Faith & Roses

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  • Gratitude – September 2020

    Stretching A Higher Power’s sense of humor Discipline Fellow travelers Brushing my teeth Possibility “Outside” help Met needs The elderly Mom Francesco’s visits Free time Purple grapes Blue skies Not knowing 3 amazing adult “kidz”

  • March 5, 2021

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    Participating in my life … showing up for it … for me, for those who have been placed in it alongside of me. Those I’ve chosen and those who were given. I have had many rude awakenings, and those choices have deeply affected my life and the lives of those I most love. I no…

  • February 27, 2021 – Caregiver

    Being a caregiver. That is part of who and what I am. I’ve had to grow, slowly, into acceptance of this role, this assignment. And it is, indeed, an “assignment.” I’ve grown into calling myself a caregiver in a way very similar to how I’ve moved from referring to Mom’s “cognition issues” as dementia. (Smaller…

  • February 20, 2021

    Tomorrow is the 36th year anniversary of Dad’s passing…the day of his release from what was a really rough go for him. What I remember was his poise and grace under pressure, particularly when he received his diagnosis. 1980…Alzheimer’s disease. Early onset (Dad was 54 years of age). We had never heard of this disease…

  • February 15, 2021

    I surrendered the resistance, my self-imposed expectations and rules and methods of how to pray; how to talk to God.  My God wants me to come as I am.  And I did.

  • February 9, 2021

    I have lately been allowing God to lift me above the “battleground” of circumstances, limitations and the endless confines of a global pandemic.  My own personal aging process. 

  • January 25, 2021

    Beautiful book.  A gift from my Sun.  Visiting one another through something called “Zoom.”  Living through a Pandemic.  (I shake my head, smile and chuckle settling down in as much of that reality as I am able to.).  Ten months of masks, social distance, deaths and sickness.  Confusion, division, riots, economic meltdowns, and somehow continuing…

  • Gratitude – August 2020

    Cake! $2 in my pocket Lessons learned Foot cream Rain and thunder Quiet Nail files Losing fears Incense and paper lanterns Pizzo’s texts “tucking me in” at night Bubble gum A radio Forgivness Seeing people again! Restorations to sanity Holding on/letting go Lipstick! The Mailman! Finishing a great book Rochelle’s friendship Met needs The Dollar…