Sunday Gratitude – 13.VII.2025- (yes it’s late on Tuesday)

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Sunday was the feast day of St. Alexander of Munich. 82 years ago, he was executed by the Nazi regime. I’m planning on getting this book – “Alexander Schmorell, Christoph Probst, und die Weisse Rose” – for my birthday, God willing. It sounds weird to say, I suppose, but I am certain that he’s praying for me, and I am eternally grateful for that. I think a lot of people come into Christianity with a kind of vague idea of this now being the time to be a better person. That’s not a bad thing, per se, but being Orthodox has made the goal to be a saint, and I take real comfort in the fact that the prayers of the saints surround us. I am looking forward to getting to meet him in the realest life there is – the life in the world to come.

My youngest, when she was not here, decided to take a little solo adventure with her bicycle. Luckily, she was only gone for 45 minutes or so – or so I’m told – and despite the police getting involved, things got resolved relatively quickly.

I am thankful to have had a weekend that included calling friends and having long conversations, some time to get some stuff done, both inside and out, and also a little bit of time to just go out on the bike. I also got a couple miscellaneous errands done, and I’m really looking forward to “adventures” of my own before too long.

I am grateful to those who have been using the Amazon links from here – over the last week or so, there’s been a small pick-up in affiliate sales, and while it’s certainly a little thing, every little bit helps.

I am grateful that it was a pretty laid-back week, and that there were days where I didn’t have to go anywhere.

I’m thankful for all the people who have patience for me, and thankful for all of you for reading and praying for me as well. 🙂

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