Gratitude

KATERI Tekakwitha

First Native American Woman

to be a Saint!

 Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, known as Lily of the Mohawks or Genevieve of New France, was a convert to Christianity who took a vow of chastity. She was beatified in 1980, and was the first Native American proposed for canonization by the Roman Catholic Church.

This most remarkable sculpture was outside the entrance of

St Francis Church in

Santa Fe

as if welcoming folks in

and

she was

stunning in her stature, her amazing grace...

And I was taken by her beauty

and

was really rocked to my core

when telling my friend

EE

about her

...

Only after lighting candles in that church for EE who is facing life threatening surgery, and then being told the story of

Kateri

and

then almost falling faint in Santa Fe when learning that

EE had in fact taken a small sculpture of

Kateri to the sacred Grotto out there in Colorado

and

had her son to place it there in the

Grotto for her own prayers of healing ways!

THUD

I had no idea

and

of all the things in the world for a friend so far away to have taken to the sacred Grotto

...

Kateri

the very same Native American woman I was now looking at in

Santa Fe?

Oh the power of spirit

even now at times makes me weak in the knees indeed

and

I am grateful.

It's almost that day of

Thanksgiving

and

it seems many across our lands

are thinking

"mindfully"

of all the many things

they are "grateful" and truly "thankful"

for in their lives.

Oh how long my list is when I sit and let the thoughts and feelings pour freely of

gratitude

for

LIFE and all that it holds.

I am richly blessed by all of its wonders in life

and those who love me

and

who I am honored to love.

You too I am sure

will find much to be thankful for

if you take the time

this day, this week, the coming days

to

"just sit with the thoughts"

with a

cup of coffee

or

a soda

that you are "thankful to enjoy"

and

also to join in reading my dear friends

blog here

http://workthedream.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/up-for-a-challenge/

Yep

she's done it again!

She has really gone and done it this time

as

she challenges all of us

to

dig a little deeper in the

"gratitude list"

as we move through the days ahead!

Thank you friend!

This coffee has never tasted better than right here and right now!

Life is filled

with moments

of

amazing grace

and

beauty that surrounds us

even in frightening and fragile times.

This is the week of

THANKSGIVING

and

as the roads get busy,

the

stress levels ZOOM like cars on the highways

with folks rushing to do shopping

and

guests gather

friends and relations

make calls or visits

I hope

you

will find the time

to

take the time

and

remember

all the many many moments

and

times

and

people

places

things

that you have

to be grateful for

to be

really really

thankful

for

and

to

express that thanks

in as many ways as you can think of!

TO SELF AND TO OTHERS

...

May the Creator/God/dess smile on you today

and

each day...

We are warriors of gentle spirit here

I wish you all that you dare to dream

and

the strength to work it til it becomes all that you hope!

Blessings on the wind...

Walk in Beauty,
DRSES

www.drsherryeshowalter.com

Hope you are sending those postcards to cuzzie

there in Pulaski VA!

She reports they are already receiving them and enjoying all and

have received one already from all the way

from

AUSTRAILIA!!!

Let's do this thing

and

just

"send MORE"

Angela Loy, Director of Activities

Pulaski Health & Rehab Center

2401 Lee Hwy N

Pulaski, VA 24301

they are

Lovin THEM!!!

Thank you all !