Last night I served as the Lay Eucharistic Minister (LEM) at the Vigil Mass at my church, St. Thomas the Apostle, Hollywood. This means that I robed up in my black cassock and long white cotta and spent the majority of the mass standing to the left of the priest (Canon Ian Elliot Davies) at…
Category: Reflections on living
Ray’s Update + My Lenten Practice
Ray now has a fever. We’re hoping that it is from the sunburn that came from being out in the sun today up in Ojai. We certainly don’t want it to be coming from some lung infection. I think we’ll know more tomorrow since a typical sunburn fever will last only through one night. He…
Happy Afternoon
This was a Sarah afternoon with Nico and Luna. I got a chance to hold the new baby boy for several hours, to bathe Luna and to chat with Sarah. Sarah had the rare opportunity to go take a 30 minute shower. My phone is not nearby so I can’t share the pictures I took, but…
Near Perfect Evening in Downtown LA
We had the one of the loveliest evening tonight that I can remember. We sneaked into The Broad Contemporary Art Museum, thanks to Ray Beaty’s quick thinking to ask the guard if we could JUST go to the gift shop. (The museum is free; it’s just there was a line at the front door.) Anyway,…
Calling for Advice On Life From My Older Readers
Having just had a birthday, I sat in church today and considered that I have no clue where I am going from here. I have a few projects that are part of my current life and certainly plenty of work that needs to be finished, but as far as a big picture plan, goal or…
Still Pregnant
Hi, my friends. Yes, we are still waiting for baby Nico to decide it is time to make his appearance. We (all members of the family) are learning more about patience than anybody ever wanted to know , along with what life circumstances can and cannot be controlled. Alas, baby Nico is healthy and apparently…
Repost: The Messiness of Change
I have always hated what comes first when contemplating change: the ruin of what is; the demolition of the status quo; the process of undoing in order to redo. This has caused me great discomfort, a person with a strong need for tidiness and order. “Let’s knock down that wall,” my husband might say as…
When In Need of a Comfort Activity
A comfort activity. That’s what I needed this afternoon while I continue to wait, wait, wait for that telephone call that starts with, “We are on our way to the hospital. Sarah’s in active labor.” Alas, how to fill the time until that call comes? How else? Bake! Don’t ask me why but lately I’ve…
Stepping Off Into 2016
Happy New Year, my friends. I hope you have a great upcoming year. Thank you for being supporters of my blog and my writing. I appreciate your time and your attention to 20 Minutes a Day. I look forward to spending more time with you in 2016. I have no idea where the year will…
Christmas Eve: Church and A Few Thoughts
I am writing early today because we are leaving in a few minutes to drop a friend at the airport, then go to Sarah’s to spend a bit of time before I leave to serve as the thurifer at the Family Christmas mass at St. Thomas the Apostle, Hollywood, which starts at 5 pm. (I…
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