53°F SW10mph SR0420(0520DST) SS1946(2046DST)

Morning Offering given

Village sleeps

Coffee good

In the Catholic tradition, today we pray for the Polish Martyrs of WWII… 108 of them, killed by Nazis… 3 bishops, 52 priests, 26 male religious orders, 3 seminarians, 8 religious sisters, and 9 lay people. May God have mercy on their souls. John15:13

Why pray for someone who is already dead? 2 Timothy 1:16-18, along with verses from 2Maccabees, and the well-documented practice of early Christianity lends to the theological tradition of praying for the souls in purgatory to help their purification process. St Pope John Paul II said, “Praying for the souls in purgatory is the highest act of supernatural charity.”

Hoping the remaining sheer panel arrives today for the porch; along with the table umbrella. I’m thinking I will need to find at least two more sheer panels to complete the project. I’m not sure what this old mind was thinking by not ordering them to begin with.

Have a few pick-up and drop-offs to do along with workshop workers, and Bote this morning. Tonight I have a bus stop run as well. The man will be meeting his cousin today for lunch.

Must get a move on, time moves too swiftly.

Know you are prayed for.

Is Genisis History

Thanks to the man and BK.

Never would I have imagined what a difference woodchip mulch would do for a parking area.

51°F SSW13mph SR0426(0526DST) SS1941(2041DST)

Morning Offering given

Cascade is waking

Nice trip down last evening. Nothing to rush for. The fields we green and lush. Strawberries flourish, lots of for sale strawberry signs. Averaging $4 a quart.

Good night’s sleep. Will be headed home here shortly with A&S D who are catching a bus to Wyoming today in Cashton.

Received notice my friers will be ready for pickup tomorrow at FM’s. They are always plump and juicy.

Let’s talk about how your friendship with Jesus is going? Can’t cultivate a friendship if you don’t talk with him.

Know you are prayed for.

The man has begun the long awaited project.  I’m loving the looks of it.  More when it’s finished.

Change in design. 

44°F N7mph SR0420(0520DST) SS1945(2045DST)

Morning Offering given

Jesus take me as I am
Summon out what I should be
Set your seal upon my heart
Holy Spirit dwell in me

Village quiet

Coffee good

The house is silent, all still sleep. Was hard to get moving this morning when I woke. The weekend had been so full of weddings and work. Looking forward to the normal Monday events.

Happy Birthday RY

In the Catholic tradition, we ask St Joachima (founder of the Carmelite Sisters of Charity), St. Ephrem (ordained deacon but refused ordination to priesthood, teacher, defender of the faith, prolific writer, refuted heresies of his day often through lyrics of hymns he had written), St William of York disputed election as archbishop of York and mysterious death, and St Getulius (Roman Army Officer who resigned when he became a Christian) to pray for us.

On this day in history…
1692… First Salem witch hanging
1752… Benjamin Franklin flew his Kite during a thunderstorm
1775… John Adams proposes a Continental Army
1864… Confederates score victory at the Battle of Brice’s Crossroads
1881… Tolstoy disguises himself as a peasant and leaves on a pilgrimage
1935… AA was founded
1940… Norway surrendered to Germany, Italy declared war on France & Great Britain
2002… Doughnut truck thief arrested
2007… Last episode of The Sopranos airs

Know you are prayed for

Eventually, our shabby garden look will be completed.  The house is old and we want the garden/yard to look like it has been there the entire time. That is not the case. We started this project in the spring of 2011.

In the works

47°F sunny NW16mph SR0420(0520DST) SS1944(2044DST)

Morning Offering given https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-morning-offering-with-fr-k-113897890/

Village peaceful

Coffee good

The house is quiet, the dog is waiting for the boy

Yesterday we honored the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The roses in my yard were stunning. The Sacred Heart of Jesus in the background gives food for thought.

Know you are prayed for.

53°F rainy NNW8mph SR0421(0521DST) SS1943(2043DST)

Morning Offering given

Village wet

Coffee good

House quiet

Today… E & K wed and B & E wed. This prayer is for the mothers of the Bride.

God in Heaven,
I am so filled with different emotions as I see my daughter
down the aisle today to become a wife to this man.
My little girl is no longer that little girl and
I am having a hard time accepting it all.
Lord you are everything to me.
You love me and you have always known what is best for me.
Because of that, I know your care will be sufficient
as she leaves home and becomes a helpmeet
to this man you led to her.
But I am struggling.
When I gave birth to her,
you gave me a new life to take care of.
From your loving hands into mine,
you said to me that this child is yours
to raise and to look after.
I have tried to do that all these years.
I know she is not leaving my world
and I will see her again.
But to this day,
I was the one she would cry on
when her heart seemingly was broken.
I was the one
she shared her special dreams and
desires with as she grew.
Now those days will be fewer
as she has someone else to pour out her heart to.
Please help me and assure me everything will be ok.
Help me to make you even more important and
to fill this void with your special care.

Know that you are prayed for