Mosaic Monday~~Deer Colorado

Deer Colorado,

We returned home today to Indiana.  We had a grand visit as always.  We shared time in laughter and joy with family.  We were thrilled by your deer visits.  It was in the beauty of your sunrise that God is truly in our midst.

Will return as soon as we can.

Your Native Daughter

~~~^j^~~~

Thanks be to God!!!

Cathy

The Little Red House and share in the beauty offered there.   And though I have nothing to offer at  Macro Monday  Lisa has a wonderful time planned for you.  The pictures all are an inspiration!

Joy In The Sunrise

Today I join Meri for Share the Joy Thursday.   For I believe we need to find it in my life every day no matter the realities in which we live.  God is Good in so many ways even in times of trial.

Joy comes in many forms.

And this day has the potential of
being just as grand as

As a sunrise on the High Plains

I must be open to it!

God's glory is seen
in each of His sunrises

here on the high plains

~~~^j^~~~

Thanks be to God!!

Cathy

Please visit Rebecca at recuerda mi corazon for Haiku My Heart. There is always more beautiful words  there to enchant and encourage!!! 

Mosaic Monday~~ South Dakota

We're on the road and the landscape has been just lovely!!  It is so wonderful to be able to witness the beauty of the Creator's handiwork!

~~~^j^~~~

Thanks be to God!!

Cathy

The Little Red House and share in the beauty offered there.   And though I have nothing to offer at  Macro Monday  Lisa has a wonderful time planned for you.  The pictures all are an inspiration!

Haiku My Heart~Vacation

Vacation begins

into the sunset we drive

Anticipation 

Family gathers

Catching up with everyone

Glory be to God!

Looking forward to seeing Mom, Phil, Deb, Linda and Norm.  It's been a year and it's time to sit and chat and just experience being with them.  I am so very blessed!

~~~^j^~~~

Thanks be to God!

Cathy

Please visit Rebecca at recuerda mi corazon for Haiku My Heart. There is always more beautiful words  there to enchant and encourage!!! 

Joy=James Taylor Concert!!!!

Today I join Meri for Share the Joy Thursday.   For I believe we need to find it in my life every day no matter the realities in which we live.  God is Good in so many ways even in times of trial.

Joy comes in many forms.

And this day has the potential of
being just as grand as

James Taylor Tanglewood 2007, a photo by dave-read on Flickr.

An evening with James Taylor.
I must be open to it!

The concert!!!  Oh my what a wonderful journey in music!!!

~~~^j^~~~

Thanks be to God!!  

Cathy

The Gold Fish and Mosaic Monday

nature is God's own

color and life abounding

thanks be to God

The fish in the pond are finally coming to the top to feed so we can see them.  We knew they were still in the pond as there were none floating as if they had died, but just wondered how they were doing in all the heat.  Look!  They are thriving.

The Gerber Daisy looks like bleach had been dropped on it by accident, but no, that too is from God's palate.  Wonders all of God's creation!

~~~^j^~~~

Thanks be to God!

Cathy

The Little Red House and share in the beauty offered there.   And though I have nothing to offer at  Macro Monday  Lisa has a wonderful time planned for you.  The pictures all are an inspiration!

The 4th of July!!!!

Happy 4th of July!!!!!

Wishing all a grand day. Perhaps it's too hot and dry where you live to

have fireworks or parades.   Or the weather has been so bad that you're one 

without electricity.   I'm praying for you.

Nevertheless, 

Thanks be to God!!!

There's no where else on earth I'd rather live!!!

Cathy

Mosaic Monday

It's 102 degrees outside and if feels like 106 degrees.  And today it's cooler than yesterday...Praying for rain.  So thought I go back and resurrect some winter scenes.  It doesn't reduce the use of the air conditioner but it does have a chilling effect...

~~~^j^~~~

Thanks be to God!!

Cathy

The Little Red House and share in the beauty offered there.   And though I have nothing to offer at  Macro Monday  Lisa has a wonderful time planned for you.  The pictures all are an inspiration!

Haiku My Heart

Hotter'n blue blazes

Dreamin' 'bout cool mountain tops

Soon and very soon

Just two more weeks and then we'll be off to Montana and Colorado!!!  Thought the air may be sullied by smoke and ashes, there's nothing like the beauty of those grand old mountains!!!

~~~^j^~~~

Thanks be to God!!!

Cathy

Please visit Rebecca at recuerda mi corazon for Haiku My Heart. There is always more beautiful words  there to enchant and encourage!!! 

JOY

Today I join Meri for Share the Joy Thursday.   For I believe we need to find it in my life every day no matter the realities in which we live.  God is Good in so many ways even in times of trial.

Joy comes in many forms.

And this day has the potential of
being just as grand as
,

beautiful sunrise
I must be open to it!

~~~^j^~~~

Thanks be to God!!!

Cathy

Mosaic Monday

This week I missed Haiku My Heart...I hate it when that happens.  It give me a chance to use the "little gray cells" to challenge my grasp of the English language.  So in conjunction with Mosaic Monday I will add the haiku I didn't post earlier.

tender is new life

gentle is the love we give

to nurture and grow

~~~^j^~~~

Thanks be to God!

