Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Yes, Nienie!


TUESDAY, JANUARY 01, 2013

Happy New Year 2 0 1 3

Happy New Year!!  
Whatever happens this year will happen, its how I deal with it that matters.
Here is to a great 2 0 1 3!!  

Jumpin' Jungle

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A Reason to Walk!



Walking the Pilgrim Path from Paris to Chartres
May 2015
 
The cathedral of Chartres is one of the most mysterious and beautiful places on earth.
Taking this pilgrimage from Paris ending in the middle of the labyrinth at Chartres is a very special experience. The way from Paris to Chartres is particularly nice to walk and manageable for everyone.
We will use public transport on some short distances. Three walking days with approximately 25 km each are scheduled. We spend three nights in a hostel right next to the cathedral in Chartres.
Gernot Candolini will introduce you to the wisdom of the labyrinth and to the unusual symbolic language of the Gothic timeimage009 and especially Chartres.
Paula D’Arcy will share her insights of womanhood on the road. She will particularly speak about the mystery and meaning of the “Black Madonna”. 
The trip will be a chance to meet people from all over the United States and from Europe. To be on this trip together will connect people to share an extraordinary piece of their walk on earth, linked into their spiritual search and being connected to the fruitful history of medieval thinking. Our journey always circles (like a labyrinth) around the great themes of our life which have to do with being grounded well (like a Black Madonna) and reaching high into heaven (like a gothic cathedral).
We will spend one day in Paris (St. Denis – the birth of gothic – guided tour)
3 walking days to Chartres
2.5 days around and in the cathedral
Return trip from Chartres (train approx. 1.5 hours to Paris)
Travel guides: Gernot Candolini & Paula D’Arcy
Number of travellers: 12 - 20 max. 
All lectures in English

Paula D'Arcy, Redbird Foundation

      Gernot Candolini, Guide

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Circle of Life

These photos were taken in May of 2008 when Mother and Daddy were living 
on opposite wings of the same long-term care facility in Abilene. 
 Mother was in the Skilled Nursing Wing, recovering most amazingly 
from a fall that had resulted in a broken neck. 
 Daddy was living in the long-term care wing of the same facility. 
 So, on the occasion of their 69th Anniversary, 
Daddy came "calling" on Mother and we wheeled them down the hall together 
to the smiles and applause of residents and staff.
Now, Mother is living in that very same facility.
And I wouldn't be at all surprised 
if Daddy came "calling" again, 
when the time is right.

This just in: 
According to Susan, Mother is more like her
"old self" today (1/2/13), so Daddy may just have to wait.
Hmmmmm...?

This & That

 Chaplain prays for Congressional guidance...
Lord knows they need it!
 Out with the old...
Woo-hoo!

Welcome, 2013!