A lot of busy, a bit of rest

Today was one of the first days I was able to 

read blog posts of others quietly!

I was able to reorganize a lot of things and even put a bunch of recipes

into my new (1$) recipe box from the VNA rummage sale. 

Last week was beautiful but very tiring. 

So I can tell I need to do what I can to rest while still 

doing the things I need to do.

Tomorrow I will go to have the MRI in the later afternoon to check out 

my ankle bruising situation.

I was able to go on a 23 minute walk this morning, which was great; 

I have realized I have to do this to try to maintain my health and 

hopefully improve it a bit, as it really took a hit when I was on bed rest 2 summers ago

all summer... that was a difficult time!

Cleo was begging for food again! 

Did you see the cute stamps above? and scissors? VNA rummage sale finds. 

I am longing to have a quiet day where I can just

get out my stamps and doing some cards.

But that won't happen for a bit yet as we have the family visiting time

and a lot to do to get ready.

Thanks everyone for your comments about the VNA rummage sale finds!

I am so grateful to God for these things and that I can use them for hospitality.

I know very much that all I "own" is not really mine but only 

"mine in trust" as in it will be entrusted to someone else, God willing,

later and I am only taking care of these things for now.

My Grandma is in her later 80s and can't lift as much now.

Someday, if God allows me to live so long, I will need to give

away my nice red Dutch oven, it will be too heavy for me to lift, for example.

I will need to give away so much of what I have and someday leave everything...

I see it very much; our local parish has various people I am close to who are in

their 70s and 80s.  I see how they are slowing down; how things change;

how hard it is for them now; getting old really is a way to prepare for that final

leave-taking for the next world, the world 

we pray we will be with Christ in and loving Him forever!

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I have been seeing the following "meme" on social media lately. 

Fr Seraphim Rose is a man who became a Monk in California and 

who used to intimidate me but now I see how approachable and practical he was.

I like very much these words that he said:

The above picture of him is on Easter, I am sure

and is so beautiful.

I feel like there is so much to that picture, so many layers.

A woman who knew him read a book that is not published yet, from what I know,

but that the main thing she saw was how much

this priest lead a life of sacrifice that Christ crucified was very much

in evidence in his life; that Fr Seraphim lead a life of sacrifice out of love for

Christ who loved so much that He died for us and so 

Monks and Nuns are esp. called at times to die for others by their 

life of service and self-denial.

When you realize this about Fr Seraphim his above words are even more loving,

he did not expect of us what we could not do (was beyond our strength) even

though he did much that was beyond us.

Anyway, a wonderful picture and a comfort to us in this time of

the 40 days of Easter before the Feast of Ascension.