Pilgrimage

My Family and I are off to visit San Juan this weekend. The Basilica in San Juan is really beautiful, but I will be the first one to tell you, making the trip down there is something I don't usually enjoy. Honestly I never quite understood WHY people would drive all the way down there, a 5 hour + drive not including stops... the scenery is NOT beautiful, it's not even a nice drive... AND don't even TRY to get me to go in the summertime, it is so dang hot you could cook your meals on the sidewalk...fast! But people always make promises or promisas as my Mom would say to make the trek down there and light a candle for special intentions. We have been meaning to go again since before Ernie passed away, we have made many promises and we need to go... I feel called to go for some reason, something great is going to come, even if it is just the sheer joy of being with my family and feeling peace. Last time we went my 75 year old or so (can't exactly remember when) mom walked on her knees to the front alter...a good distance but this is not uncommon...to see people doing these things in San Juan, it is felt to be a blessed place. It makes me think about the pilgrimage of Mary and Joseph all the way to Bethlehem, just to be enrolled. No phones back then, had to make that trek in person. Nine months pregnant on a donkey, I can't even imagine... I cannot complain about the drive thinking about that. Keep my family in your thoughts and prayers as we take this journey and I will post some pics when i get back...

Another opportunity to serve.... pick up a pen, make a difference. God Bless

While making out your Christmas cards this year take a moment and send one to this address. Let a Soldier know you're thinking of them and and thank them.

A Recovering American Soldier
c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center
6900 Georgia Avenue NW
Washington, DC 203607-5001

... Have a wonderful weekend!