i love hugs!

I love hugs!

And I hope you do too!

I love them so much it is no wonder they have become the first part of my salutation (and partial name for my blog!)

It’s wondrous what a hug can do!

A hug can cheer you when you’re blue. A hug can say “I love you so.” Or gee, I hate to see you go. A hug is “welcome back again” and great to see you, “Where have you been?”

A hug can soothe a child’s pain. And bring a rainbow after rain.

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hello, june!

I have always loved the month of June!

And there are lots of reasons why.

One is because June is the month of…

The Sacred Heart of Jesus!

Many artistic depictions of the Sacred Heart show Jesus holding His Heart out to us…a Heart that is on fire with love. Yet, how often do we find our own hearts weak and dry and afraid to catch fire, weighed down as they are by a myriad of cares and needs. Surely, when in this state, it is tempting to hide our hearts from Jesus, to hide from the flame of His love.

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thank you, johnny

“Six years ago, my life, the life of my children, the lives of those closest to me, and also, the lives of the people who for many, many years have supported and believed in me were forever changed. All in the blink of an eye. False, very serious and criminal allegations were levied …., although no charges were ever brought against me. It had already traveled around the world twice within a nanosecond and it had a seismic impact on my life and my career. And six years later, the jury gave me my life back. I am truly humbled.

…From the very beginning, the goal of bringing this case was to reveal the truth, regardless of the outcome. Speaking the truth was something that I owed to my children and to all those who have remained steadfast in their support of me. I feel at peace knowing I have finally accomplished that.

…I hope that my quest to have the truth be told will have helped others, men or women, who have found themselves in my situation, and that those supporting them never give up. I also hope that the position will now return to innocent until proven guilty…”

“The best is yet to come and a new chapter has finally begun. Veritas numquam perit. “Truth never perishes,”

Johnny Depp, June 1, 2022

Sometimes you just TOTALLY get it.

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