ego dormio et cor meum vigilat

Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

100 years ago:

It's the commemoration of St. Elizabeth the New Martyr of Russia. (July 17 OS)

Please pray for my mom whose house was caught in a fire. Thanks to God, the fire stopped right in front of the house itself (literally in a 3 feet radius around the house) but her whole garden burned down, including trees that were centuries old. Her dogs were outside and inhaled smoke too.

Many places have a "forest that shouldn't be entered." Even people who are used to working in the mountains feel there is something there. They are suddenly overcome with fear and it becomes the custom to avoid certain places. These places exist. I don't know what is there, but I think they are real . . . The world is more than we can fathom with our five senses. The world doesn't exist just for humans. So I think it is all right to have such things. This is why I think it's a mistake to think about nature from the idea of efficiency, that forests should be preserved because they are essential for human beings . . . I am concerned, because for me the deep forest is connected in some way to the darkness deep in my heart. I feel that if it is erased, then the darkness inside my heart would also disappear, and my existence would grow shallow.

hello, beloved. could you and anyone who sees this just say a quick prayer for my pregnancy? my appointments are very far apart and i worry so much in the time between. thank you and god bless

"all creation is inherently evil"