After a leisurely morning of coffee and conversation with Jody, we head to the nearby town of St. Marys for lunch at a deli, inside Sugar Creek Country Store. The people of St. Marys impress Doug and me. As we park, I glimpse a woman and three girls walking in the opposite direction. Wearing graceful,…
Month: August 2025
Day Two: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Wamego, Kansas
This morning we meet our nephew, David, breakfast and great conversation at The Big Biscuit. An outdoor display of some of the aircrafts used in armed conflicts of decades past instigates a somber mood. Next, the peaceful grounds of the Blessed Stanley Rother shrine bring quiet reflection before a noon Mass after which we begin…
Day One Houston to Oklahoma City
We start out the day at 6:30am Mass at our home parish where Doug preaches a short homily reminding us that the rich young man in today’s gospel asked Jesus “which commands?” He also encourages us to examine our hearts as to whether there is something God is asking of us that we are unwilling…
Road Trip
June 12th marks 49 years of marriage for us, and now in our 50th year, we’re taking a road trip. The room in our home where the planning began. We’ll travel August 18 through September 5th exploring places neither of us has seen before. Driving Northwest together might be the perfect combination of ordinary –…
Inundated with Love 