#ididntproofreadthis

  There is one question hard to be in the presence of one one one: (3/31/22 one on one): Why does God allow so much suffering?   It is a hard question because, in my opinion, the answer is even harder.   I have been in the presence of this question more than once, but I have never shared an answer out loud because it has only ever sounded declarative.   The harder answer I give myself when I am in the presence of that question is: Christ.  Christ suffered, too.   Isaiah 53:3-4  It always comforts me to remember God is present in our suffering.   I asked myself the question tonight as a question, and I embraced a simple answer for myself. The simple answer I embraced to one of the hardest questions of why:  Without suffering… … we would not know The Holy Spirit’s power.

#lookwhaticando I can share the significant clip from videos I am referencing now!  One sister asked the other: What can I do about people who bother me?   https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxgW25UMca4H7Kg7Sj2IDSqpKi5V8Gbr3N Nancy’s vibe resonated with me.    Her response sounded like my belief.    My belief: If I am bothered by someone, they have a role to play in my salvation.     And if I act on my belief, I align with Nancy’s belief: I play a role in their salvation.  I picked up a good quote, too, that made me smile:  We could all be holy if it wasn't for people.  And once I had a good laugh I straightened the quote up with Father Larry’s idea I was happy to agree with: Why yes, but loving people is what makes us holy!    #catch22  [3/12/22 I thought to make that funny quote more serious, how about: We could all be holy if it wasn’t for the poor influence of people.] And then I meditated on an answer I ha...

I baked a three-layer champagne cake from scratch for my Grandma’s 90th birthday, and baking the layers took two tries.  I am not good at wasting, so I wrapped my first try tightly in plastic wrap and organized the bunch in my freezer.  I want to make cake pops with this fail.   I told my godmother one day, when I am feeling a negative feeling, I have found it gives me the tenacity to overcome the want in a task I do not want to do.   I want to make cake pops but I do not want to navigate the trials and errors.   I know trials and errors are not easily escapable when it’s something I’ve never done before.  But the mess amidst them is not fun to clean up when you have little to no success, and I like cleaning.   I got the cake layers out of the freezer from October 2021 last week, and I had enough tenacity yesterday to tackle the next step waiting for me.  Dunk the cake balls.  Before I could dunk them, I had to form the dough. Before the befo...