Sometimes when I am a bit stuck with the newsletter I ask the lovely Leanne for inspiration! This week she suggested I write about Disney on Ice. I laughed and tried to think of something else but as I have said before… the Lord works in mysterious ways.

I did take my younger sister, who is autistic, and my youngest son.  I will admit that I was not really looking forward to it. I was pleasantly surprised. It was a Disney explosion…and yes I got suckered into buying Disney merchandise. 

All of that being said, in the middle of ice skating, I had a moment.  My little sister, who has been to Disneyland and had breakfast “WITH THE PRINCESSES!” (that is how she says it every time), was thrilled when Mickey and Minnie waved at her.  Now, we were way, way up the back and with the lights shining in their eyes there is no way that the characters could have seen her. But it didn’t matter. To her the connection was made.

And there it is, connection.  What we all need and crave. There are times when I am so connected to my faith it almost hurts and times when it hurts because I am not. I am much more okay with the ebb and flow of my faith journey than I ever have been. What I seek is a connection to that deep personal part of myself. 

Where are you connected right now? Practise some self compassion if you are not where you want to be. Life is a journey. Hope is eternal.  Disney events included.

Jeremiah 29:11 New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)

¹¹ For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.

God bless,