Grazie

today i simply choose to give thanks

for Life above all, for the daily blessings that pour down on me, for the chance to grow, for the challenges i am confronted with, for the gift of friendship, for the gift of fellowship, for all the things that make me uniquely me.

something quite extraordinary happened to me yesterday. unable to gather strength to even get up to tackle the myriad of errands still pending with Mom's estate, i remembered her favorite saint (santa rita) and began praying to her. over the next half hour i noticed she was intervening and carrying me through the day. although in a haze and literally feeling like a zombie through the streets of downtown Santiago, i managed to pick up two of four important documents. walking towards the metro to return home, i passed the church where she is venerated and spent a good while in her company contemplating a beautiful painting of her.