family trip

it’s the monday giggles….

My mom, sister, and I are taking a Cottage Vacation together.

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When my sister & I were younger

our parents took us to a cottage on the lake for a two-week vacation every summer.

It felt like we went for 110 years, in kids-speak.

But then we both grew up….

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Well…kinda.

 

So, this year my sister & I surprised our mother

and the 3 of us will be sharing a cottage together

for the first time in like 110 years!!

(Really just a long time in adult-speak.)

 

I am sure my sister & I will do many of the things we did all those many years ago.

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And more than likely

so will our mother…

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“WATCH OUT FOR THE UNDER-TOW!!!!”

What favorite vacation memories do you have from your childhood?

I hope-ity-hope you have time this summer to relive just a few!

hugs n’ fond blessings for all the joy remembered. 

wherever there is love…

Wherever there is love there is no fear at all.

It’s another Wednesday for Saint Maria Faustina KoWalska (why else,) with a brief reflection…

“Great love can change small things into great ones,

and it is only love which lends value to our actions.”

(303) St. Faustina KoWalska’s Diary

 

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“Where’d everyone go???”

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You are near,

even if we don’t see you.

You are with us,

even if you’re far away.

You’re in our hearts,

in our thoughts, 

in our life,

even if we cannot be together.

Because under God’s blue sky

we’ll always be united, 

but a momentary heart-flight away,

one from the other.

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And though the miles may be many

we are (always) just a short prayer away,

just a little shared giggle away,

just a sunrise seen “where-ever,”

under the same big sky together! 

Baby,  the sun will always rise…

no matter how long the night.

Who are you missing under the big blue sky today?

hugs n’ blessings to everyone whose distance apart is shortened by love!!

Music by JJ Heller

 

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“If you lose your way…and your heart is torn…May my love sing loud…louder than any thunderstorm. Sometimes it feels like forever, when it’s dark outside.  Baby, the sun will rise. Baby, the sun will rise. However long the night.  And when you feel afraid.  And you see shadows on the wall.  Wherever there is love, there is no fear at all.”   -JJ Heller

 

Silent Battles

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“The LORD will fight for you; you have only to keep still.” Exodus 14:14

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Photo courtesy  Jared Schaaf Photography

“You need not fight in this battle; station yourselves, stand and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem.’ Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out to face them, for the LORD is with you.” 2 Chronicles 20:17

Is there anything I can pray for you today?

A friend will strengthen you with her prayers, bless you with her love, and encourage you with her hope.

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Photo courtesy Jared Schaaf Photography

hugs n’ blessings for all the silent battles being fought today!

Music by JJ Heller