garage, set up the tables, and create some sense of order for the garage sale I will be having on the 11, 12, and 13th. Everything from toys to quilts. All those things one thinks they must have to function in life end up in the garage, waiting to be used. Sometimes they languish in there for years.

My mind is of course working overtime after all someone told me not to overthink. Which of course triggers my over thinking.

Psalm 42:5 (DR)   5 To thee, O God my God, I will give praise upon the harp: why art thou sad, O my soul? and why dost thou disquiet me?

Psalm 43:(NAB) 5 5 Why are you downcast, my soul? Why do you groan within me? Wait for God, whom I shall praise again, my savior and my God.

Nefarious…a movie, which is a depiction of what happens during exorcism. Not so patiently waiting for it to come to this area. I might have to travel to see it.

Know you are prayed for.

Blessed Mother

Of those whose names you can read in my heart

watch over them with every care.

Make their way easy and their labors fruitful.

Dry their tears if they weep;

sanctify their joys;

raise their courage if they weaken;

restore their hope if they lose hearts,

their health if they be ill,

truth if they err,

and repentance if they fall.

Amen