Retirement

Swirling times for sure. My direct family stories became too "personal" so I am  now shifting into a more general focus on my own growth and movement toward Holiness and sanctity. I did finally retire and move to Florida. So many of my ambitions for Catholic Education were stymied and my own health has continued to be precarious. Presently I am waiting to have a biopsy to determine if an unhealed wound is the result of losing a breast implant, a return of mesothelioma, or a return of breast cancer. I have a blanket acceptance of "God's will" but I am asking as a human being for the biopsy to be clear and the wound to be healed through a skin graft. But we all know who has the final word.

But many journeys have occurred and I have had to face my own physical weaknesses that have come from major treatments from two large cancers and now early stage leukemia. But the Lord has been teaching me along the way and I have had the benefit of a wonderful local church in Florida and the readings from many different solid Catholic authors and MUCH PRAYERFUL SUPPORT.. Soon I will have 12 grandchildren and I have one great grandson. Not everything is aligned with God’s ordering but the Lord can write straight with crooked lines so I continue to offer my deepest prayers and physical suffering to Sweet Jesus to implore His Mercy and Redemption for my family and the world. .

I must confess to a wonderful experience over the past week with Holy Rosary and really starting to understand the trust we must place in God and His Will. Prayer is difficult for me. My mind is so flooded with distractions. I am trying to use Kindle books and the note-taking feature so I can monitor my own growth and perhaps someday share it with others. 

My intention is to continue to return here to update my spiritual growth. Right now I must thank the Lord Jesus Christ for some logistical improvements on my move to Florida while still maintaining a residence in New York. But I will primarily be focusing on the prayer journey and asking the Good Lord Jesus with the intercession of His Holy Mother to guide me and my family as we sojourn through our finite time in this temporary location while looking forward to the Eternal Life beyond.