Keep On Keeping On

Yesterday, I had the privilege to attend a women's retreat sponsored by our parish's women's ministry. It was a wonderful and welcome experience! I had opportunities for quiet time and reflection which I feel will help me use my Monday evening Adoration hour more effectively. I also had a chance to see close friends that I hardly ever see anymore. My pasta and ground beef dish with peppers and onions did not seem to be a big hit but there was so much food at this potluck, it was impossible to sample everything. Trust me, I usually try to sample everything and I don't even think I sampled 3/4 of the offerings laid before me.

During the retreat we were encouraged to find our song that guides us in life. Actually having quiet time to hear my thoughts and, pardon my bluntness, "cut through the daily crap", I realized that I've been living my song without realizing it. My song is actually a phrase that my late Grandpa Woodruff used to say all the time and that is "Keep on Keeping On".

Grandpa's simple yet meaningful phrase has guided me through the chaos I've had during the past month and it will guide me through future chaos, I'm sure.

Well, since Jonnie crawled into our bed around 11:40 PM last night and I ended up moving too the spare room and was too lazy to reset the alarm from 5:30 to 6 figuring that I could get my homework reading done, I should close out my blog posting and do more reading this morning.

Keep On, Keeping On!