Prayers for My Family

Yesterday we talked about being able to live our lives with more joy, hope and peace by establishing and developing your spiritual dimension. The development of that spiritual dimension is, within itself a calling. Basically, you are “called” to have a spiritual dimension because you were created with that capacity. Some people simply don’t want that aspect of life as they enjoy living in the visual realm – they have no depth. Others don’t care for the boundaries of the…

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I think you know by now that my hope is never to be considered “Religious.” Just the term makes me shudder and cringe. I do, however, hope that each and every one in our family would be considered “Spiritual”, and deeply so. Of course I have never dictated to you, legalistically, what that should look like in your life as I will not answer for your thoughts and actions. What I would like to do today is just share a…

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Each of you are aware of my respect for Sister Teresa of our current times. Anyone who can look into a leprous child’s face and see Jesus should demand anyone’s respect. Her life is exemplary. Her Nobel Prize should not surprise us because of her commitment to those in need of Christ’s love and knowing that God will exalt whom He will exalt. However, there is another Sister Teresa that made an impact during the time of the Reformation and…

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Well, today was the day of getting back into the routine and rushing from one appointment to another. When playing catchup from this past week, I always try to cram too much into the schedule in order to not miss anything important. Despite my genuine love of food, lunchtimes can often be more of a hassle than they are worth. Most of the time I genuinely don’t enjoy the food because I am in a hurry and the anxiety of…

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We were fortunate to be able to come home yesterday after Hurricane Matthew had exited our coast. On the drive back home the concept of cleaning up stayed in the forefront of my mind. And, that is where we are at this point in our lives. Time to put things back into order, restructure by allowing the things we learned to affect new thinking and hopefully a better approach to life. It also made me think about getting some of…

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Long before I was a grandparent, I questioned my aptitude for parental excellence. I know there were times you came to me and I wasn’t tuned in and did not listen properly. I know now those distractions hampered deeper and stronger relationships. I just took it for granted that you knew how much I loved you. I thought being a good provider was a clear statement of my commitment to you. I know I was always rushed, had lots of…

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