I've got no plans at all for moving on

 

Here I am in September of 1970, walking about on Yeats'  "Lake Isle of Innisfree" in Sligo, Ireland.

I probably heard this Tom Paxton song about 1972.  Since then I've loved it.  It meant a great deal to me when, in 1978, I joined the Daughters of Charity. Now, all these years later, I look back on my life and especially my life with Jesus, and it means even more:

"One Time And One Time Only"

I spent my hungry young years running wild
There was so much for me to do
And I spent cities like a handful of change
But I never quit looking for you

One time and one time only
Been such a long time lonely
One time for all time it will be
Been waiting such a long time
Each time has been the wrong time
Until you came to me

I looked for you in every face I saw
And could not find you any where
Then finally one day I quit trying at all
And looked up to see you standing there

One time and one time only
Been such a long time lonely
One time for all time it will be
Been waiting such a long time
Each time has been the wrong time
Until you came to me

I don't mind telling you what's on my mind
It's no big secret any more
I have no plans at all for moving on
That's one thing that I was never looking for

One time and one time only
Been such a long time lonely
One time for all time it will be
Been waiting such a long time
Each time has been the wrong time
Until you came to me

On March 24, it is the custom for all Daughters of Charity around the world to make a day of retreat, in preparation for making our vows again on March 25, the feast of the Annunciation.

Here's a photo of me on the day I made those vows for the first time, in 1984: