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Sister Colleen and a friend of our community had a little extra snow duty this morning. Wayne (the first arrival for today's Mass) pitched in with Sr. Colleen to clear the walk for everyone else. We got about six to eight inches in one dumping. Been a while since we had a real winter like this.

A few days ago I talked about my new focus of getting off the computer by 8:00 every evening. Well, guess what? It hasn't happened yet! Sigh. This is going to take more work than I had hoped. Seems like one thing pops up and then another... I am making progress but it's 9:15 now and here we still are. BUT I haven't given up..... just have to scramble a little more and plan a little better!

One thing I have been doing every day (three in a row so far) that has worked out... is to take 30 minutes in the afternoon for quiet prayer in the chapel and 30 minutes for a rest (aka nap) that has worked wonderfully well! I call it my hour of power - rest in the Lord and rest on the bed.

My hope is that by slowing down I will be more attuned to what God wants me to do - sometimes I think I've just been too scrambling. I found this great idea in a book I am reading (okay I have about seven going at the same time.. but that's just the way I do) and this one is called, "Happiness is an Inside Job" by John Powell, S.J. I've talked about this book before - one of those I read in snatches when I feel the need.

Anyway he said instead of asking God if what you are doing is in his will... talk to God and say, "What have you got going today? I'd like to be a part of it!"

Isn't that kind of neat? Let God do the planning - and just join in on it. Cool. Takes a bit of work though to really let go though.... my inner drive says lets do 80 different things today (which of course is impossible but I always seem to attempt it) and God's drive which says ... breathe... look at the world.... talk and share and pray.....life goes on. I've got everything in control.

My drive then pops up impatiently and says, "Are you sure?"

God says, "Well, I've managed to do it for a couple of billion zillion years so far."

Sigh. Okay...

Blessings of Peace and Joy,
Sister Patricia and all the Sisters

Sr Patricia