[Magdalen] October status

[Georgia DuBose]

{{{{{{{Cady}}}}}}} gentle ones, and prayers, too. Very similar experience
to Jay's, and lived to tell of it.
On Oct 21, 2015 2:05 PM, "Ginga Wilder" <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:

> Prayers for each one, Cady, and also for you.  As Jay says, that's a lot.
>
> I will miss seeing you at the PB do.
>
> Ginga
>
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 1:53 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > 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
> > >
> >
>