Strange things

I heard a few strange things today:

1) "Can't you see the nerves in my toes?"

2) (In a big superhero voice) "I am JOSHUA!"

3) "Leave my gnome alone!"

4) "That decapitation was awesome!"

5) "Get that conjugal cranial parasite off of my nosecone!"

Influence

"Our body is a cenacle, a monstrance: through its crystal the world should see God." -St. Gianna Molla


I often wonder what purpose my suffering is for. Am I actively suffering for my own soul? For others'? Or is it because when I suffer I am an example to others? I must admit that I am most uncomfortable with the latter since I know how crabby I can be when I am in pain.

In order to keep going on, surviving with my suffering, I need to pray and to remind myself over and over that everything I do, including how I react to my suffering, has an influence on those around me and therefore on the world. I hope that my influence is a good and holy one.

Challenging myself

I haven't blogged much this past month. I've been busy with my kids, playing Halo: Reach, and preparing for my very first NaNoWriMo. I have refined and outlined my plot and settings. I have a good idea of my characters. I even thought of a title: Coffee Run.

I am still a tiny bit scared to death. I don't want to fail, but I don't want to be too scared to try either. So I'm stepping out in faith and determined to do my best.