Nonnie's Observations

 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 or...

A Christmas gift from two granddaughters  is aiding me on my Lenten path this year.   They had checked my wish list on Amazon.com  and saw that my number one wish  was to have a year's subscription to the Magnificat magazine  published by St. Anthony Messenger Press . Having an interest in the lives of saints, I ordered Lent with the Saints: Daily Reflections by Greg Friedman, O.F.M. Today's reading and suggestion... (Reflect, then write a petition  for some special need.) led to my composing a prayer. Lord, I ask that my trust in you grow and bloom as does the cactus in the desert. My thirst for faith in you to be quenched alone by your Word.