Okay, So I admit I actually don't really appreciate this holiday very much... but It's still is Halloween so I thought I would wish everyone well on this eve of All Saints Day. : )
To begin. Today and this week have been wonderful, simply wonderful! Today when I walked outside I could smell burning leaves, see the tones of sunset on the trees, and feel the cool air and the warmth of the sun simultaneously. It was great.
Also, last night (even after ND's tragic football loss) was awesome. I was able to go see the folk choir concert! It was SOOO GOOD and I had great company AND Danielle Rose was there!! She is one of my favs for Sure! The joy that radiates from her being is really inspiring!
AND to make it EVEN BETTER they ended with one of my favorite songs EVER: Siyahamba!! All God's Children Choir, the choir I used to be in / interned with does this song and it reminds me of my choir family!!
After the concert I had a great experience when I was headed back to SMC. I was going to wait for the safe "blinky" security bus that picks people up...but I'm too impatient for it so I started walking BUT this lovely older couple picked me up and drove me the rest of the way just to be nice!! It was so wonderful!! They had gone to the concert as well and were just the nicest people! God is Good all the time! : )
This morning I was able to go to mass, pray morning prayer and have coffee with a friend who I definitely don't see enough. GREAT GREAT GREAT!
Here is something good to know about me. I am so overjoyed by mass generally that I am high on the Lord most of Sunday. BUT, it is even more noticeable when I am able to go to a café directly after mass! AND that is where I am right now... I am high on God and Coffee. Now, if music is added to the mix I will probably die of ecstasy.
On an entirely different note. I just want to take a moment to remember (in Joyful Hope) Declan Sullivan. Declan was a Junior at Notre Dame and died this Wednesday in an accident. He was a great person and though I did not know him personally my heart goes out to his friends and family. Please pray for Declan and his family and friends.
http://www.ndsmcobserver.com/news/junior-declan-sullivan-dies-in-accident-1.1731506
There was a memorial mass at the Basillica for Declan and it was incredible to see the student body in prayer and solidarity for Declan Sullivan. This mass was an eye-opener for many students. It inspired joyful hope in me (for his soul) and pained me greatly to realize how many people had lost someone very dear to them. It also caused me to rededicate myself to the Lord (which I must do frequently) by reminding me of the the fragility of life and that life is not in success as so many view it but it lies in doing "small things with great love" (mother Theresa). It seems that Declan lived a life with great love and though he never reached the point of traditional success of Graduation or a career his life was a beautiful treasure to the Lord and to all of those who knew him.
When my uncle passed away a while ago my great-grandfather (who has since passed away) said that it was hard to see his grandson die because he knew that it meant that after such a short life my uncle Matthew was ready to be called home by the Lord and he (my great-grandfather) had lived a long life and was still not ready to return to the Lord. To him it was a sign of true success to die young because it meant you had fulfilled your purpose. I can't help but think of my great grandfather when I think of Delcan's Story. Lord Bless him and keep him!
~ Carpe Diem ~
Make the most of you life; do small things with great LOVE; and THANK THE LORD for EVERY DAY you HAVE!!!
Happy Sunday!!!
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M
ALSO, THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS!! 23 DAYS till I am LEGAL!!
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