I found dozens of journals after mom died. So, so many of them only contain a handful of entries, but some of them cover entire years of her life.
These blog posts are entries from them.
May 12 (cont’d) Praise you so much, father! Wow! You gave me another song this morning and, for some reason, I took my guitar to the apartment. Well, with much pleading & a lousy voice, I sang them for Fran, Steve, & Irene. They loved them! Of course they would; you wrote the songs, […]
May 12 AmThe time has come EThe hour is now AmThe day is come CWe must run. The Lord said I will tell you when I will give you peace And then (verse) AmHe said be ready EHe said be waiting AmHe said he’d come EIn the night AmSpread my word ETo all people […]
May 11 Praise you, father. Thank you for letting me feel so much better so quickly. Fran must have meant it when she said she would pray. Father please bless Joe. And guide Jake’s every word this morning. Help him to show the priests on retreat what I am beginning to learn — that […]
May 10 Father, I praise you so much and love you so much!! Thank you for Friday and Saturday and for what you’ve begun to teach me tonight. It still hurts about Joe, father, but I guess you knew that. And, please, I beg you, don’t let this be a “last journey” as in […]
May 8 Praise you so much, father. Thank you for letting me talk to Joe for awhile — you worked it in beautifully. It hurts so much, father, to have him go. Our community and especially Evelyn and I will feel a great loss. Please always watch over him, father. I love him so […]
May 5, 1970 Pass over to JordanPass over to IsraelPass over to JerusalemOh, Lord, touch me. 1. Three hours on a wooden tree.Three days in a cold stone graveThree women at the open gateOh, Lord, touch me. 2. Pentecost in small roomTongues of fire in a small crowdedroomHow they burned in theirheartsHow their hearts […]
May 4 Well, it looks like I’ll be writing in a new book from now on; I left the other one at O.L.P. Oh, father, I really hope that if someone finds it, it helps them. How can I ever praise you enough for this weekend and for today? I love you. I praise […]
May 2 Praise you, Jesus! Praise you, father! Praise you, Spirit! Thank you for yesterday at the apartment with Fran and Irene. Thank you for the Teen Challenge workers. Thank you for the Pentecostal prayer meeting and the fullness of tongues I received there. Let me always have the courage to use my gifts. […]
April 29 At the park again, father, praising you for the beauty I see here. Perhaps this is where I will be this summer – seeing only suffering. It was beautiful talking to Joe yesterday or rather, listening to him. I always blow it when I begin to speak, huh? Could you, please, father, […]
April 27 Praise you and thank you for yesterday at O.L.P. and Dover, father. So many wonderful things happened and it was so good to see Joe. Please give Jim the courage to tell Billy he loves him. It’s so beautiful here at the park, father. Praise you for today. Father, am I sincere? […]