Playing, praying, speaking and singing ..all for Him! Reflections on the Musical Mini-Retreat at Dodge City Diocese Stewardship Conference.

ShareApparently this has been moving around the internet. You pick your favorite prayers, then tag others to do the same. I was tagged by Justin Combs, who is a fellow Catholic Musician from Ohio. I found out about this via a tweet.  I followed the links backwards and learned about other musicians and or Catholics. [...]

Share Music of the Moment I thought I’d try to share the music the Lord gives me. This is recorded with a hand held recorder, by me. Music of the Moment 24

ShareUpdate: UPDATE: I’ve done some digging….apparently this is not a verified account for the Pope. So, I apologize for posting my excitement, before checking out all the details. However, I still stand by my statement about the Pope’s book. And I still am proud to be a Catholic. And I still believe what the Church [...]

Share  from the Dominican Province of St. Joseph Finding Fatimais a documentary that opens on Hiroshima August 6, 1945.  Eight Jesuit priests living just a few blocks from the blast site not only miraculously survived but had no effects of the radiation. Everyone else within a radius of roughly 1.5 Kilometres was reportedly killed instantly, [...]

ShareDo you know anyone in prison? Have you visited anyone in prison? My friend, Tom Garland, does. He is involved and very dedicated to the prisoners incarcerated at Ellsworth  Correctional Facility through their Spiritual Life center. Recently, he invited people to attend a play that the prisoners were putting on at the prison. My friend, [...]

ShareMy friend, Mary, had surgery. She had a tumor on a kidney. The robot removed it, and she is doing well.  Our God is Awesome! Answered Prayers!  Thank you all for praying for Mary. She is the other grandma for three of my grandsons! The one in the picture is the youngest of her/my grandsons. [...]

Share“If you don’t know where you are going, any road will do.” Ever heard this before? Or, “You become who you are, in part, based on the books you read and the people  with whom you associate.” The Road I chose to follow was the Egging Road. Not the one in the picture, but the [...]

ShareThe wall of unfinished quilt blocks…the shelves of neatly folded bits of fabric..my crayon box of creative potential. If you ask most any quilter, they have their “stash”…some have “secret stashes”…some have more than others. Behind closed doors, hiding in the depths of boxes and bags..more hidden potential! She who has the most fabric when [...]

ShareTreasures are found in surprising moments.. A photograph, now 2 years old, and 2 great-grandchildren short! My mother visited us, and a photo shoot with the great-  grands was in order…not all were excited about standing still! We live way too far away to have many of these moments. But treasure them, I will. Grand-daughters [...]