December 15, 2008

• Simple Woman’s Daybook Monday 15 December 2008

   

  Outside my window………..it is dark and windy.  It is so cloudy that the moon looks like it has set but it is actually behind the clouds.  It is also very cold, that wet damp kind of cold that comes when tons of lake effect snow is beginning to melt from the south winds that are blowing.  At least there is nothing falling so we should have a safe drive into the city to ge to the hospital

  I am thinking……. about all of my friends on Xanga and elsewhere who are praying for me this day.  I feel most fortunate to have such freindship and caring directed at me.  Surely nothing evil can touch me today.

  I am thankful for………… too much to list here.  For seeing my son Matthew on the altar at the Tridentine mass yesterday for the first time.  How my heart swelled with love and pride when he walked out onto the altar.  Surely God is blessing him and his family through his devotion and his faithfulness to his service on the altar of God.  I am also thankful for the husband that God has given to me, who takes care of me and is patient even when the pain it at its worse and I cannot keep it inside.  For a daughter who wishes herself away from her great adventure of college and freinds to be with me now.  For sons who call from halfway around the world to encourage and love.  And a son who lives close by who comes over to just be himself and by that make my heart feel peaceful and calm with his presence.

  From the schoolroom………. it’s mobile today and tomorrow.  Matthew has his list and is taking it with him to friends so he can do his studying there.

  From the kitchen……….. the wonderful aroma of nut roll and baked bread still linger from last night.  Nothing for me for breakfast but a sip of water.

  I am wearing……….a black tank top and green flannel pajama pants

  I am creating………… a mind that is filled with the love of God and family and peace of soul that comes form knowing that all is right with Him

  I am going………..to University Hospital in Syracuse today to have surgery done on my back to repair the damage that I did when I fell last year. 

  I am reading……..The Kills by Linda Fairstein  don’t want anything too heavy for a hospital stay

  I am hoping………that all goes well and that I am home in time to see Matthew serve the Latin Mass next Sunday.  That is my next goal.

  I am hearing……..the tick of the clock on the wall, the bubbling of Matthew’s fish tank and silence in the rest of the house.  I couldn’t sleep but I am glad that everyone else can.

  Around the house……..all is in readiness for Christmas, for MK coming home on Tuesday, PObrien coming home on Thursday and Jason to get home whenever he does (he doesn’t tell us when he is getting home he just shows up) I couldn’t cook or clean any more.

  One of my favorite things……….. is to be awake before everyone else is and listen to the sound of the house communicating with the world.  I love the creaks and groans it makes as it shifts and settles in the wind and onto it’s foundation.

  A few plans for the rest of the week………. get through today’s surgery.  In order to be able to go home the Dr. says I have to be peeing well, walk up and down the hall and up and down a flight of stairs.  That is my plan for the week so I can come home.  I will concentrate on doing those things and my goal of seeing Matthew serve Mass next Sunday and I will do all he wants to be able to get home.

  Here is a picture thought I am sharing with you…….

  

  My beloved family.  I keep their picture firmly in my mind and remember what it is that God has put me here to do.

  Laying down in front is MK and Matthew with Jason at Matthew’s legs.  Behind MK is Ian.  Behind Doug is Adam.  Behind Me is PObrien.  These are the pearls of great price that have entrusted to my husband and myself for care and keeping until God askes for them back.  Each one a treasure to be valued and protected.  I love them all with my very life and I would give it for any of them if it meant that their salvation would be advanced.  And so I endure this day’s procedure to be stronger so that I can continue to fulfill my vocation as their mother and as wife to my husband.  I love them all.

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