03.30.2024

35°F SR0547(0647DST) SS1828(1928DST)

Morning Offering given

Village silent

The snow is gone, just a few little balls on the north slopes.
Spring has arrived, rain appears eminant sometime this weekend,
the gray overcast skies give everything a somber appearance.
Quite fitting for today as Jesus lays in the tomb,
his followers sad and confused over his death.
Fear lurking in their hearts over what now?
Is all lost?
How will we go on?
Hiding away in the Upper Room trying to decide how to continue on.
Quite fitting I would say considering the dilemma the Church is in today.
Splitting into smaller factions, that try to change the way things are looked at under the guise of inclusion.
No wonder we have lukewarm to cold church members as well as those firming faning the light of their faith in hopes of it all coming together again.
It is good to be sad today.
Atleast the sadness is an indication you know something is missing and you want it back.
Don’t give up, the resurrection is coming.
The question is will you be part of it.

Yesterday afternoon I had to make a trip to another town to pick someone up from the hospital. I had seen the churchs full parking lots for services. As I headed towards the hospital I noticed the cars at the church parking lot were now congregating at the local taverns. The tavern parking areas were filled to the brim. I will put it down as everyone went to lunch after the midday services.

Know you are prayed for.

03.29.2024 Good Friday

26⁰F ESE11mph. SR0550(0650DST)  SS1828 (1728DST)

Morning Offering given

LaCrosse is quiet

Sitting in urgent care program lot.  Waiting for Amish couple and baby.  Baby is ill… my guess RSV or Whooping cough.

Slow night here, hoping this isn’t a long wait.

Another call for baby… the man will have to take this one.

I left home without reading glasses… igloos are good, I picked a pair up at Kwik Trip.  Also left without hearing aids those I can’t get at convenience store.

Know you are prayer for.

03.28.2024

19°F WNW9mph SR050(0650DST) SS1825(1925DST)

Morning Offering given

Village dark, nothing moving

coffee okay

Deepest sympathy to the Kate Schmid family. Kate was another of my cmom friends who started the next phase of her journey to Christ. Please pray for the repose of her soul and peace for her family. A candle has been lit in her memory at the OLG Shrine in La Crosse

Lent… howed it go for you?

Steady day ahead for me. Am looking forward to tomorrow.

Know you are prayed for.

03.27.2024

22°F W16mph SR0552(0652DST) SS1824(1924DST)

Morning Offering given

Village silent, sleeping… no DST lovers out enjoying their extra sunshine

Coffee passable… he must have changed coffee brands

Happy Birthday MC… old man that you now are.

IF, NT, Cpap on track

Got EOB there’s a charge for a day I didn’t see a Dr. Will have to get that figured out today. It should not be this complicated.

Looking forward to an easier day.

Know you are prayed for

03.26.2024

42°F WSW18mph SR0554(0654DST) SS1823(1923DST)

Morning Offering given

Village wet, rain falls…thankful for moisture

Coffee blah

Tuesday of Holy Week, where’s your heart today? With Jesus as he continues his journey to Calvery or shopping for clothing, candy, and food. Out of curiosity will the shoping get you to heaven? In all honesty, I have not had a faithful Lent. My days are too busy and too focused on the world.

On the last Esken book… with this one I will have read them all. They are excellent.

Know you are prayed for.

03.25.2024

34°F SE13mph SR0556(0656DST) SS1822(1922DST)

Morning Offering given

Village wet

Coffee okay

The last thing I want to do today is get moving. This weather lends to remaining in pj’s and reading a good book. One of these first days I’m going to do that.

IF beginning week 24 of 25 weeks. NT day 27 of 90. Cpap ugh.

Copy jobs completed

Know you are prayed for.

03.24.2024…Palm Sunday

27°F SE17mph SR0558(0658DST) SS1820(1920DST)

Morning Offering given

Village covered in snow, sleeping

Coffee good

I’m thinking we got a couple of new inches of snow over night. Won’t last long. Temps are already raising. The call is for rain later and into tomorrow. I praise and give thanks for the much needed moisture.

Yesterday I lost my temper with a person I had never met. I took a friend to the Amish Auction in Readstown yesterday morning at 7. We were less than 1000 feet to the auction house drive when an out of state van (IL or MN) passed me (on gravel) and squeezed between and oncoming buggy and the buggy ahead of me. Causing both buggies to hug their respective ditches. The eyes of the woman driver coming toward me were so frighten I doubt I will forget them. I pulled into the parking lot behind him, let my friend out and marched over to the offending van knocking on his driver door window. He opened his door. A wisp of an elderly man in the driver’s seat… I said… “What in the HELL were you thinking? Were you trying to kill all of us?” He said nothing, just sat quietly waiting for me to finish. I continued with ” it is drivers like you who have no regard for others on the road, who are too impaitent to wait another 1000 feet to turn off, that kill entire van loads of people. If you didn’t see those buggies before you passed me you need to have your eyes examined or your head because you almost killed that woman in the on coming buggy!” His van was full of people. I turned and left. Some people shouldn’t be allowed to drive. I need to go to confession. His actions still aggitate me this morning.

Speaking of confession… no one was in the confession last evening… there hasn’t been anyone to hear confessions in over 3 yrs in that confessional. Not that there wasn’t someone able to be there, it is just always empty so no confessions are heard. The service was fast, speedy and lacking for Palm Sunday… But, we were invited to travel to another town for confession and a beautiful Mass. I won’t be traveling in that direction anytime soon. I will head to IA for Easter with our family… there won’t be any services in my regular parish for any of Easter week. The Spanish community will however have Mass there with their priest.

Easter candy is bagged and ready to give out this next week to 5 of my special needs friends. I hope they smile when they receive them.

I am still in the desert, searching for water… all the watering holes I’ve come across thus far are dry or full of mud.

Know you are prayed for.

03.23.2024

13°F NNW5mph SR0559 (0659DST) SS1819 (1919DST)

Morning Offering given

Village sleeping

Coffee good

Turkey Licenses are available today.

Made seat tags yesterday and laminated for the workers at the workshop. I’m sure it will make them smile. The offical name of the workshop is “Triple S Workshop” The S’s stand for Sunbeam Special School. It’s a good name.

Mass 8pm St John’s Summit Ridge… stations at 730.

Know you are prayed for.

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