Cathy

The Little Red House and share in the beauty offered there.   And though I have nothing to offer at  Macro Monday  Lisa has a wonderful time planned for you.  The pictures all are an inspiration!

Share the Joy!!!

Today I also join Meri for Share the Joy Thursday.   For I believe we need to find it in my life every day no matter the realities in which we live.  God is Good in so many ways even in times of trial.

Joy comes in many forms.

And this day has the potential of
being just as grand as

beautiful new life
I must be open to it!

~~~^j^~~~

Thanks be to God!!!

Cathy

Adventure Tour Express

“A man practices the art of adventure when he breaks the chain of routine and renews his life through reading new books, traveling to new places, making new friends, taking up new hobbies and adopting new viewpoints” ~Wilfred Peterson

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It was my pleasure to spend four wonderful days at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.  It is the site of the Mother House for the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.  But first and foremost is was the destination of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin in 1840.

The Cabin

Saint Mary -of-the-Woods

 Replica

Let's here from Mother Theodore as she shares her words on her arrival at The Woods in 1840.  You can only imagine.

"I cannot tell you what passed within me during the next half hour.  I do not know myself, but I was  so deeply moved that I could not utter a word.  We continued to advance into the thick woods till suddenly Father Buteaux stopped the carriage and said, 'Come down, Sisters, we have arrived.'  What was our astonishment to find ourselves still in the midst of the forest, no village, not even a house in sight...[L]ed down into the ravine, whence we beheld through the trees on the other side a frame house with a stable and some sheds.  'There,' he said, 'is the house where the postulants have a room, and where you will lodge until your house is ready.'"
" We had agreed aong ourselve that our first visit would be made to the Blessed Sacrament, and that we soule not speak to anyone before having satiasfied this longing of our hearts.  The priest preceded us and we followed in silence to the Church.  The Church!!"

The church was a cabin, just as the pictures of the replica show above.  This was where Father said Mass and had only a cot in the corner where he could sleep.  Rude church but miracles still  happened here!

Today the Sisters and all who visit can enter and worship in the Church of the Immaculate Conception. You can walk the holy grounds.  You can enter into the silence.  The trees are the friends of reflection.  The buildings honor the wisdom of Saint Mother Theodore and all the Sisters of Providence since.  I find every time I visit I have been touched again by the love, energy, compassion and willingness to give of those who follow the charism of Saint Mother Theodore and the Sisters of Providence.

~~~^j^~~~

Thanks be to God!!  

Cathy

Please join now and offer one of your adventures and allow us to travel with you on your tour!

All Aboard!!!

Join here by linking so we can enjoy your adventure!

Weekend of Blessings

Strange how a teapot can represent at the same time the

 comforts of solitude and the pleasures of company.

~~Author Unknown~~

I'm having...a cup of English Breakfast tea


My teacup...a Tea-rrific mug

I'm feeling...calm.  Even though my witness talk for Christ Renews His Parish is on Monday evening and I will be gone to a conference all weekend at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods I am confident that the Holy Spirit will be my guide.  Preparation is done.  Thanks be to God!  


On my mind...are the plans for this weekend.  We will be attending Women of Providence in Collaboration as a Providence Associate.  The speaker will be Reverend Ron Rolheiser, OMI and the topic is Providence:  Mystical Window on the World.  I cannot tell you how I look forward to hearing him speak!

Please join Ruth at Tea Talk today.

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Today I also join Meri for Share the Joy Thursday.   For I believe we need to find it in my life every day no matter the realities in which we live.  God is Good in so many ways even in times of trial.

Joy comes in many forms.
And this day has the potential of

being just as grand as

Four wonderful days
at Saint Mary-of-the-
Woods

I must be open to it!

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Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
Indiana's own saint!

A retreat in June

 Wonderful days at The Woods

It's like coming home!!!

~~~^j^~~~

Thanks be to God!!!

Cathy

Please visit Rebecca at recuerda mi corazon for Haiku My Heart. There is always more beautiful words  there to enchant and encourage!!! 

Boys Day Out

Recently the boys were golfing together.  It has been a number of year since they've been able to play a round together.  Treasured memories here photographed by their dad.  Each of these young men were entrusted to Ron and me.  Will never ever fail to see the goodness of the creator in them.  They have given us wealth untold.

~~~^j^~~~  

Thanks be to God!!

Cathy

And please visit Mary at The Little Red House and share in the beauty offered there.  

