🕯️ I tend to get depressed this time of year. No biggy, but, while I love what Christmas is, I don't much care for the lights, presents, family gatherings. Nevertheless, my wish is that Christmas joy touches you in the deepest way possible.

🕯️ Hope this is a deeply peaceful time of year for each of you, in spite of the craziness. Happy Fourth Sunday of Advent.

🕯️ Oh gawd, it's going to be around 60, yes 60, on 🎄 Christmas Day! Weirdness! Going to wake up around upper 20s and it will be in the lower 50s by noon. Blessed remainder of Advent to y'all.

🕯️ Rainy in the 50s. Better than freezing! If you'd all pray that a carrier position with the US Post Office comes through. I passed the assessment they gave. Thank you. Hope everyone's having an amazing Advent.

🕯️ Life is beautiful, even if it doesn't feel like it at the time. God is total LOVE. Relish it. 🧡

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Hope you're all having a wonderful what's left of Saturday. Just wanted to say "hi" from a very snowy Cincinnati! Going to get really cold here overnight into tomorrow. Melts on Thursday! I love y'all. 🧡🕯️🕯️🕯️Happy Third Sunday of Advent!

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“Cows of Bashan” who hate the poor. I can only imagine what Amos would say to us today! #DailyOffice #Advent ⚓️

🕯️ Please pray that I find a job soon. I'm going to wait for a parish. Closest one does guitar Masses. Uh, no. Thank you!! Praying for your cares/concerns as well. 🧡

🕯️ Phone is back on. 😀

🕯️ Almost back in Cincinnati! Exhausted, but almost home. Thank you for your prayers.

🕯️ If all goes well, leaving from Kalamazoo a little after Noon. Can't wait to see my sister, Sue, and brother-in-law, Don. ✅🍂🍁

🕯️ Even though the snow didn't hit until much later, my bus was cancelled. At least I leave around noon and don't have a four hour wait in Chicago. In the guest house as my luggage is heavy. God is good.

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🕯️ My last day at the monastery. It's been a good experience and I'm extremely grateful. Onwards and upwards!

🕯️ I hope to be on here much more. I'll have to get on my sister's WiFi. 🕯️🧡🍂🍁🐧✅

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Prayers, please, as I have decided to leave the Benedictines. I feel good about this decision. I let them know this morning and they have been really supportive. I'm going to stay until Saturday. Love y'all and thank you. 🧡🍁🍂🌻

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🕯️ Gandalf...The Hobbit; The Lord of the Rings. I have two ancestors with extremely similar names. One is a King of Norway rumored to have magical abilities and the other a bishop!

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Praise God!

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🕯️ Francis of Assisi

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🕯️ Blessings of Hildegard of Bingen on her day.

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