Money...

...is the root of all evil.  But it is also necessary to pay medical insurance, taxes, car loans, and a bunch of other things.

I made up a spreadsheet of all my yearly expenses with 3 options, keep the house empty, rent a room in the house and sell the house (as a last resort).  I ran the numbers, did my research, estimated costs and discovered that I could not afford any option but to sell the house.

I said, "God, I need $ mumble thousand or I cannot do this."   The next week, I got a letter from my employer telling me that I was now eligible for my pension if I retire from the company.  The next day, I got a letter from Social Security telling me Carmen's posthumous benefits were approved.  The total of the 2 checks?  $ mumble thousand + 35% for taxes.

God is good...all the time...

These little signs keep encouraging me that this is the path that God has chosen for me to walk.  He removes all obstacles from this path.

Carmen's Kaleidescopes

Carmen had a collection of over 90 kaleidoscopes.   She had all types but there was one that I really liked. In fact, it is the only one that I am planning on keeping in her collection. (I've been passing some on to family, and her sister will get the bulk of the collection.)

It is made of glass and metal and when you look through it you see... a ever changing rose window.  It looks like the window in the back of my parish church.

Coincidence?