Haiku My Heart

Lonely waterlily

So beautiful and fragile

Hope for the future

Tomorrow two young men will be ordained here in the diocese of Evansville.  Much like this poor waterlily in a pond that needs tending, these young men will be entering into a life of servitude where tending the garden of souls may be fragile, but oh what hope there is in the future.   They must never relinquish that hope.  Pray with me for them and all those how have answered the call to serve in the order of  Melchizedek.

~~~^j^~~~

Thanks be to God!!!

Cathy

Please visit Rebecca at recuerda mi corazon for Haiku My Heart. There is always more beautiful words  there to enchant and encourage!!! 

Today I  join Meri for Share the Joy Thursday.   For I believe we need to find it in my life every day no matter the realities in which we live.  God is Good in so many ways even in times of trial.

Joy comes in many forms.

And this day has the potential of
being just as grand as

a gorgeous sunset!!!
I must be open to it!

~~~^j^~~~

Thanks be to God!!!

Cathy

Family is GRAND

Has been such a busy month, this Lusty Month of May that I fear A Bit of the Blarney has suffered.  Our oldest granddaughter has graduated from high school.  The family has all arrived to celebrate and I must say I have had the best time.  

Lest I forget the reason why I have had such a wonderful holiday I must say how grateful I am to all those who have served their country, including my dear husband, Ron, so all us can experience the freedom we sometimes take for granted.  Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!!

~~~^j^~~~

Thanks be to God!!!

Cathy  

Joy In Tea Talk

Strange how a teapot can represent at the same time the

 comforts of solitude and the pleasures of company.

~~Author Unknown~~

I'm having...a cup of English Breakfast tea


My teacup...a plain mug.

I'm feeling...stuff and sore.  Cleaning yesterday.  Spring cleaning is late and so I over did it.


On my mind...are the plans for this weekend.  Kellie's graduation!   Baccalaureate  is tomorrow night.  Graduation Saturday at 4:00!  So proud to be a grandmother.

Please join Ruth at Tea Talk today.
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Today I also join Meri for Share the Joy Thursday.   For I believe we need to find it in my life every day no matter the realities in which we live.  God is Good in so many ways even in times of trial.

Joy comes in many forms.

And this day has the potential of
being just as grand as

Kellie's Special Day!!!
I must be open to it!

~~~^j^~~~

Thanks be to God!!!

Cathy

Haiku My Heart

Enthusiasm

It's been lost and can't be found

O where has it gone?

For the last several months I seem to have lost the excitement I once had in writing this blog.  I've even toyed with the idea of discontinuing the blog, but as often happens for me I just can't let it go yet.  Maybe the enthusiasm will return.  Perhaps, the thrill of the comment will "feed the ego" and I'll feel inspired again.  Who knows...At any rate today, I have given a name to what is lacking.

~~~^j^~~~

Thanks be to God!  

Cathy

Please visit Rebecca at recuerda mi corazon for Haiku My Heart. There is always more beautiful words  there to enchant and encourage!!! 

Haiku My Heart

Love perfect and pure

As fragile as a white rose

Value is untold

But courage and strength

As strong as the white rose stem

Upholds the value

~~~~~^j^~~~

Thanks be to God!

Cathy

Please visit Rebecca at recuerda mi corazon for Haiku My Heart. There is always more beautiful words  there to enchant and encourage!!! 

The Joy in Tea Talk

Strange how a teapot can represent at the same time the

 comforts of solitude and the pleasures of company.

~~Author Unknown~~

I'm having...a cup of decaf coffee with a little sweetener and cream


My teacup...a plain mug.

I'm feeling...rested.


On my mind...are the plans for this weekend.  The John Angotti's concert is Friday night and then we are off to INDY early Saturday morning for Lindsey's 1st Holy Communion.

Please join Ruth at Tea Talk today.
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Today I also join Meri for Share the Joy Thursday.   For I believe we need to find it in my life every day no matter the realities in which we live.  God is Good in so many ways even in times of trial.

Joy comes in many forms.

And this day has the potential of
being just as grand as

beautiful as the Colorado Columbine.
I must be open to it!

~~~^j^~~~

Thanks be to God!!!

Cathy

Mosaic Monday~Macro Monday

The rhododendrons have been just exquisite this spring.  

~~~^j^~~~

Glory be to God!!!!!

Cathy  

And please visit Mary at The Little Red House and share in the beauty offered there.   And though I hve nothing to offer at  Macro Monday  Lisa has a wonderful time planned for you.  The pictures all are an inspiration!

Sunlit Sunday and Mosaic Monday

I'd rather have roses on my table, 
than diamond around may neck.
Emma Goldman

Indeed, I would rather, too!  And when the sun shines on the blossoms the glory of God shines even brighter!

~~~^j^~~~
Cathy

Karen has invited us to join her on Sunlit Sunday.  Stop by and offer your bit of sunshine today.
And please visit Mary at The Little Red House and share in the beauty offered there.   And though I hve nothing to offer at  Macro Monday  Lisa has a wonderful time planned for you.  The pictures all are an inspiration!

Haiku My Heart

Spring blossoms unlocked

Sweet aromas everywhere

Rest in the beauty

~~~^j^~~~
Thanks be to God!!!

Cathy

Please visit Rebecca at recuerda mi corazon for Haiku My Heart. There is always more beautiful words  there to enchant and encourage!!!