Where Did My Head Go?

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Ahh, it is good to be able to sit down for a few precious moments of scribal bliss!  Only today have I been able to find the requisite time to spill my thoughts into the cyber domain.  I do expect, however, that the output of my fingertips will increase during the next weeks.

What have I been working on, you ask?  In the early days of this month, I was putting the final touches on a four-part Bible study that I created.  It is entitled "The Mass in Scripture and Scripture in the Mass," and it is TOTALLY AWESOME!!!  (That's according to the youth who were engaged in the study, not just me.)  Apart from that, I was conducting the final sessions of my high school Confirmation course and wrapping up the Spring semester of the youth ministry year.  Once both of those responsibilities faded into the rearview, I began to focus on the Summer ministry schedule, which includes a Steubenville youth conference and the World Youth Day celebration, along with budgets and schedules for the next fiscal and academic year.  I am also in the process of developing a four-year high school youth ministry catechesis curriculum; a high school Confirmation catechists' manual; and another Church History course, all of which will be added to my parish's faith formation repertoire.  The cliche is so true: "No rest for the weary."

Despite my physical fatigue, I am quite excited about a lot of things in my life.  First and foremost is my family!  My son is about to turn one; my wife is DEVOTED AND WONDERFUL to me; and I will get to spend time with my father on Fathers' Day for the first time in nearly a decade!  As you can see from the paragraph above, I am excited about the fruits (borne and unborne) of my labor.  Finally, the summertime is coming, and she brings (along with hellish heat) long hours of daylight, which are good for family time and work productivity.

Life is GOOD!  I have become quite settled and efficient in my life at this point.  I only pray that the personal growth, family love, and work productivity and effectiveness will continue into the future...until the day when we are called to be with God forever.  I also ask that anyone who reads this post keeps me and my family in his/her prayers as we continue to seek God's will for our lives together.

God bless!

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