Faith in a Bottle: February 2014

Friday, February 28, 2014

Random 5 Friday: My Random 5

Random 5 Friday

February 28, 2014

1. I am grateful for the successful gall bladder surgery

on my daughter this past Tuesday.

2. I am proud of my granddaughter who showed such thoughtfulness

in providing these services for her mother- she (and her sister)

cleaned her home; Charley also cooked meals to be served in the days

following her hospital release, and

provided transportation to and from the hospital.

3. I welcome the sunshine and its ability to bring cheer

to my psyche in spite of the frigid temperatures

keeping me inside except for only the most necessary outings.

4. I have started Jonathan Keller’s book Victims on my Kindle.

One of my friends also received the same book,

so we’re reading it for our March book club meeting.

5. I am sifting through my spiritual needs

in order to choose

what I will do for my Lenten sacrifice.

One of the devotionals I will use is Lent with the Saints.

I also ordered

The Ignatius Workout for Lent: 40 Days of Prayer, Reflection & Action,

but it has not been shipped yet.

So I am wondering if it will arrive

in time for the beginning of Lent.

Here's hoping it does!

linking to

Random 5 Friday

at Nancy Claeys'

A Rural Journal

Weekend Reflections: In Church

Quiet, prayerful space,

fosters peaceful communion

with our blessed Lord.

linking to

James' winsome

Weekend Reflections #231

Friday, February 21, 2014

Random 5 Friday: Really Random

Random 5 Friday

February 21, 2014

1. Dramatic news from oldest granddaughter! Her boyfriend proposed to her on a ski-lift this week.

note: I assembled this ecard for them

with my Creative Memories

Storybook Creator program.

2. Today marks two days of temperatures about freezing mark. However, I still have thick ice still on my driveway. Thus, I’m still walking gingerly when going to my car or the mailbox.

3. I was tickled to scrapbook with my sister-in-law and a friend yesterday evening. We hadn’t met for two months because of inclement weather. I’m working on an album of vintage family photos and ephemera from 60 and 70 years ago.

my mom's mint green Buick

with white hard top

On the back she'd written "my old buddy."

4. I noticed a U-Haul moving van in front of a young couple who lives across from me. We weren’t close, but friendly, we chatted whenever we saw each other. I hope the new neighbors will be as cordial.

5. Our parish has received a book each Christmas from our present pastor since he was assigned here. The book we received this time is Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic by Matthew Kelly. About 30 of us are meeting on Sunday mornings for six weeks to discuss the book and how we can make the changes in our own lives, consequently in our parish by implementing the positive elements. I find myself peering into my spiritual life and already making some changes, hoping to grow in holiness.
Kelly uses the term “a better-version-of-yourself.” I prefer saying ‘growing in holiness’ since Jesus spoke about becoming "holy, as your Father is holy." Perhaps I’m getting too bogged down in semantics; I hope not because I reflect and work at choosing just the right way to communicate my thoughts.