Lent began this past Wednesday – Ash Wednesday. The ashes donned by Christians that day are produced by burning the prior years’ Palms, presented on Palm Sunday. As ashes are received, they are accompanied by the recitation of, “remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return” or “repent, and believe in the … Continue reading
Today’s a good day, for no particular reason other than I decided it was/is. I may have also had some influence from a little book by the name of The Power by Rhonda Byrne who helped me arrive at this conclusion. When I got home from work today the power was out for no apparent … Continue reading
The other day I called upon the saints for some divine intervention on my hip. Today I got a couple of blessings. First, I got some education on KT tape and Phiten technology at the pre-race expo. After sporting some new phiten stickers and KT tape all day, I have to say I feel a … Continue reading
Some of you may know that I have a very special friend and guardian angel, St. Anthony. He’s quite good at locating my lost belongings, but he hasn’t been much help with my healing my hip. Therefore, I am calling upon the patron St. of hip ailments tonight. Is there such a Saint? I wrote … Continue reading
Happy Easter!! Daniel got home from a month long training assignment in Germany last night! You didn’t know he was gone? Well, then I did a good job keeping it quiet. I don’t like to advertise when he’s away. Too many Law & Order episodes I guess. But now he is home and back on … Continue reading
The Lenten Season is upon us! I try my best to choose something to give up every year that is a ‘sacrifice.’ I use the word sacrifice losely because it seems a little presumptuous to assert that giving up chocolate or Starbucks is a sacrifice, particularly when there are people all over the world who … Continue reading
It’s sort of hard to tell by my paparazzi drive-by photo, but the priest decorated his white & gold vestments (the traditional colors of the Christmas season) with a red and green lei. So I guess it’s true. Even priests get leied in Hawaii. But seriously, did you know that Catholic priests say a specific prayer … Continue reading
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