08.30.2025

58°F E4mph SR0625(0525) SS1941(1841)

Morning Offering given

Village sleeps

No coffee

Happy Birthday…. Love of My Life “Roger” 74 today
This day in history

RIAY Day 242: The Wedding Feast at Cana and Proclamation of the Kingdom and Call to Conversion

Meditations for Each Day by Antonio Cardinal Bacci pg. 346 “Perseverance”

Working on a couple of copy jobs today. Need to get them done and delivered.

Will take you all to Adoration with me in the morning.

Know you are prayed for

2 Timothy 3

The character of heretics of latter days. He exhorts Timothy to constancy. Of the great profit of the knowledge of the scriptures.

 1 Know also this, that, in the last days, shall come dangerous times.  2 Men shall be lovers of themselves, covetous, haughty, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, wicked,  3 Without affection, without peace, slanderers, incontinent, unmerciful, without kindness,  4 Traitors, stubborn, puffed up, and lovers of pleasures more than of God:  5 Having an appearance indeed of godliness, but denying the power thereof. Now these avoid.

 6 For of these sort are they who creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, who are led away with divers desires:  7 Ever learning, and never attaining to the knowledge of the truth.  8 Now as Jannes and Mambres resisted Moses, so these also resist the truth, men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the faith.  9 But they shall proceed no farther; for their folly shall be manifest to all men, as theirs also was.  10 But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience,

[8] “Jannes and Mambres”: The magicians of king Pharao.

 11 Persecutions, afflictions: such as came upon me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra: what persecutions I endured, and out of them all the Lord delivered me.  12 And all that will live godly in Christ Jesus, shall suffer persecution.  13 But evil men and seducers shall grow worse and worse: erring, and driving into error.  14 But continue thou in those things which thou hast learned, and which have been committed to thee: knowing of whom thou hast learned them;  15 And because from thy infancy thou hast known the holy scriptures, which can instruct thee to salvation, by the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

 16 All scripture, inspired of God, is profitable to teach, to reprove, to correct, to instruct in justice,  17 That the man of God may be perfect, furnished to every good work.

[16] “All scripture,”: Every part of divine scripture is certainly profitable for all these ends. But, if we would have the whole rule of Christian faith and practice, we must not be content with those Scriptures, which Timothy knew from his infancy, that is, with the Old Testament alone: nor yet with the New Testament, without taking along with it the traditions of the apostles, and the interpretation of the church, to which the apostles delivered both the book, and the true meaning of it.

insightful read

may I mend my ways

08.27.2025

50°F SW10mph SR0621(0521) SS1945(1846)

Morning Offering given

Village peaceful

Coffee good

Read Hosea 8
RIAY Day 239: The Annunciation and The Visitation
St Monica’s prayers for her son Augustine’s conversion inspire us to never abandon hope.
Meditations for Each Day pg. 342 “Those Who Will Be Damned”

Emotional Abuse
Let’s talk about that for a moment.
“Oh, it’s just the way H/She is.”
That may be true, but it is a form of POWER & CONTROL
It is one of eight categories on the wheel
It includes, but is not limited to
•putting him/her down
•making him/her feel bad about him/her self
•calling him/her names
•making him/her this h/she is crazy
•playing mind games
•humiliating him/her
• making him/her feel guilty
The other categories on the power and control wheel are: intimidation; isolation; minimizing, denying & blaming; using children, economic abuse; male/female privilege; coercion and threats.
https://www.isu.edu/media/libraries/counseling-and-testing/documents/Wheel-of-Emotions-Handout-(3).pdf
Don’t forget to call upon St. Rita, who is the patroness of abuse victims, couples and marriage difficulties, widows, and the sick

Know you are prayed for.

08.26.2025

44°F NW8mph SR0620(0520) SS1948(1848)

Morning Offering given

Village peaceful

Coffee good

St Teresa of Jesus Ibars, founder of the Little Sisters of the Poor, teaches us to overcome rejection when seeking God’s plan.

Read Hosea 7
RIAY Day 238:The Assumption and Coronation of Mary

This Day in History
1629 Cambridge Agreement: Massachusetts Bay Company stockholders agree to emigrate.
1748 First Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerius, is founded in Philadelphia, PA
1863 Battle of Rocky Gap (Battle of Dry Creek), WV (White Sulphur Springs) Colonel George S Patton’s (grandfather of WWII’s General George S. Patton) Confederate forces defeat a Union brigade advance

Morning!
Brrrr it is chilly out there this morning
Birds are headed south for the winter. Our hummingbirds and orioles have left. The rodents are trying to sneak their way into warmer places.
I’m actually ready to see some fall weather.
Have an awesome day today.

Know you are prayed for.

08.25.2025

46°F NW10mph SR0619(0519) SS1950(1850)

Morning Offering given

Village silent and chilly

Coffee perking

Read Hosea 6
RIAY Day 237: The Ascention and the Descent of the Holy Spirit
St Genesius, patron of Actors and Musicians, reminds us that faith can be gloriously expressed when art is inspired by God.

A Snippet of Family History
Yesterday was the anniversary of Martha (Lemey) Hogan’s death. She passed in 1975. She was my mother-in-law’s mother. I remember her as a tiny woman dressed in a navy blue outfit trimmed with white lace. Her father was Thomas Lamey (1841-1892), who married (1872) Bridget Burke (1853-1915) She had four siblings that died in infancy: Ella, Francis, John & James (twins) plus, Ella who married a Flannigan (1873-1913), Margaret who married a Heffernon (1876-196?), Anna who married an Edwards (1878-1963), Julia who married a Connery (1881-1936), Teresa “Sr. Eileen”(1886-1961), John (1887-1973), Alice “Sr Immaculata” (1891-1975)

Know you are prayed for.

08.24.2025

63°F NW14mph SR0618(0518) SS1915(1851)

Morning Offering given

Village peaceful

Coffee good

Home at 0400, sleeping 0405, woke 1115. Longest sleep I’ve had in months. Today begins the new schedule, the slower pace, the more home time. There are still 3 scheduled long trips but that’s it. I’m done with that part of life. My house is a mess… disgusting mess would more adequately describe it. Winter is coming. Driving workshop clients (M-W-Th) continues. Still no takers on that route. The baby list is empty for this year. That does not mean there won’t be any night drives, it just means I don’t know about them yet.

Ebony is a monster. She has taken over everything. I knew this would happen. It is too late now.

Know you are prayed for.

08.23.2025

62°F NW13mph SR0617(0517) SS1953(1853)

Morning Offering given

Village peaceful

Coffee good

Happy Birthday to Mallori A, Michael H today
Remembering Donna Hayward, who passed from this life to the next in 2016. I met her the first time at the Independence/Buchanan Co Public Safety Center. I had been hired as the 2nd PT Dispatcher, and she was my trainer. She was amazing at her job. She scared me to death. Her nickname was “Make ’em or Break ’em.” Her husband Jim was the LT on the PD at that time. Our friendship blossomed and remained. I still think of her often, and occasionally I have contact with her children. May she & Jim rest in peace.

St Rose of Lima demonstrates that to love Jesus, we must help others.
Read Hosea 5
RIAY Day 235 Crowning with Thorns/Carrying the Cross
Meditations for Each Day pg.337 “Holy Viaticum”

It was quite the week, and it is not over yet! Sept 1 begins our 3-day weekends. I cannot begin to tell you how much I am looking forward to a 4-day week. I’m too old to keep up the pace I’ve been doing. It gives me no time to do the things I want to do or even accomplish the bare minimum at home.

The man has begun hanging wainscoting in the kitchen. I know I’ve said it before, but I LOVE IT!

Know you are prayed for.