https://corrlinks.pissedconsumer.com/customer-service.html
Corrlinks.com Inmate Email | TRULINCS Federal Prison Email
this company is the poorest excuse of a communications company I have ever seen.
I’m not the only one who feels this way.
https://doc.iowa.gov/friends-and-family-resources/how-do-i-write-offender
Still waiting for them to send me complaint department information.
Guess I will have to contact the IDC in des moines and speak to them.
21°F ESE14mph SR0730 SS1626
Morning Offering given
Memory Verse John 3:16
For God so loved the world
that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him
might not perish
but might have eternal life.
Coffee good
Village damp cold, silent, and sleeping
Morning!
Looking to be another fine day of snow, wind, etc. Had plans to go shopping but am thinking there is too much going on here so I will probably stay home. The man has plans to work upstairs today. I need to take a good look at the garage and get some things to the garage attic and Christmas stuff down from. We have people coming in one week…!
Today Bacci is talking about “The Desire for Perfection” page 501 of his Meditations for Each Day. Lev 11:44; 19:2, Mt 5:48. We are obliged to make every possible effort to advance in holiness. Sad experience teaches us it is very difficult to reach the level of sanctity to which we are called by God and impossible to reach without him. He isn’t asking us to do the unreachable, he is asking us to desire it, and in return, we strive for it in all our actions. Lk 22:15 There are two kinds of desire passive and efficacious. Hell is full of those who desire without action.
Know you are prayed for.
-8°F ESE9mph SR0729 SS1625
Morning Offering given
Memory Verse Psalm 37:4
Find your delight in the LORD
who will give you your heart’s desire.
Village sleeps
Coffee dripping
New baby girl on the ridge “Lily” arrived before the midwife could get there. Mom and baby doing fine. Dad a bit excited but did good.
Did I tell you the man picked up a couple of long church pews? The plan is to use them at the table instead of chairs when we set up things for Christmas in the garage. Will make for comfy seating as they both have nice padded seats.
Today is another LaCrosse day, then we are finished for the weekend. There are a couple of copy jobs waiting for me in the office.
Saint of the Day… St Lucy
https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-lucy/
For Friday the 13th people https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/friday-the-13th
Fun and games will be had on the 21st & the 25th. Sessi found Speak Out & Watch Your Mouth. It should be a good time. Yes, there will be a card table. Dr. G told me to check out “Ransom Notes” I did and it too is on the want list.
The foot swelling has increased. Next appt is the 19th. Nuff said on my thoughts regarding the efficiency of getting things looked into.
I want to talk about communication with inmates in the state of Iowa. Did you know that they do not get handwritten letters? The letters are scanned, the originals discarded, and the inmates must read them on tablets purchased only from Iowa Prison Industries at the cost of $150 to read the e-messages. I don’t know how other states do it but as far as I am concerned this is bunk (nonsense)… coercion (the practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats)… interference with the US Mail system and destruction of mail (18USC Ch 83: Postal Service (whoever knowingly and willfully obstructs or retards the passage of the mail, or any carrier or conveyance carrying the mail, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 6 months or both). I understand the necessity of controlling contraband and do not have an issue with that. I do have an issue with making e-messages the only way. That physical mail is a contact that can be felt, touched, carried around, etc. A connection with a loved one. This insane push of electronics being the only way is just wrong. Period. Can anyone tell me how their state does inmate mail?
Know you are prayed for.
-6°F WNW8mph SR0728 SS1625 “parka day”
Morning Offering given–Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
https://www.usccb.org/news/2024/our-lady-guadalupe-powerful-reminder-we-are-all-called-be-one-christ-jesus
Memory Verse Matthew 1:21
“She will bear a son
and you are to name him Jesus,
because he will save his people from their sins.”
Village cold and dark
Coffee hot and black
New baby on the ridge “Samuel” joins 2 brothers & 2 sisters. Mom & baby doing well.
Lots of things to think about today… Left Bundle Branch Blockage, Afib, and various other things. Time to make a 3 ring. Next appt on 19th.
Know you are prayed for
20°F WNW18mph SR0727 SS1625
Morning Offering given
Memory Verse Isaiah 41:10
Do not fear: I am with you;
do not be anxious: I am your God.
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.
Village chilly and silent
Coffee good
Today St Andrew’s Christmas Novena Day 12, Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary, Day 11 of Advent (USCCB Daily Readings), Chapter 11 of Luke
Looking towards another easy day. 2 copy jobs, the workshop girls, and a newspaper to pick up at the printer.
How’s your Advent going? I’ve been noticing how busy people are while they shop. Being in such a frenzy cannot be much fun. Years ago we gave up the frenzy and now our list is limited to: something to read, something to wear, and something wanted (within reason). St Nicholas does not leave presents under the tree, here he puts them in your stocking.
I try to give my special needs workshop girls a little something at Christmas. This year at the resale store I found sand dollars and at another store poinsettias handkerchiefs. Then went online, for the sand dollar poem. https://www.courageouschristianfather.com/the-legend-of-the-sand-dollar/#google_vignette the poinsettia story, and the candy cane story https://www.creativebiblestudy.com/legend-of-the-poinsettia.html#google_vignette https://www.candyhistory.net/candy-origin/candy-cane-history/#google_vignette
A small token and perhaps information they would not have otherwise known at very little expense but with much thought in selection. That is really what it is all about. Letting someone know you are thinking of them.
