Dear TSJ Friends, What a week this has been in the news. Millions of minds and hearts around the world have likely faced deep feelings of concern for the boys and their coach trapped in a cave in Thailand – facing not only the trauma of that alone, but the possibility of being there for …
Greetings, TSJ Friends, Have you ever heard the expression, “Where there is a will there is a way?” What does it mean to you? I am quite certain that was one of my father’s favorites. And I did not like it at the time. This usually (but to his credit – not always) came in …
Greetings to TSJ Friends and Readers! A familiar tingle of excitement visibly affected Solomon when he saw me open up the computer and I told him I was going to write to “our peeps” today. I told him I could not actually make virtual chocolate cookies for everyone but if I sent a picture of …
Dear TSJ Friends, Yesterday morning I was reading an interesting book written by James Martin, SJ about his pilgrimage to the holy land a few years ago. And I came across a statement that I thought worthy of our attention today. It certainly caught my attention. Perhaps that in itself is a sign of something …
Dear TSJ Reader, Today’s tidbit of wisdom comes from a personal experience which has brought me to a new level of peace about fully claiming God’s forgiveness when I misstep. It all started on Sunday morning when I went to church. In the part of the service where we confess our sins and hear words …
Dear TSJ Friends, (Friendly reminder: if you are reading this on your mobile phone it is much easier to read if you click on the header at the top and wait a second or two for it to change format.) Welcome to a few moments of reflection. Wednesday is our day to check in with …
Greetings Dear TSJ Friends, Do you ever feel like you are dragging your body into the day against its will? I mean, it is a drag to work all day on little sleep or with lots of anxiety! You feel weary and often discouraged. Sometimes it is a physical drag and others it is emotional, …
Dear TSJ Faithful Friends, Sometimes we all “need a lift” in life! We often don’t think of it that way when it comes to our emotional state of being, but if our car breaks down or we run out of gas or our car is stuck in the snowbank etc. and we need to get …
Dear TSJ Friends, Solomon is having a bit of fun this week. He almost took a day off from blogging with me. But Mr. John reminded him that he has had some fun this week trying on his hardhat. John playfully told him, It is a good thing to wear “different hats” from time to …
(I am still discovering many of you do not realize that you can read these weekly emails on your phone much more easily if you click on the green picture – header -at the top of the email! It takes a few seconds to load, but it is so worth it!) So …. Dear TSJ Friends …. …