Yesterday was day two of my visit with the sisters and it also happened to be my birthday. I was so excited to spend my birthday with the sisters that I didn't care whether or not they knew. Well, it turned out that Mother Kathryn knew and she made sure the other sisters knew too. After prayers, she wished me a happy birthday and after mass the other sisters joined in and they sang me happy birthday. Though that was satisfying enough for me, two of the sisters surprised me and took me to Starbucks!
We had dinner early because of meetings all throughout the rest of the day so dinner was earlier than usual. Before dinner, Mother and the sisters surprised me again! She presented me with a small gift bag that contained a beautiful card and a very nice candle. I was able to have dinner with most of the sisters and afterwards we chatted a bit over dishes.
Before I knew it, the time came for me to retie to my room and I fell asleep so soundly. I am still trying to find the best time to fall asleep so that I do not wake up too early (3:00 a.m. pacific)
Tonight the sisters have a fundraising dinner that is held in collaboration with the Knights of Columbus. Please keep them in your prayers that it may be successful and that those in attendance will grow closer to the Lord through the sisters' witness. I will be sure to keep you posted on how the rest of my visit is going.
More to come.
In Christ,
Hopeful
We had dinner early because of meetings all throughout the rest of the day so dinner was earlier than usual. Before dinner, Mother and the sisters surprised me again! She presented me with a small gift bag that contained a beautiful card and a very nice candle. I was able to have dinner with most of the sisters and afterwards we chatted a bit over dishes.
Before I knew it, the time came for me to retie to my room and I fell asleep so soundly. I am still trying to find the best time to fall asleep so that I do not wake up too early (3:00 a.m. pacific)
Tonight the sisters have a fundraising dinner that is held in collaboration with the Knights of Columbus. Please keep them in your prayers that it may be successful and that those in attendance will grow closer to the Lord through the sisters' witness. I will be sure to keep you posted on how the rest of my visit is going.
More to come.
In Christ,
Hopeful
Hey, Hopeful!
ReplyDeleteCatching up on your blog today (I've also been trying not to spend so much time online this Lent) I was OVERJOYED to read the good news about your acceptance! What a blessing! I will certainly continue to keep you in prayer, and when I get the chance, I'll shoot you an e-mail (I think I still have your e-mail) about one of the ways God is blessing me this Lent... I think you might be interested in hearing about it.
Enjoy your time with the sisters!
Charity