Life is good
Know you are prayed for
25°F WNW10mph SR0726 SS1624
Morning Offering given
Memory Verse 2 Corinthians 5:17
So whoever is in Christ is a new creation:
the old things have passed away;
behold, new things have come.
Village silent
Coffee dripping
Morning! Easy day ahead, for which I am thankful. A couple copy jobs to finish and deliver, Dr. appointment and some books that need dropping off. The foot needs a rest. Swollen, red, painful. Not sure what is on the man’s agenda.
Today Bacci speaks to “Peace of the Soul” page 496. He says “Peace of soul is more to be desired than anything else in this world“. He goes on to say that wealth, honours, and pleasures are valueless as long as we are discontented and disturbed at heart. He said happiness is essentially internal, not external. Anyone looking for it outside of themselves cannot find it simply because it does not exist there. He advised interior peace is capable of bring us whatever happiness can be obtained in this world. Isa 48:22 tells us “there is no peace to the wicked” Mat 11:28-29 tells us that Jesus invites us to “Come to me, all you who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart and you will find rest for your souls.” True peace consists in doing the will of God constantly and with love. Job 1:21 “The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord!” This may all seem too difficult but only in this way can we obtain interior peace. The Imitation of Christ speaks to this should you desire to read more about it.
Know you are prayed for.
37°F W12mph SR0725 SS1625
Morning Offering given
Memory Verse Hebrews 13:4
Let marriage be honored among all
and the marriage bed be kept undefiled,
for God will judge the immoral and adulterers.
Village quiet
Coffee strong
My friend FS pointed me to the “My Catholic Life” app. I am enjoying it. Many thanks to her for letting me know.
Wonderful time had at St John Summit Ridge’s Christmas Potluck. The PCCW always does a very nice job of feeding everyone, Santa comes to check on the children and how they are doing this year. Photos can be seen at stjohnthebaptistsummitridgewi.wordpress.com
This week in Advent “The Bethlehem Candle”/Peace. Today is Day #9 of the Advent Season. Day #10 of St Andrew’s Christmas Novena and Day#6 of Cardinal Burke’s Novena to Our Lady for her intercession. Just as she did at the Battle of Lepanto. Our Advent Bible Readings this week -Chapters 8-14 in the Book of Luke, one chapter per day.
If you have an interest in Our Lady’s victory, books regarding this have been written: Lepanto 1571…The Madonna’s Victory by Nic Fields, The Battle of Lepanto 1571 by Robert F Marx, Crescent and Cross by Hugh Bicheno, Lepanto 1571-1871 by Giuseppe Giuriato, Play the Naval Battle of Lepanto 1571 by Luca Stefano Cristini
Christmas cards have begun to arrive. I should be working on mine but am not. My goal for 2025 is to write more physical letters so I thought I would begin that with a “New Year” letter instead of a Christmas card. After all, the Christmas season doesn’t end at Christmas.
Know you are prayed for.
29°F SSE9mph SR0724 SS1625
Morning Offering given
Memory Verse 2 Corinthians 9:7
Each must do as already determined,
without sadness or compulsion,
for God loves a cheerful giver.
Village sleeps
Coffee none
Happy Birthday Hudson!
Short night miscarriage, hemorrhage, car fire… may God have mercy on them all.
Christmas Pot Luck… St John Summit Ridge… Mass 10AM with potluck to follow.
If this is what retirement is like I need to get a job. Left foot giving me fits. Feels like it is being stabbed with a needle. I have been to the Dr more since retirement than I have been in my entire life. Just ridiculous.
Today Syria fell, and Assad (the president) has fled the country after advising everyone to be peaceful during the takeover. Locals cheered as they gathered in the streets of Jarmana, a Damascus suburb. Damascus is where: Abraham rescued Lot- Gen 14:14-15, King David successfully subdued the enemies of Israel- 2 Samuel 8:5-6, & St Paul had his conversion- Acts 9. It was an important cultural/commercial center due to its geographical position at the crossroads of the Orient and the Occident, (between Africa and Asia). It was the capital of the Muslim world from 661 to 750. Ruled by the Turks from 1500 to early 1900. Our Lady of Victory Oct 7, the anniversary of the decisive victory of the combined fleet of the Holy League of 1571 over the Ottoman navy at the Battle of Lepanto. In 1918 a combined Arab and Australian force arrived in Damascus to spearhead its liberation from the Turks during WWI.
Know your history… understand your present…prepare for your future.
Know you are prayed for.
28°F SW15mph SR0724 SS1625
Morning Offering given
Memory Verse James 1:2-3
Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter various trials,
for you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
Village sleeping in
Coffee good
Great day yesterday in La Crosse. Some great finds picked up for Christmas. I need to get Christmas decorating boxes out of the garage attic and onto the porch. Garage stored items need to be placed into the attic so that we can set up the garage next week.
Two copy jobs, email print & delivery and a shopping run to do today. Then home to get things done.
Today run through your memory verses, update your confession list, and critique your spiritual week. Are you comfortable with how it is going? Tweak it if need be.
Book suggestion: The Dutch House by Ann Patchett the audio performed by Tom Hanks.
Did I tell you I have purchased a home planner? I’ve spent the last few weeks looking at it, make decisions on it and will implement it Jan 1st. I’ve always had trouble “running” a house. I am confident this tool will help me do that so things don’t get overlooked. https://passionatepennypincher.com/home-planner/ I’ve been told it is on sale on amazon.
Know you are prayed for.
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