Fall is really falling here.
It has gotten chilly over the past week, and the colors are coming in.
These are Bob and Dean's flowers and they are so gorgeous right now!
And then there's this! Frankie Beckmeyer is a married man! And Paul and Madi were there to join in the blessings! Just a few months and Paul and Madi will be married!!! I am so, so thrilled!
“I desire trust from My creatures. Encourage souls to place great trust in My fathomless mercy. Let the weak, sinful soul have no fear to approach Me, for even if it had more sins than there are grains of sand in the world, all would be drowned in the unmeasurable depths of My mercy.” —Diary 1059
Jesus, I trust in You.
Well, a lot has happened, but have been really bad about sitting down to blog. I have so much writing to do for Spiritual Direction that I just don't get back to the computer most evenings.
I am really loving Spiritual Direction! What a gift the Holy Spirit has given in allowing me to journey with these beautiful women! God is so good! I will be heading to Quarryville next month for another course. I'm not sure if I already blogged that, but I want to remember it. I will be attending "Theology of the Body and the Interior Life" which is going to be so awesome for Spiritual Direction!
We have almost launched our Gabriel Network ministry at St Patrick's, and I am so excited about it. My friend Barbara is the coordinator. We are also getting set for another Marriage Enrichment event in November. Hoping to iron out most of the details this week. We also did our last First Fridays for the year. It was a good run. We talked to a lot of people, and had a chance to help local people find our beautiful Church! There was a bridal show across from our spot this time! It was sweet.
And speaking of things matrimonial....
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The biggest news in the Merkel family this month is that Paul and Madi are engaged!! We are just thrilled. I am so happy that Paul has found such a wonderful woman to walk through life with. They are a sweet couple!
Tim and I are living the quiet life these days, with just the two of us in the house, but we have great talks and we enjoy making plans and are looking forward to heading to Texas in November to visit the Cookes. Dad will be down there as well. We are going down for grandparent's day and it should be a wonderful visit!
Tim and Brendan got Brendan's car all set. It is now on the road and he doesn't have to worry that it won't start. The gold car went to the wrecking yard. Tim worked really hard to get this new one running well, and I hope it serves Brendan for a long time.
Football season is under way, but the Ravens haven't really been delivering. Maybe tonight.....