Martini Musings

Ash Wednesday – the Lenten Journey Begins! It’s the time of year when we begin our Lenten journey. For most people I know, Catholic or not, Ash Wednesday kicks off our 40 days of Lent, a season of self reflection and reconciliation. Also, for those who know me, you know I struggle with the Catholic church. I believe in God and I pray. I celebrate Sundays with a Zoom Mass that includes a group of people that feel like me. The priest serves us and preaches just like I’m used to but we discuss the homily as a group after he provides his reflection and thoughts. We all contribute to the prayers of the faithful any find out how everyone is doing. It is fulfilling and has taken the place of my Sunday Mass routine prior to my divorce. I haven’t “left the church” but I have struggled with many areas of the church…mostly things that we all question, and I decided not to attend because I am not a cafeteria Catholic, picking and choosing what I want to believe. Okay, no preaching and no judging f...

  OLD or NOT? How do you judge whether or not you are old? Your age? Your body aches? Being tired? Forgetting things—ALL THE TIME? Gray hair? Or is there anything else? Sometimes, I feel my age and sometimes I don’t! But on Monday, I got my Medicare card and although I can’t wait to have Medicare, my 86+ year-old Mom said, “Gosh, I never thought I’d live long enough to see one of my kids go on Medicare!” Welp…that may have made me feel just a little old. Seriously though, I am grateful for the Medicare that will become activated on June 1, the month of my birthday and I’ll be so ready. When I got divorced, I was working at Mt. Notre Dame and I was able to get onto the Archdiocese plan. It was all new to me, but I was grateful to have coverage, since I knew COBRA was so expensive. That worked fine…until I quit my job at MND. Before that happened, I had to find a policy. Since I am a USAA member (through my Dad’s service!), I decided to try and get a policy through them. They...

  Re-Boot! Re-Boot! Happy Wednesday friends! Thanks for the kindness shown last week when I said “I’ve had a day!” Yes, it had been a tough day, but I know, we all have them. It seemed like it was just one of those days and my coping mechanisms were not working. When the going gets tough, the friends come out from all over and for that, thank you! I know that I have a huge tribe of friends, all over Louisville and Cincinnati and beyond. Thanks for showing me your love! In the process of trying to get my “mo-jo” back last week, I was invited to an overnight with a friend. She was determined to get me out for dinner and a night when I could get some good sleep and RE-BOOT! That’s exactly what I needed, a re-boot. Coming out of the Covid chaos with all of us being sick and trying to care for Mom and Dad had been more draining than I realized. When the computer is in a rut or running slow…I re-boot. This time, I was going to have a human re-boot. Last night, I went straig...