Day 79 – .5 hour                    340.5 to go

Dry day yesterday – started with my 3 short prayers before I got out of bed & that was it for the day except for a Chaplet and attempts to say the rosary while working around the house – started early on basement clean-out before garbage man got here but never slowed down to say prayers – I even took my breviary to my ACTS meeting meaning to say evening  prayer at church afterwards but came home, put on DWTS and that was it – the day after Easter, the day after a very good Lent (thank you Lord) & I did not spend an hour in thanks – pretty sad – but it did put a fire under me this morning to begin anew – I don’t want to have any more days like that  - I just couldn’t get myself to stop and spend time with the Lord instead of the trivial stuff I did instead – what’s that all about?

Maybe it’s about the email I received the other day from a dear friend who was worried that I being down on myself – she was concerned that I had to take time to love myself and not beat up on myself for “not being perfect” – my thanks to you for being concerned but I am quite comfortable with my life - I just want to honor my God by being more like His Son – I am far from perfect but it does say in Matthew that I should still strive to be perfect as my heavenly Dad is perfect – after all, that is what the books I am reading are saying – that is what it says to do in Scripture – sure I know I have a long way to go but I am enjoying the effort to be who God created me to be – I am comfortable in my own skin but still know that it’s good to get rid of the imperfections; the dry skin that is not flexible and the oily skin that gets dirty with sin now and then – I do struggle with patience but I think I am getting better with it – I know that I have not had any detrimental anxiety in a while – I have come to learn that all that happens can be for the good; it’s about me learning to see what God intends –

So, I begin a new season – maybe I will watch Julie & Julia again (after I do my prayers) – pray for me that I march into this season with confidence in my risen Lord – CHRIST IS RISEN, INDEED HE IS RISEN!!!!!!!!!!

I did pray the chaplet & it was for all of the non-believers.

Peace