Posts under ‘Fortitude’

Asking for Togetherness…

I just watched a cute, funny and good movie. Now, I am not a professional critic, so if you hated this movie, I’m sorry. You go ahead. I liked it and I liked it because it went against the Hollywood normalcy of sex, violence, criticizing the Christian faith, and anti-family themes. [...]

The Things That Matter Most

I felt really bad for Jim. Over the last two weeks, he has had so little sleep. He was really struggling to function. Last night, he broke down, took something to help him sleep and went and crashed for almost 11 hours. He’s still upstairs sleeping.
When people list those things which [...]

Don’t Sit Down

I got a magazine from the church at Mass a few weeks ago. You know, one of those little magazines that has the passages from the Bible, a talk about a person of the day and some thoughts. They often have quotes form the person of the day. I noted one and [...]

Waiting Out the Storm

I’m sitting here, waiting out the storm. Outside blows an early “Nor’ Easter”, with winds whipping the trees, and rain pelting the roof. Yet, as the sun comes up, I am snug. The dogs lie quietly at my feet, and no one is stirring as yet. My tea warms me inside [...]