Fairy Roses

The strawberries are doing great - too bad we may not get to eat any of them! At least the rabbits will get fat!




This is a "before" picture - you can almost see the snow carpet beginning to creep.



The blossoms on the fairy roses are bigger than I remember from last year. Aren't they beautiful? It's awesome to think that this little bush was a tiny potted plant last year that Lee bought me. I didn't expect it to last.

St. Theresa's has a Perpetual Adoration chapel - a place where you can go spend time with Jesus anytime of the day or night. I have wanted to visit it since I first started going to St. Theresa's almost a year ago. But I couldn't get up the courage to go - doing something the first time always scares me. Just like the first time I went to Mass, I had to work up to it. I have spent the last week walking or biking down to where I thought the chapel was. There's a beautiful garden outside, with a memorial stone for the innocent victims of abortion, a statue of Our Lady of Grace, and of St. Theresa, of course. Last week I rode my bike and sat down in the garden, just being quiet and knowing that Jesus was near me - in a special way. On Memorial Day, I walked down in the rain and stood outside the door for half an hour. Then yesterday I rode my bike down early in the morning. School was just getting started, so the parking lot was crowded and I didn't want to park my bike. Too many witnesses! :) So I drove away, intending to go home. But I didn't want to get home. So I looped around the neighborhood, prayed, and drove back. Sure enough, the morning rush was completely gone - school was already in session. So I pushed open the doors and went in.



The chapel is beautiful and almost completely silent. I spent half an hour praying. I listened to God for awhile - yes, he talked to me, of course, 'cause He likes me :) He told me that he is the source of silence that I have been looking for and that if I spend time with Him, I will have the resource to be a better listener to Lee and have more energy for my kids and house. I am refreshed.