Gerard's Thoughts and Commentary

I love you, Jesus! Thank you, Jesus! Praise you, Jesus! # Jesus answered, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except thru Me." John 14:6 #  Come Holy Spirit, come!  Come into my life and stay with me forever. # Jesus, Mary, Joseph. I love you! Save Souls. #  Sacred Heart of Jesus,  I place my trust in you. #  I can do all things in Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13 # God so loved the world That He gave His only begotten Son, That whoever believes in Him Will not die But have eternal life. John 3:16 # This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24 # I am the Vine; You are the branches. John 15:5 # One does not live on bread alone But by every word that comes from the mouth of God. Matthew 4:4 # I will praise your name forever, My king and my God. Psalm 145 # Help me Jesus! Show me the Way, Jesus! Fill me with your Peace. # Prayer at Co...

Last Saturday evening (4/26/2014) as I lay in bed, ready to fall asleep, I received one of those late night calls, as parents, we dread receiving. However, rather from one of our children, or even Mom calling, the call was from my youngest aunts, Monica, the person I first met on my b-mother's side - the Miller family. Monica called to relay Irene's condition. Following her 2nd stroke in months, Saturday, Irene was quite unresponsive and not eating or drinking. "We had to keep physically checking", Monica said, "to see if she was still breathing." That was such a "tough" conversation as I clarified Monica's words to me; "it began sunk in." Irene may be dying - the original estimated time-frame, she was to have one to five days... Monica is but two years older than I am and the youngest of ten children to Joachim and Barbara Miller. Incedently, 4/26 was also the anniversary of when Mom and Dad received me as their new son; 4/27 is ou...