10.12.2023

44⁰F E@12mph SR0713 SS1825

Morning Offering given

Village waking

Coffee, left in travel mug on counter… dang it

Beautiful out here this morning. Perfect temp to enjoy what sky can be seen thru the clouds. Rain is coming. We need it. Summer flowers are fading. The tree leaves are past their prime. Gardens are being cleared. Last of the summer vegetables are enjoyed at table. Harvest is coming along nicely. Fallow time is coming.

I’m looking forward to fallow time. DST will end. Order will be restored. The ebb and flow of life’s tide will return to normal.

The celebration of gratitude and thankfulness will soon be upon us. Perhaps an inventory of God’s generosity should be made. We are sometimes neglectful in that area.

Know you are prayed for.

Zari Irene

Coming into her own

10.11.2023

32⁰F E@4mph SR0712 SS1827

Morning Offering given

Village peaceful

Coffee good

Dr this morning.

Happy 20 Birthday Keziah

Furnace kaput, new one comes Thursday. Better now than January.

Yard art has been gathered up for storage. One last weed pull.

The fallow time is coming. A time to be unproductive so as to resore ourselves. It’s a time to read books, have good conversation, evaluate the path you walk, write letters, and fix what ails you.

Know you are prayed for.

10.10.2023

46⁰F WNW@10 mph SR0711 SS1828

Morning Offering given

Village quiet

Coffee good

Happy Birthday “106” Dad C, may you rest in peace.

Happy Anniversary, Mark & Sue

Have an awesome day!

Know you are prayed for.

St. John the Baptist Montello, WI

Yesterday, we attended 10am Mass here. We were greeted by many on the way in.

The visiting priest informed us of his village in India.

The Rosary was said before mass in a reverent, beautiful way by someone whose voice inflections told you they had talked with our Lady many times previous.

The fall bazaar was in its 2 day. Snagged a couple awesome items.

Everyone friendly & welcoming.

The Baptist would have liked this church. No frill, no fuss, the only focus on the altar…the body of Christ.

Keep your eyes on Jesus.

10.09.2023

36⁰ F NW@14mph SR0704 SS1824

Morning Offering given

Frost advisory on the lake

My time here on Buffalo Lake comes to an end this morning. This time with my friend S has been so relaxing. Mass at the local Catholic church and time at the National Shrine of St. Philomena uplifting. I am blessed and have been blessed to be able to spend a weekend like this with other Catholic moms. I smile as many of us are empty nest moms moving into our next stage of life, knowing full well the waters are uncharted. Some things we always thought would be suddenly nowhere in the future.

I look to Our Lady and the stages in her life as a mother. Most fraught with hard work and sadness. She kept going forward. Making her way, keeping her eyes on Jesus. May that always be my choice as well… keeping my eyes on Jesus.

Know you are prayed for.