[Magdalen] October status

[Jay Weigel]

Wow, that's a lot of prayers, Cady! We'll certainly all do our best.

My dad spent his last 6 weeks in a VA home in Knoxville and we could not
have asked for a better place for him to be. The care he received was
wonderful! They even allowed his beloved pug to come and visit him. In
fact, the last picture I have of him is with her curled up on his bed.

Amazing about your MIL. That sort of thing is usually very damaging and can
be fatal.

Interim times can be difficult, but so glad you have a good interim. My
former parish is going through this again, after they thought they'd had it
done with the first time.

As a late bloomer myself, I can sympathize greatly with Samantha. I had
some Bad Things happen to me along the way too. It takes time to recover
but with support, she will. Flowers will bloom, but when they are supposed
to, not always when we want them to. Hugs for mom and daughter too from one
who has been there and done that myself *and* with a daughter.

On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 12:41 PM, cady soukup <cadyasoukup at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear ones,
>
> I did not "win the lottery" for a ticket to the Presiding Bishop-Elect
> Michael Curry event. Some favorite times have been meeting list sibs
> at the National Cathedral for various events. Disappointed to miss it.
>
> Prayers for comfort for my father Alan Soukup requested. My father's
> health has been declining. At 92, he has not only slowed down but
> nearly stopped - just in time to miss his Honor Flight (as a WWII Navy
> Veteran, deployed on a mine sweeper in the Pacific) to Washington, DC.
> He is no longer able to live at home under my brother's loving care.
> He has a space in a VA home, but is not currently well enough to be
> transferred.
>
> Prayers for thanksgiving for my mother-in-law Shirley Grover. Her
> health has been declining. She had a blood clot in her femoral artery
> and refused to have it treated. Her children and grandchildren were
> all notified, some visits, many phone calls & packages, she received a
> lot of attention. She has rallied and her spirits and health have
> improved. We are amazing creatures!
>
> Prayers for the rector search for Trinity Episcopal Church,
> Washington, VA. We have a good interim rector, Bill Queen from
> Richmond, VA, thank you to the hard work Michael Mahoney put in as the
> Senior Warden last year. There is a lot yet to do. May our rural
> parish continue to do well in a very small county where the only
> demographic increase is "young" retired people.
>
> Finally, prayers of encouragement and discernment for my daughter
> Samantha Landrum. She returns home in November from far northern
> Arizona, where she has been working at Lees Ferry Lodge for almost 2
> years. She is mostly recovered from her disastrous first semester at
> college (during which a very evil thing happened to her, shattering
> her sense of self and self worth). She may stay in Virginia rather
> than return to Arizona. A mother can only hope and pray for the best.
>
> Thank you all,
>
> hugs too - Cady
>