HOMECOMING!
Well, today's the big day! After the sign off yesterday of occupational and physical therapies, it looks like Ronzilla will be coming home. YAY!!!! Of course, he was quite miffed that they couldn't tell him the exact minute and second of departure - at 5pm on a Friday night after the social worker had rightly gone home.
You all know Ron as Mr. Positive, which he is compared to Your's Truly, aka, Fr. Curmudgeon. However, he CAN get grumpy at times and the return of his very rare grumpiness is a good sign meaning that even more of his noggin is working.
So, I'll be waiting for his call this morning - probably around 11ish - and then Johnny and I will go, pick him up and head to the Varsity Inn for brrrrrrunch. Then home to begin this next chapter of our lives together.
To be perfectly honest, I have no bloody idea what this next chapter will be - well, how could I - I'm no more a fortune teller than anyone else. I also realize that there will be bumps along the way and that nothing about the future is ever certain except the love of God. The one thing that IS certain is that we are now officially "old." Not that that's a bad thing. In some ways, it's quite nice. There's financial security and friend security. And there's life security.....it will end sooner than later. And that's not a bad thing either. The important thing is that we make the best of what time is left.
Making the best of it, at least to me, means growing into being the best and most authentic me/us I/we can be. I can only speak for myself but I ain't there yet.
One thing this new chapter has done, at least for the moment, is make me more kind. I was rather shocked yesterday sitting in traffic in front of the Ballard Fire House next to Walgreen's. A car wanted out of the Wallgreen's parking lot in front of me which usually elicits from me some sort of comment like, "Wait your turn, @&$*!#$(!!!" In stead, I smiled and waved and the driver waved back and pulled in front and we went on with the day. My friend March and I then had a conversation about new behavior. It was rather amusing.
I guess what that all means is that maybe I'm realizing what's really important in life with the threat of loosing the important. That loss will come sooner or possibly even much later. Who knows? I might get hit by a bus tomorrow. (Poor bus!) The only thing I/we really have is today in which to be the best and most authentic I/we can be.
I'll be both preaching and saying the Mass tomorrow. The sermon will be an update of sorts as well as my reflections on the whole spiritual end of this new chapter - and there's lots of that. It's gotten to the point that when I pray, the Virgin says, "Yes! I KNOW!! We're working on it!!!" Ah, the subtlety of a mother. I'm realizing that my only requirement is to be faithful, let the present and future unfold and go from there.
So, enjoy this day. I know I will. Keep up the prayers and good vibes. They mean a lot. And know that you're in mine.
Peace.
You all know Ron as Mr. Positive, which he is compared to Your's Truly, aka, Fr. Curmudgeon. However, he CAN get grumpy at times and the return of his very rare grumpiness is a good sign meaning that even more of his noggin is working.
So, I'll be waiting for his call this morning - probably around 11ish - and then Johnny and I will go, pick him up and head to the Varsity Inn for brrrrrrunch. Then home to begin this next chapter of our lives together.
To be perfectly honest, I have no bloody idea what this next chapter will be - well, how could I - I'm no more a fortune teller than anyone else. I also realize that there will be bumps along the way and that nothing about the future is ever certain except the love of God. The one thing that IS certain is that we are now officially "old." Not that that's a bad thing. In some ways, it's quite nice. There's financial security and friend security. And there's life security.....it will end sooner than later. And that's not a bad thing either. The important thing is that we make the best of what time is left.
Making the best of it, at least to me, means growing into being the best and most authentic me/us I/we can be. I can only speak for myself but I ain't there yet.
One thing this new chapter has done, at least for the moment, is make me more kind. I was rather shocked yesterday sitting in traffic in front of the Ballard Fire House next to Walgreen's. A car wanted out of the Wallgreen's parking lot in front of me which usually elicits from me some sort of comment like, "Wait your turn, @&$*!#$(!!!" In stead, I smiled and waved and the driver waved back and pulled in front and we went on with the day. My friend March and I then had a conversation about new behavior. It was rather amusing.
I guess what that all means is that maybe I'm realizing what's really important in life with the threat of loosing the important. That loss will come sooner or possibly even much later. Who knows? I might get hit by a bus tomorrow. (Poor bus!) The only thing I/we really have is today in which to be the best and most authentic I/we can be.
I'll be both preaching and saying the Mass tomorrow. The sermon will be an update of sorts as well as my reflections on the whole spiritual end of this new chapter - and there's lots of that. It's gotten to the point that when I pray, the Virgin says, "Yes! I KNOW!! We're working on it!!!" Ah, the subtlety of a mother. I'm realizing that my only requirement is to be faithful, let the present and future unfold and go from there.
So, enjoy this day. I know I will. Keep up the prayers and good vibes. They mean a lot. And know that you're in mine.
Peace.
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