Month: July 2018

Oh Jesus, as your Body and Blood mingle and meld with mine, make me more like You!

Help me remember that after I have received You, Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity, in the Holy Eucharist, I have become a tabernacle for You, just like everyone else who received You this day!

Wake us up to feel your Presence in us! Wake us up to see your Face in others! Wake us up to strive to be like You!

Amen.

Father, I come this morning in Thanksgiving for another day to try and be the person you have designed me to be. I ask you to lead and guide me through the ups and downs of the day. Help me show I am yours through it all.

Oh my Jesus, I adore you! I believe you! I love you! I trust you! I beg your pardon on all those who don’t believe, don’t adore, don’t love and don’t trust you. They can’t know what they are doing!

I bring you many intentions this morning that I speak and many known only to you that I hold in my heart.

For my family and friends, surround them with your love. For families torn apart by greed or pride, show them the way of reconciliation.

For those who find themselves in a life transition, help them to trust that it will always work out even if it seems rocky and rough.

For Pope Francis, Bishop John, and all priests and deacons. For all who teach and preach in your name, keep them faithful to the Word, teaching and Traditions you have given us – You who can neither deceive or be deceived.

For all who are sick and their caregivers, give them strength, comfort and peace.

For those who employ others, for those who are in leadership positions, help them treat everyone with respect and fairness.

For those who are employed, help them to treat their managers, employers, clients, and all they come in contact with, with the respect due to a child of yours.

For all who have fallen away from the Church, bring them back Lord Jesus! Bring them back!

For a greater understanding and appreciation for the Gift you have given us in the Eucharist, let us never take you for granted.

And for all who will die today, eternal rest grant unto them.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning is now and ever will be. Amen

Kayla, Colette and Izzy came for a sleepover on Saturday. We had planned on going to Mass on Saturday evening because we had reservations to do a lunch tour at the Castle on Sunday.

Friday’s storms had done a lot of damage around here and knocked power out to 90% of Woodford County, so I was not surprised when I got an email Saturday afternoon cancelling the tour on Sunday. Of course we were all disappointed but decided to have some princess fun anyway!

So first a stop at Mod Pizza (yes, we let them get their pizza however they want)

And a little run time after lunch.

I found some great “ball” gowns on Amazon for the girls so we decided that a fashion show was in order in the evening.

Round one – they really are princesses! And the dresses are worth every penny! The most expensive was 25 bucks!

Grandpa was getting ready to take the dogs on their walk and the girls decided they should go and see if anyone noticed them or said anything.

They were definitely noticed and one gentleman asked if he had seen Kayla in the Godfather!

The girls loved playing in the dresses and decided to leave them on until dinner. They also asked if I had anything I could use to make veils for them. I just happened to have some lace fabric and glued it to a tiara for them.

Round 2

And we have decided the girls can dress like princesses to go to Mass in the morning, after all, they are daughters of the King!

Round 3

And time to get ready for bed

And do some jumping

And grandma is worn out!

Stop to visit with Mary

And pose with friends after Mass

3 lovely ladies!

Breakfast and then some painting.

They tried to talk me into the pool. Said they would love playing in the pool in the rain. Instead…..

Such artists!

We will be rescheduling the Castle tour – hopefully soon!

And I miss the girls already!

To infinity & beyond!

We had powerful storms that went through this area yesterday that left 25% of Lexington without power and the Cathedral was one of the facilities affected. One of my regular hours is 5 – 6 AM on Saturday morning and this morning the chapel was in total darkness with the exception of the candles and an occasional cell phone light.

I love watching the sun come up through the windows and with no artificial light at all I had to take advantage and shoot some pictures and watch as Jesus was lit up by His light through the windows.

Enjoy my little video and especially the song sung by Audrey Assad.