Beautiful Day

Friday, June 12, 1992
Beautiful blue skies.  I was afraid to walk to Annette's without Betty. No hair washed. Walked, [illegible], other things but was tired in afternoon. Mary still having trouble with back.

Saturday, June 13
Beautiful day - made bean dish.  Betty over - good time at Atlantic City.

Sunday, June 14
Joey and Patrick came up. Both looked fine. Pat as tall as Joey.  Joey bought me a small hand-sculpted figure - full of details. Gift from France.  Called Katy had a fine time in N. Carolina at Suzy's H.S. graduation. Ilsa job in law office in Washington DC.

Monday, June 15
Pauline H. brought Meals on Wheels. Mary McManus much better. Betty over and I was glad. Walked - chores.

Tuesday, June 16
Grass cut - weeds pulled back. Two small trees taken out. Walked. Sadie over briefly - Anna Belle home. Weinberger indicted.  Must listen to news - newspaper still on strike.

Wednesday, June 17
Hot, humid day, storms forecast. May reach 90. A breeze on front porch. A wasted day, must return to my life story. Kirkegard - our personal task in life, becoming a Christian, not necessarily Church going. Boris Yeltsin in U.S., addressed the Congress. Popular.

[following seems to be a page-long interlude in her diary of quotes]

Can we die to what we have always been and emerge a new person? Everything she said had a special meaning but said kindly and honestly.  Your world makes it difficult to be unique.  Spirit Woman.

We are capable of so much simply as human beings; we have extraordinary powers yet to be explored.

The rising sun's artistry etched in the sky produces a feeling of wonder and awe - lines of varying shades of pink making swathes against gray sky.

Nature produces awe inspiring landscapes which the greatest artists only approached.

The days passed, one slowly gliding into the other.

Melancholy capriciousness of all existence.

Sheen of sun on water.

Our spiritual life passes through definite developmental stages. Not many reach the seventh step, fully internalizing Christ's message. Many adults capable of living a more satisfying spiritual life are content to remain at immature levels of development.

Prayer is man's intercourse with the subconscious.

June 18,  Friday
Beautiful day. Spent morning cleaning downstairs. Pauline brought Meals on Wheels. Spent time editing my life story. Dora called - still keeping involved. May live to be 100. Betty over at 7 till 9. I'm thankful for her [giving] so much time for me.