Our lodging in Spokane is the basement of a small house. It’s a modest, but comfortable place to sleep, and we sleep well there. After a leisurely morning, we find a 9am Mass Mary Queen Parish and arrive without any rush. Only about 15 people gather for Mass and we are grateful to be among…
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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…
Celebrating my Brother’s 70th
I accepted an invitation last month to my brother Chip’s 70th birthday celebration and I’m so very glad I did. It included rare and wonderful hours with my sister Chelley and her family as we met up , then traveled together. The gathering in the upper room of a brewery, on a sultry evening in…
Finding Her Good Samaritan
A modern fictional account based on Luke 10:25-37 Luz’s brown eyes blinked and squinted as she lifted her hand to block the glare of fluorescent hospital lights. Stabbing pain alerted her to the intravenous line in her arm. Where am I? The question suspended itself in her semiconsciousness. Her head throbbed as snippets of memory provoked…
Inundated with Love 