Gratitude for Thurs Jan 5th

I cannot even begin to describe how grateful I was to be back HOME after running a necessary errand today!!!  ... While I was out, I kept encountering the word Joy all over and in some very unexpected places! so that's one to ponder ! .................................

Gratitude for my patron saint's day: Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton, Jan. 4th

I am so very grateful for my patron saint and for all the various ways she has been woven through my life at different points, since my mother stood up for me and declared she would be mine!

Gratitude for Tues the 3d of Jan

That I can not only watch videos, I can comment on them!  I post reviews on places where I watch (like Amazon and Netflix) and then on YouTube I very often hear back from the vlogger and its truly like having a friend!

Gratitude for Monday Jan. 2d

I am grateful for my computer!  All the people, God-ness, sobriety, shopping, tv and movies, videos and pictures, and absolutely everything and everyone life-affirming, it connects me to !!!

TV show review: "Real Rescues"

The first link in the chain of getting help in an emergency is calling for help - here in the States its 911; in the UK, 999 ... and from the command center, that's where this impressive British tv show begins.  They interview operators, as well as go into more in-depth stories, complete with footage from the event, as well as conversations with rescue personnel and the persons involved in requiring assistance.

Before I watched this show, I was well-aware that England has an extensive CCTV system ... however, I wasn't aware how operators monitoring trouble spots and even ordinary boulevards, have been able to pinpoint trouble (abandoned animals & children, for just one example) and alert the police.  In addition, there are emergency volunteer doctors, and part of there job is to assess the elderly in there homes, to see if they can't be treated on-site, rather than putting the person needing help through the further trauma of going to the hospital.  I certainly believe that the US can take several lessons from there system!

An excellent show, fast-paced and quite informative!!!

Gratitude, New Year's Day (Sunday), 2017

That my newest day of the year has been a balance of cats, computers, coffee, couscous, new calendars, writing, conversation with Christ ... and sobriety  + + +

Blessed 2017! Sweet prayer "Directly From Lourdes"

Dear Lord,

We pray that this New Year will bring us closer to You.
May we take the time to get to know You.
Help us to truly celebrate the gifts You have graciously given us
and use them to serve You and spread Your word,

May we also see and love you in all the people we meet,
so that in turn, they can see You in us.
We know that all human relations take time
if they are to grow and deepen.

This is also true of our relations with You,
the Father and the Holy Spirit, which must grow
over the course of our lives.
In this New Year, let us realise that every action of ours
no matter how great or small, enables us to be in touch with You.

Let us accept You in our lives as,

• Truth, to be spoken
• Life, to be lived
• Love, to be shared
• Joy, to be given
• Peace, to be spread

and as Sacrifice, to be offered among our relatives, friends, neighbours and all people.

Amen.