Karey's Overflow: Mother Teresa

About Me

Name: Karey

Location: Colorado, United States

I garden at 8000 feet, cook from scratch, needle felt, read books continually, study history and epistemology, write daily, contemplate spiritual theology, and pursue heirloom arts. I love to paint pictures of living beyond maintenance -- living creatively, discovering beauty in everyday ordinary things. I've been happily married to Monte, who is a geologist, for a long time and still very much in love, even after raising a family and building two houses. Our children are our best friends. Heather is newly married to Bill. Travis, a minister of the fine arts, is married to Sarah. And Dawson is in college. I naturally live first-hand and have recently realized that this is how we educated our children and ourselves. I love to learn about everything, teach, and work with my hands. I love my home, but my life has overflowed -- as a teacher, radio/conference/retreat speaker, author, and most recently as a MOPS mentor. Kareyswan.com is an ideal way for me to share my overflowing life with kindred spirits and those hungering to move beyond maintenance -- to be known by who they are, not just by what they do.

Friday, September 5, 2008

Mother Teresa

I'm really busy with company, but just had to write that I'm remembering Mother Teresa on this day. On September 5, 1997, God called her home.

My daughter Heather and I watched a movie on her. With Heather's love for the elderly and caring for them in their last days - from nursing homes, assisted living, day care, and home care - I often told her she reminded me of Mother Teresa. Heather's desire, like Teresa, was to see them cared for and smiling in their last days, serving Christ.

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