We are called to holiness. We are. We may not know it, deep down, but we are. The hard thing is we may not believe it. But we are called to holiness. Holiness is daunting. There’s too much to swallow. So, I have a suggestion. It’s not a solution because I don’t know if it … [Read more…]
You know that part of Mass, at the very beginning when we ask God to forgive our sins – those we have done and those we have failed to do? I got to thinking about the Feast of the Epiphany and how it is a time to give gifts and I got to thinking about … [Read more…]
I have wanted to use that line for years. I always forget. I don’t remember the story it comes from but I do remember it has been very special to me. Christmas is my favorite holiday. I think that is true because of the traditions of Christmas. Each family has traditions. And through the years … [Read more…]
Tomorrow is the Feast of St.Nicholas. According to Wikipedia the feast day is celebrated as a Christian festival with particular regard to his reputation as a bringer of gifts. I think that it is more of a German thing than anything. My mother’s family was German so I think that lots of the things we … [Read more…]
I don’t think about the afterlife much. I can’t wait to get there but I don’t worry about it. It will be what it will be. But I really and truthfully hope for all of eternity I will be able to be with the people i love. That would be heaven. When I graduated from … [Read more…]
I was watching an interview with Dolly Parton this morning and she said that for years she has prayed every morning “Lead Me. Guide Me. Show Me.” I got to thinking about that. How many of us start the day without a prayer asking for guidance for the day? I pray I am not one. … [Read more…]
I was just riding along a country road. It was a busy country road. I found out later that it was the only way to get from the Adirondacks into Vermont. I guess there aren’t that many people who want to go from the Adirondacks to Vermont because it wasn’t overly busy. But there was … [Read more…]
I don’t remember the first time I met Wilma Hobbs. But I do remember the first time I met Bernard. We had gone out to Hobbs Home Center to pick up something for the farm, not long after Jimmy and I got engaged. As we were leaving Bernard said to me “welcome to the family”. … [Read more…]
For a couple of months I made the comment about how much I hated my life. Now, don’t get in a tizzy, I love my life. But there are aspects of my life I was beginning to hate. I hated that I wasn’t being as healthy as I needed to be. I was beginning to … [Read more…]
For many years my family has attended the Kentucky State Fair. We have showed cows, brought tobacco, entered photographs, I even won a blue ribbon for my jalapeño salsa. For several years we hosted the Graves County booth in the Pride of the Counties. We love coming and participating in the Kentucky State Fair. We … [Read more…]