I Have Been Blessed!

On my arrival home here at A Bit of the Blarney I find that I have been given the I Love Your Blog Award. So it is with gratitude that I accept this from Autumnrose at Christ's Rose and Kimberly and Our God Is An Awesome God. Thank you both so much. You are both dear and I do so love to visit with you

For the I Love your blog award there are rules. Here they are…you have to answer the following questions with one word answers and one word only! Then I must pass it on to seven others!

• The questions are as follows:
  • Where is your cell phone? ~ purse
  • Where is your significant other? ~ eating
  • Your hair color? ~gray
    
  • Your mother? ~ alive
  • Your father? ~ deceased
  • Your favorite thing? ~ laughing
  • Your dream last night? ~ none
  • Your dream/goal? ~ retirement
  • The room you’re in? ~ office
  • Your hobby? ~ knitting
    
  • Your fear? ~ rejection
  • Where do you want to be in 6 years? ~ traveling
  • Where were you last night? ~ RCIA
  • What you’re not? ~ "old"
  • One of your wish-list items? ~DVD
  • Where you grew up? ~ Colorado
  • The last thing you did? ~ slept
  • What are you wearing? ~ robe
  • Your TV? ~ off
  • Your pet? ~Duchess
  • Your computer? ~well-used
  • Your mood? ~ sleepy
  • Missing someone? ~ no
  • Your car? ~ Camry
  • Something you’re not wearing But that you love to wear? ~ earrings
    
  • Favorite store? ~ Target
  • Your summer? ~ wonderful
  • Love someone? ~ husband
  • Your favorite color? ~green
  • When is the last time you laughed? ~ yesterday
  • Last time you cried? ~ yesterday

I now nominate Eileen at Eileen on him...at least I try!, Freddie at a friars style, Danette at A crocus in the Valley, Angie at Sonflower, The Dutchess, Isadora at Budapest Daily Photo and Joy at Made for Joy.

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Thanks be to God

Well, I'm back again...

After three days, I have risen from the books and words. It has been a challenging and fruitful experience with tonight being the presentation. I just want to share one special tidbit I found along this journey.

The Christian mysteries are an indivisible
whole. If we become immersed in one, we are led
to all the others. Thus the way from Bethlehem
leads inevitably to Golgotha, from the crib to the
cross. When the blessed virgin brought the child
to the temple, Simeon prophesied that her soul
would be pierced by a sword, that this child was
set for the fall and resurrection of many, for
a sign that would be contradicted. His prophecy
announced the passion, the fight between light
and darkness that already showed itself before
the crib.

~Edith Stein~
+ Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross+

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Thanks be to God!!

I'm back...

but will be spending the next 3 days completing my preparation for my first presentation in the inquiry phase of RCIA here at St. John the Baptist. I would ask you to pray and intercede for me with the Holy Spirit that the words these "young ones" hear will be the words of sincerity, wonder and understanding as I offer the "Practices of the Church" and "Mary and the Rosary." May his Spirit be what shines in these presentations and love of God be truly present to them all in the person of Jesus Christ.

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Thank you all!!!
And thanks be to God!

Blustery Day?

I started this this movie clip as a whim, a bit of humor to add to the blog. That was about 10:00 a.m. and we didn't have any electricity. Looks like the joke was on me...Blustery day nothing!!! They were high winds, apparently up to 60 miles an hour. Whew! The storm not only took out the electricity, it took down many trees. Limbs and branches were everywhere. Little did we know we would be without electricity for three days. All because I wanted to dramatize the "Blowin' in the Wind." OH! By the way...we got not one drop of rain from this storm. Guess the wind was blowing so hard it blew the rain right on through.




At any rate it proved we had a new roof that could withstand the winds as there was no damage there and except for the inconvenience (and you know it is and inconvenience) of not having electricity for three days, we did not lose any trees and only a few small limbs. I'd have to say God had been gracious to us.

Will be going to INDY this weekend to help Wes and Annie move into their new house so if I seem gone it's because I'm movin' not cuz I'm lost.

God Bless you all for your concern!

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And
Thanks be to God!!!

Just a brief post...

We had a storm Sunday, three days ago with high winds. Knocked out the electricity in the city of Evansville and Newburgh. Today there are some who still have no electricity. The Kellers being among those. Will post more when MY computer is up an running again. All have a good day!

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And thanks be to God!!!