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Yours
Finding the stride, Seeking the truth, Listening to hope, Don’t turn away. Always move toward the sun – Leaving shadows behind. I will run toward You. Arms outstretched, smiling, I am Yours. But, You knew that already, didn’t You? -RG
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Horizons Ahead
There is a place in my soul; It is well-guarded. But the open road brings it out to play. I see the future, I touch the present, I leave the past behind. My days are ordered, and slip into harmony. How grateful I am for Your Direction! As the swirling chaos of this thing called “life” dances, I tip my head back and taste the rain. So many wonders, it takes my breath away. I am Yours, and rejoice in the certainty. God has given me Serenity and Adventures! – RG
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Good Tidings
So, Linus had it right years ago in “Charlie Brown Christmas”. He stood at the mic and recited the passage from Luke. As I go through my first Christmas without either of my parents on good old planet Earth, I am in equal parts rejoicing and missing them. I hear music and think, “Papa loved this song.” I make recipes and remember Mom putting on an amazing spread on Christmas Eve after midnight Mass. The joys. The pangs of separation. Still, I will focus on the real reason for the season. Thank You, God for caring enough to make a way for us to get to You. Thank You that…
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Open Road
So, it’s been over 100 days since my surgery. I can hardly believe it! A lot has happened in a relatively short amount of time. With the death of my Mom on October 9th, it’s like a whole new chapter is being written. Of course I miss her. There are tears, but there are also smiles as I consider many of the blessings she and Dad provided for our family. True, no one is perfect – including me! Now, as we approach Christmas, I find I am ready for this new chapter. Ready, willing and able to meet it head-on. I’m so grateful for the ability to breathe in and…
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Uninvited Guest
Feeling the bite against my skin, Sun shining brightly, but bringing little warmth. Winter has arrived. Today inside feels as chilly as the air outside. I miss you. Longing to hear the warmth of your laughter, Share your memories, Feel your hug… Grief sneaked in uninvited. – RG
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Mom’s Eulogy
Alice Eleanor Reddy was born in Connecticut on June 13, 1924 to William Patrick and Roseanne Reddy. Calvin Coolidge was President, the Ford Model-T was the car of choice and the US was “Roaring in the Twenties”. No doubt my Mom was born in optimism and clung to it her entire life. When Mom was 11 they moved to Detroit, Michigan, where Grandpa found work. Grandpa nicknamed her Alleluia, but most of her friends just called her Al. She was Irish through and through. Mom graduated from high school at the age of 16. She got her biology degree in college. Summers were spent with her aunts and friends in…
