We're Back!

I bet you didn't even know that we were missing....

Well, actually I shouldn't make grand assumptions like that as many of our customers did still reach out to us, even though the eBay store was on vacation mode. Have you ever seen the movie, "My Cousin Vinny?" In one scene he is looking for a suit and the sign in the store window says something like, "closed for the flu." Vinny's reaction always invokes a laugh from me. Well, who knew that things like that could actually happen? Seems they can. It did for Glory Glory Gifts. We shut down shop from January 29th, the day I had surgery to remove my thyroid, until February 9th, the first day I could kind of function after I got home from the hospital after almost a week in for the dreaded flu. I can attest to the fact that it is absolute torture to have the hacking cough flu with a newly sliced and diced neck. Be that as it may, Tom quickly followed in my footsteps and came down with the flu two days after I did. I was released with the stipulation, by the doc, that anytime Tom and I were in the same room, we had to wear masks so that we wouldn't infect one another. (We had to do that for six days, which was bizarre, but cracked me up when we would be doing something like sitting and talking, doing our crosswords, or watching t.v.)  Of course, I had to get a selfie of the two of us enjoying the mask days. Tom indulged me by agreeing to the pic. LOL ( BTW, is it still a selfie if there is someone else in it with you?)

So.........what's the point of my kvetching? It's to let you know that we are a little behind in ordering our very popular, out of stock, items and our Communion gift sets. The Communion items will be in next month, which is plenty of time for the season. Early next month I will post the items available and the pricing.

Some of the items coming in this week are the very popular I am a Catholic 4-way medal, sapphire ladder rosary,  our green scapular, the Miraculous Medal, and the Pardon Crucifix necklace. We will also be getting in plastic, 4 oz. holy water bottles, which were a HUGE seller last year and the glow-in-the-dark holy water font, which also sell out quickly. Prices are below the pics, and all will be available at the eBay store, while supplies last. We also have 9 other items that will be restocked, so sign up for our eBay store letter to be kept in the loop for when the items are available!

I am a Catholic 4-medal cross, $2.00

Sapphire blue ladder rosary in velvet box $24.70

Green Scapular with Prayer Pamphlet $4.50

Miraculous Medal plus Novena, $1.00

Plenary Indulgence Crucifix $2.75

4 oz. Holy Water Plastic Bottle, $1.60

Glow-in-the-Dark Holy Water Font, $4.50

That's it! I will keep you posted on the Communion Gift sets. I'm looking forward to having them available too and we are looking for beautiful sets at affordable prices for you!

God bless, have a good week, and stay healthy!

Peace,

Mare

Affirmations and My Daddy

This morning, just as I do every morning (praise the Lord), I swung my feet over the side of my bed, took my c-pap mask off, turned off the machine, and reached for my little prayer book that used to be my Dad's. I don't know how old it is, but, it has yellowed and the binding is reaching the point where I will have to add a piece of tape to it so that it doesn't fall apart in my hands. When I'm done with my prayers I kiss the remnants of a scapular that was once his. The two weathered leather pieces are kept safely between the pages of the prayer book. I remember him wearing it all those years ago. He used to wear the scapular and a Miraculous medal on a ball chain and truth be told he never, ever, took them off.  In that regard, I'm not like him. I have tried to wear a scapular. Because of my buffalo hump and thick neck (thanks to my Cushing's syndrome) the scapular doesn't hang right around my neck. It curls and sticks out both in the front and back and it generally looks awful and out of place (I know, I'm being vain). I tried wearing the plastic ones, which I really like, but they always get twisted up into the chain, that has my Miraculous Medal and crucifix on it, and that just keeps getting tighter and tighter as the days go by. After years of failed attempts at wearing the scapular I gave up and stopped wearing it.

While sitting there this morning I thought to myself, self, why don't you look for a Sacred Heart badge to carry with you at all times? I could easily get one from the people that we buy our scapulars from. I tried to carry my scapulars with me, but they always ended up in the wash in a pants pocket or I forgot to take them out before putting them away in a drawer. Sadly, I don't even know where my cloth one is anymore; the plastic ones are safely in my jewelry box though. 

Anyway, getting back to this morning a split second after thinking about buying the badge I heard the little voice in my head tell me to look into my Dad's wallet. I have had it since he died in 1989 and it is now tucked into a drawer in my bureau. Looking at it, I don't know how he ever sat down with that bulging beauty in his back pocket. It is chock full with pictures of every one of his kids, grandkids, my Mom, his parents, and just a few prayer cards. He actually has two pictures of me in there; one is of the two of us at my high school Father~Daughter dance and the other is one with me and a 3-year old Tom. Included in the sleeve, in front of both pictures, was a Sacred Heart badge. Of course I wasn't surprised, but I was elated! One of them is now in my pocket. May it always be with me and never see the inside of a washing machine.

The experience of looking through the wallet for the first time in many, many, years not only brought back memories of the days gone by but also of a pretty amazing man. I know my Dad loved me and prayed that Jesus would protect me just as I pray for my own son. My Dad's wallet is testament to the incredible love that a parent has for his child, wife, parents and grandchildren. It's also an affirmation of the devout faith that he had in the protective love of Jesus. My Dad knew that he couldn't be with me at all times, so he put my safety into Jesus' hands. Thank you Daddy. I'm in good hands. It was such an awesome way to start a day, knowing that I was loved beyond belief and that I still am...

So are you; by Jesus. God bless and have a beautiful day.

Mare