[Magdalen] Eve of trip; travel prayers; thanks for prayers.

[Lynn Ronkainen]

prayers for safe smooth travel and a *good* visit with mom
Lynn

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When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not a 
single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me." 
attributed to Erma Bombeck
 "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk 
by Richard Rohr

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From: "M J _Mike_ Logsdon" <mjl at ix.netcom.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2016 9:42 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: [Magdalen] Eve of trip; travel prayers; thanks for prayers.

> When I finally calmed down I realised it was only a total of about three 
> days, and it's not exactly like we're visiting a wasteland with no 
> services (grocery stores, drug stores, etc).  Plus, a whopping casino 
> hotel.  Not cheap, but not without safety nets, as it were.  And the 
> fridge is more than Everett-friendly until my return.
>
> Only hurdle left:  getting along with Anna during the whole.  I think we 
> will.  I just gotta be calm.  The main issue is how she'll no doubt want 
> to spend a lot of time with Mom, and Mom and I by nature, don't.  I'll be 
> more attentive this time, obviously, but even Everett said, "Yeah, Dad, 
> that's just not how you and Grandma are."  From the mouths of babes.
>
> If anything, I'll have the need to put my feet up in relative peace behind 
> my desire to head back to the hotel whenever the opportunity affords.
>
> Travel prayers appreciated, and thanked for ahead of time.
>
> Except for slap-dash moments at the communal computer at Mom's joint, --  
> wait, she has a computer and internet connection, how could I forget? -- , 
> I'll be a bit off the radar till Sunday pm.  Please pray, also, that my 
> rental Toyota doesn't want to imitate my long-lost original Kia engine 
> right around the spot me and Everett spent a cold, snowy afternoon 1.25 
> years ago.  Ah, cold memories.