March 23, 1970 Thank you for yesterday. I’m scared again tonite, can you tell? Now! Please keep Satan far behind me and far away. Please. In the name of your son Jesus Christ. Please don’t let me suffer any more tonight for I am lonely and afraid. Satan knows about fear. Maybe I’ll call […]
March 21, 1970 Last night Bill and Marsha came over. We were all talking at Auntie Vi’s, and spinal meningitis was mentioned. A boy had died of it at P.C. last Friday. Having been with P.C. guys a couple of times, I panicked. Then I called Jerry at P.C. about going to Dover tomorrow. […]
March 18, 1970 Thank you for teaching me a little more about faith and peave, Father. And for taking up my burden. I’m going to try again to lose weight, but you already know. I feel strange about asking for something like this when you’ve already given so much, but you know I can’t […]
March 16, 1970 I asked today if you would let me know whether or not you wanted me to work at the market. Nothing like a flat “no.” And, about the daydream, thanks. You know how easily I get carried away. I was worried a little about loving Joe and Father John so much. […]
March 11, 1970 I’ll try to write every day now, Lord, although I’m not quite sure why. [Redacted] came home today. I’m not sure if he’s okay. I pray. Told him a little about You and the prayer meetings. He may come tomorrow night. Whether [redacted] comes or not, you’ll be there and I […]
Mom graduated from Pilgrim High School in Warwick, Rhode Island in 1966. Here she is sitting on a front porch with her maternal grandfather, Antonio “Papa Tony” DiFolco, and his sister, Concetta Vicinni, who was visiting from Italy at the time. The stamp on this photo says October, but I have to assume that’s simply […]
I really wish mom had done a better job of writing dates on photographs. I have no way to know when this photo was taken. I am guessing — and it really is a guess — that it might be her confirmation, which would place it sometime around 1960. But I just don’t know. Maybe […]
As far as I know, this is the earliest photo that exists of mom. She was born in late September, and looks to be about three months old, so I’m guessing this was taken around Christmas of 1948. I love this photo and it brings me such joy to see her so happy, even if […]