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  • Hi Mom. Miss you already. Love always, Daria.

  • Bear witness and don’t step ahead of God. That is my revised assignment. That is what comes to my heart as I sit here, in my home, in the quiet of early morning. Bear witness and follow my God. There is no more fretting and flitting from place to place. Bear witness and follow my…

  • “Self-realization is the knowing — in body, mind and soul — that we are one with the omnipresence of God; that we do not have to pray that it come to us, that we are not merely near it at all times, but that God’s omnipresence is our omnipresence; that we are just as much…

  • And so, Mom is dying. This is a very large sadness covering me. I’m somewhat afraid; afraid to be without her. Afraid to be sad and to grieve. I give the medicine as directed by the hospice nurse. I am trusting her knowledge and experience. I can list in my mind, or here on paper,…

  • God Is Good. Start with the truth to get to and remain in the truth.It’s been difficult to see Mom fading away, yet bearing witness is a gift in many ways. Death is a part of this life. A doorway, a transition, leaving behind this time and space continuum. Mom is moving forward. For Mom,…

  • https://benedlife.com/blogs/news/why-is-there-an-increase-in-autism-diagnoses Why Is There an Increase in Autism Diagnoses

  • A prayer: Higher Power, God as I understand God to be:May I be all that You have created me to be and may I live and serve and love like You. Lift me, God, above the battleground of my shortcomings and missed marks. Renew my mind. Give me eyes to see what you see; ears…

  • Got a call yesterday morning from Barb, mom’s aid… Mom was on the floor when she got there. I checked the ring cameras and sure enough, Mom slipped off of her recliner and ended up spending a total of 12 hours on the hardwood floors, unable to get herself up. Dozing on and off. It…

  • It’s good for me to go to Mom’s and stay a long time, and it’s also good to go and stay a couple of hours. Marjory is right in many ways. I’m doing what I’m doing for me. As Mom fails more and more, what I do becomes more and more for myself. Mom is…