I’m a little late with my post for the CWBN blog hop this month. I’m pretty good about dashing off a post at the last minute, but I felt such a serious topic deserved a little more reflection than that.
Out of the many hopes I have for the coming year, I’ve narrowed my choices to share in this post to two. I’m having a hard time putting the first one into words without feeling like I am taking myself way too seriously, but this is the truth: I want to grow in holiness.
Every day I feel sadness at how far the reality of who I am as a person, a Christian, a Catholic, is from what I know God wants me to be. I’ve made some progress this year, what with Lent, and Confession, and prayer journaling, and my online Catholic groups, and the good Advent I am having, but there’s a lot left to do. And I don’t want to fall into the trap of spending so much time in contemplation that I forget to put my faith into action in the world.
My second hope is more tangible. After six years of renting the house we moved into very abruptly when our prior house burned to the ground, we have decided we are ready to become homeowners again. It’s scary to put down roots again–both literal and figurative–but it finally seems like the right time. There are a few roadblocks though so I ask for my readers’ prayers in successfully navigating them.
Do you have hopes and dreams you’d care to share? Add them in the comments if you wish. And to see what some other Catholic bloggers are dreaming about these days, click the picture below.
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