So it has been several weeks since my last post. The good news continues! God has blessed us with twins! Come September, Katie and I will bring two additional children into the world. I could not be more happy! We suffered through the loss of a baby last September due to a miscarriage; but by Gods wonderful grace, exactly one year after that miscarriage we will be doubling in the fun!
Ash Wednesday my long awaited, dreaded shoulder surgery finally happened. For my first ever surgery, things went well.
This being my third Lent thus far as a Catholic, I will say the forces our at work a bit heavier than usual. I set out this Lent not to simply give up some minor treat or habit, but take on further development towards saint-hood. I stopped social-media, stopped television, added the Divine Office, an additional Rosary, and a Chaplet at 3:00 daily, with the goal of divine contemplation.
I have began to yearn for a deeper relationship with our Lord, to really learn what it means to shed off myself and cling onto Him who calms the seas. I want to embrace Christ Jesus like I never have before. For me, stepping up my prayer life has been humbling the past week, difficult and the spiritual attacks seem to present themselves more often than none.
Ash Wednesday my long awaited, dreaded shoulder surgery finally happened. For my first ever surgery, things went well.
This being my third Lent thus far as a Catholic, I will say the forces our at work a bit heavier than usual. I set out this Lent not to simply give up some minor treat or habit, but take on further development towards saint-hood. I stopped social-media, stopped television, added the Divine Office, an additional Rosary, and a Chaplet at 3:00 daily, with the goal of divine contemplation.
I have began to yearn for a deeper relationship with our Lord, to really learn what it means to shed off myself and cling onto Him who calms the seas. I want to embrace Christ Jesus like I never have before. For me, stepping up my prayer life has been humbling the past week, difficult and the spiritual attacks seem to present themselves more often than none.