Today is February 29, 2024. Today we buried the cremains of my brother Neal who passed away last March 17th. It was a blessed passing as he received the Last Rites and Apostolic Blessing before he died. Brown, or Uncle Brown, as he was known to family, had previously made a decision to donate his … Continue reading “Don’t Forget To Pray For Us”
Author: davetouhillsr
“Beware of a Hardened Heart”
Originally Posted March 14, 2022 Hardness, “the resistance to deformation”, is an interesting phenomena. We know that diamonds are very hard; you can scratch glass with a diamond. On the Mohs Hardness scale, a diamond is a 10 (very hard) and talc is a 1 (very soft). Shall I go on ? Well, often things get harder over time. … Continue reading “Beware of a Hardened Heart”
“Extra Time & Money”
“Hey Chuck how’s it goin…. how you feeling …. how’s your health? Oh, pretty good Dave, I’m feeling pretty good…. I’m in pretty good shape”. Well Chuck may be correct and giving you the straight scoop or maybe not. He’ll have a more accurate report after he gets his annual physical from the doctor: “Chuck, … Continue reading “Extra Time & Money”
“Timing Is Everything In Life & Golf.” (Arnold Palmer)
Originally Posted March 10, 2022 Timing is such an important element in life…. whether in the stock market, your career, family decisions, love and war, prayer, etc. As they say, the right answer at the wrong time is the wrong answer, or better three hours too soon than a minute too late. God always has perfect timing. ”When the … Continue reading “Timing Is Everything In Life & Golf.” (Arnold Palmer)
“Is God Fair?”
Fair…… “impartial, honest, free from self-interest or favoritism, loving…”. Fairness is a good thing. I can still remember arguments as kids ….. “hey, that’s not fair, you’re cheating; I’m taking my football and going home.” Well it looks like it’s not only kids who complain about fairness. In today’s reading from Ezekiel, the subject of fairness is brought … Continue reading “Is God Fair?”
“Eyes Bigger Than My Appetite”
Originally Posted March 10, 2022 Judy has often told the story of her dad taking the family out to eat at a local cafeteria. The kids would fill their plates with all kinds of foods and goodies, while her dad would not get anything…just an empty plate. He would then eat all the food that the kids … Continue reading “Eyes Bigger Than My Appetite”
“God Is Not My Attendant”
Originally Posted March 8, 2022 “The old onion is at it again”. Just when I thought I could take a little break from being convicted of my faults and sin, something else pops up. God is peeling back another layer of the onion. I know it’s good news, but it can be a bit exasperating….. … Continue reading “God Is Not My Attendant”
“Lent- Time To Recalibrate”
Perspective ….. a particular way of considering something, a point of view. The older I get the more I tend to value perspective. Having perspective helps me to not be so quick to overreact and jump to conclusions, or to underreact and kick the can down the road. I find that my perspective can get blurry at times due to my current … Continue reading “Lent- Time To Recalibrate”
“Return With Your Whole Heart”
God does not reach out to his lost sheep with a tepid and distracted effort. He uses all of his godly love and strength to draw us back; he knows that eternity is at stake. And God demands a full response from us. Today’s morning prayer, mass readings and meditations (ref. Magnificat, 2-21-24) were a … Continue reading “Return With Your Whole Heart”
“Taking It Up A Notch”
Remember yesterday’s BLOG about “only the good dying young …. while the Lord giving the rest of us extra time to get our act together”? Well today’s May reading might actually add a footnote to that BLOG. The reading is from Isaiah: “Just as from the heavens the rain and snow come down and do not … Continue reading “Taking It Up A Notch”
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