The Pat and Barb Verly family and their 5 children, in laws and grandkids along with many prayer warriors have been drawn together by John's cancer... sharing daily for 8 months started this blog- Family Soul Story - Our faith, family, farm and now our cancer journey called HEALING have colored and deepened our world. WE continue to share and depend on the support of our prayer warrior community, that has lowered us into the Lord's presence for His healing!
Waves of family for my dad... the floodgates are opening/Doctor visit to our home and good changes
My brother, Dan, here to visit my father and pamper him with a shave! How we love our wonderful father and as much as he enjoys being given special attention - we LOVE to honor him and make his late years as good as they can be!
It was wonderful to have my brother here as the Hospice doctor came to our home to meet dad and to address some of his issues. Dad has been having more and more pain, and it has been hard to hear him say frequently "I am hurting." He now has a pain patch and is so much better already! Thank the Good Lord, and we love our help from hospice to stagger down the narrow path together carrying/dragging our Most Cherished Cross!
My brother and his wonderful wife making over my dad, and getting him spiffed up for the doctor visit. How he loves to see his family and catch up on their lives. Sharp and caring and prayerful is how he cares for his family now in his later years of walking into the sunset of his life.
George has been around quite a bit as his mom is away for 4 days and here is where he sleeps and has a safe haven with peace and quiet which is not found much at the farm with all 11 kids together.
Pat was describing the game of "Bear" they were playing in the dark with many screams from those running away from the person, who is the Bear! Loud and crazy- here George has peace and quiet and grandma spoils him..
Chocolate ice cream brought smiles
His favorite spot is grandpa's big shoulder and arm, but he rests his head on grandma's too and snuggles.
Lots of LOVE helps him while mom is away til tomorrow.
This morning he woke up making the engine sound and playing with the tractor on his shirt. Talk about so sweet and adorable!
While praying on the porch we watched the jets so high in the sky - a cross was there from the streams they leave behind. Then it turned into a "V" for Victory!
Our rosary and chaplet time on the porch is a lifting up of our prayers like incense to the Lord throughout out day - we gather together at 3p...
George, my brother and sister-in-law joined us for our afternoon prayer yesterday. United in our LOVE for Jesus, Mary and The Church!
George was very good, but I had to use my fingers to count the decade as the rosary went on and off his head.
Recognizing Mary and St Michael - each night his family does family prayer including "Hail Marys" of a decade from the rosary, St Michael prayer, and litany of the Saints, they also now read the Gospel and maundecate it - each kid shares what they heard after dad read it to them.
Today in the first reading these words came to me as powerful in the midst of my current situation in this life...“Please, let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and I will follow you.” It is what Elisha says to Elijah when he asks him to come away and serve the Lord. For myself we are making some solid plans to finally have mother's funeral mass in Taylors Falls - looking at July 18 which is the day after my mother would have been 91- her birthday is July 17! My father wants to travel the 4 hours to be there, so that will be huge!
Ruth and Paul getting their marriage blessed by St JPII - "Bless us with a happy healthy family." Now 16 years later they have 6 kids and a good life indeed! They teach me the beautiful way of being LIFE-giving in your marriage in what you say and do to each other.
"You love me grandma... I can tell. Ice cream tastes like love to me!" Sweet wonderful George Blaise, is 16 months today! He is the oldest of the 3 boys by 3 weeks from Hector, and 6 weeks to Jude!
Talk about Jude - he came to supper last night for wonderful food made by my sister-in-law! So good!
Angela had just mentioned that the kids could have fun with just a bucket of water... sure enough they found the cat water and their fun and mess was made! So fun to see them get to know and have fun together!
Laughing together!
Social distancing as they share grandpa lap - arms and legs work to connect. George might not want to share grandpa, but they managed to keep happy and each filled his big arms and hands!
Too many playing in the water together pictures... I might miss a good one! Jude does not sit much, but does the knee bend crouch.
Loving the splashing and getting wet.
The kitty gets a wet hug.
How we love to see the cousins knowing each other and having fun and snuggle time on grandpa's lap!
No fighting or tears!
There are plans for family to come tomorrow, Tuesday and Father's Day weekend! The floodgates have opened and we are ready to see more family here on the farm.
George sure loves to get some snuggles as his mom is away, and that is a bit unsettling for a little guy like him. He has been so good and we have enjoyed having here to spoil and snuggle!
How dad loves to see his family and I am overjoyed that he has gotten some time with my kids and grandkids, too! I will cherish always the time he has been here with me on the farm!
Ruth taking the tribe to Camden to swim while we kept George here for some quiet time and a nap.
Dan rubbing the spot where dad has been having pain - better today!
Bubble tub is a great place to play and get all clean after playing on the farm... garden, mud puddle, sand box... so much fun with dirt and water!
Love how my brother shows his dad respect and care!
A picture of CARING and HONORING!
I love to use my farm food! Egg salad made from my chicken eggs with garden lettuce, my radishes... this morning we had my eggs with sausage and asparagus from my garden, applesauce, and my strawberry jam. It is why we do the work!
Thank you, Lord, for the gift of Family and sharing our Faith and time! How we are forever blessed by the Holy Spirit directing my father to come into The Church 49 years ago! Each day since has been filled with all the graces and blessings we could ever ask for. We are filled with thanksgiving and praise - "Blaise is filled with Praise!" R. You are my inheritance, O Lord. Therefore my heart is glad and my soul rejoices, my body, too, abides in confidence; Psalm 16 from mass
It was such a gift to join in prayer with more of the family here in body, mind and Spirit! Jesus, we trust in you. Amen and Hallelujah
Happy Feast Day Saint Anthony of Padua Doctor of the Church 1195-1231 Feast Day: June 13 St. Anthony is typically depicted with a book and the Infant Child Jesus, to whom He miraculously appeared, and is commonly referred to today as the "finder of lost articles." Upon exhumation, some 336 years after his death, his body was found to be corrupted, yet his tongue was totally incorrupt, so perfect were the teachings that had been formed upon it.
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