DEEPER

I was sure I might set the church on fire when I lit a candle and said a prayer for dad.  He was not feeling well.  We were a smaller group because of the cold weather and the threat of snow.  Our friends were there, Pat and John and I thought they may drop over after wards but they did not. 
We did have a visit from Sandra and Randy who had dropped a kitten off at the shelter thinking it had a home but that did not work out.  Off they rushed to pick it up again.  Who is it harder on the kitten or Randy or Sandra?\\

"The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and becoming the work of becoming yourself,"  -  Anna Quindlen

This requires us to look at our past with compassion but also with the willingness to dig deeper.

"Unexpressed emotions will never die
They are buried alive and will come forth later
in uglier ways.  -Sigmund Freud.

"Facing our inner emptiness opens the way for a newer existence.   -Henri J. Nouwen
 
I am thankful it did not snow until after I got home.

It has been snowing all afternoon.  Yes it is lovely to look out upon but digging out can be hard work!