Kathy Wesley

Born in Ohio, enchanted by fiction, broadened by journalism, happy in meditation

[Kathy Wesley @kmw108]

@maryrobillard Still so much to say, Pt 1:
This moment is powerful because in it we feel seen, loved & known–In spite of ourselves, in spite of everything

[Kathy Wesley @kmw108]

@Knapsack Aunt Irene’s chocolate/peppermit bark!

[Kathy Wesley @kmw108]

This is everything. 🎄

[Buitengebieden @buitengebieden]

😊

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

My new favorite word: sonder.

It's the profound awareness that every person you encounter has experienced a lifetime of hopes, fears, loves, and heartaches that you'll never know.

Each moment of sonder is a reminder to appreciate how little we truly grasp about others' lives.

[Kathy Wesley @kmw108]

@Knapsack What a wonderful view 🌞

[Kathy Wesley @kmw108]

In a way, we’ve all been conditioned by media (including this platform) to bully each other for our views (or our very being). But … isn’t there a better way?

[Kathy Wesley @kmw108]

Am I alone in thinking this is a relevant song for our times? 1/2 https://t.co/lsBI1PV2Bn

[Kathy Wesley @kmw108]

@BellaDunnWriter Quixotes not allowed! 🚫

[Kathy Wesley @kmw108]

@Knapsack @delchris3 Ah, Purlie - it’s still in my PBS queue…

[Kathy Wesley @kmw108]

@Knapsack One of my regrets this year was that I missed seeing this show. Love Shaina ❤️

[Jeff Gill @Knapsack]

“I don't know exactly what a prayer is.
I do know how to pay attention…

Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?”

~ Mary Oliver, “The Summer Day”

https://t.co/oH5ML8h7zL

[Kathy Wesley @kmw108]

So many photos, so little time; this is one of the best. Camera obscura never looked so good …

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

During a solar eclipse, the gaps between leaves on trees act as multiple pinhole cameras,

and each gap projects its own crescent-shaped image of the eclipsed sun onto the ground.

📹gottigreen

[NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd]

this is actually amazing.

[Fr. Joseph Krupp @Joeinblack]

God gave me a great gift for my birthday today
After my last mass, I drove over to my brothers house to sit with him. He is recovering from a stroke.
I got an emergency call and I was 35 miles away but God protected me and help me get to the hospital in time. I was able to give this man last rites.
As I was leaving the room, I was asked to go to another room. This family was looking for a priest, but no one could come, so I was able to give an elderly woman her last rites.
Leaving that room, I was asked to step in another room. This man wasn’t Catholic but wanted prayers, and I was so blessed to pray with him and pray with his wife.
Walking back to my car, I saw Family crying. They saw me see them and they looked so hopeful, so I walked over and sat with them, and prayed with them as they dealt with their brothers death.
Most people don’t understand the life of a priest.
It’s one of those situations where everyone knows exactly what the priest should do, but it’s because they don’t understand. They don’t know our lives. They don’t know the demands.
One of the most important things you should know about most priests is that we love days like this.
There was no employee arguments, there wasn’t any insurance issues, no hiring, no firing, no meetings, no angry parents, nobody complaining about the way things are not.
Just Jesus, some divine mercy & a lot of love and grace, all ministered by a broken but willing vessel.
That’s priesthood.

[Kathy Wesley @kmw108]

@Knapsack Awesome! Enjoy 💫

[Kathy Wesley @kmw108]

@mainesongwriter @nprscottsimon Clearly, in light of the image evidence above 🐘, the dictionary will need to revise its definition…

[Kathy Wesley @kmw108]

@Knapsack Acts of generosity can sometimes hurt the giver - sorry that’s the story of your day. Maybe add an epilogue to that story with an act of generosity for your own soul. Thank goodness it will be Sunday… ⛪️

[Kathy Wesley @kmw108]

@Knapsack Wow! Thanks for sharing 💫

[Kathy Wesley @kmw108]

Merry Christmas to all, courtesy of the National Parks service 🎄🎁❤️

[James A. Garfield National Historic Site @GarfieldNPS]

“It’s Christmas Eve. It’s the one night of the year when we all act a little nicer, we smile a little easier, we cheer a little more. For a couple of hours out of the whole year, we are the people we always hoped we would be.”

~Frank Cross (played by Bill Murray) in “Scrooged.”

[Kathy Wesley @kmw108]

@David_Suchet Same to you, from chilly Newark, OH, about a hundred miles south of Cleveland and what we call the “North Coast” of the US - the Great Lakes 🎄🎄🎄

[Kathy Wesley @kmw108]

Loved him from the first moments of “Homicide,” and well, this will be a few of the happiest minutes of your day.