Good advice. It's amazing what you can do when you get stuck in. Keep praying and working on your project and try not to get stuck worrying if you have done the right thing. Moving is always difficult especially with 4 little ones on toe. Challenges are always good and make us grow. You won't have everything to your liking for quite a while but as long as you have your family close to you and your children healthy all is good.
PF you, your family, and your new home are in my prayers. St. Joseph and I are old friends when it comes to the trials and tribulations of home ownership. The stories shared here are a testament of perseverance.
I understand. It sure looks like more discernment is needed - and not necessarily because you made the wrong move. Keep discerning, pray I will trust in You, Jesus, and keep going until it is clear what you have to do. Sometimes, where you are now might actually be the training ground for future needs or moves. Do your best and in time, the mists will lift.
I believe you're on the right path. There must however sometimes be sacrifice to get there... as long as you remain faithful, you'll be just grand. My 19 year old boy recently returned from Australia where he spent a year. He left school with zero exams despite being very capable. He was lazy. Got what he deserved. He and his gf then headed to Oz and stayed comfortably with her family. They returned. He struggled and struggled to get a job. A friend of mine got him hooked up with a great job, after I pleaded his case. Awkward hours, but with a definite promise of moving to less awkward hours after he proved himself. My wife just told me he packed it in. He WILL regret it. Moral of the story: it was all too easy. He appreciated none of it. Everything is flippant. When you get into your new home, PF, you and yours will appreciate every second of it. I'd say God just wants to keep you honest
Abraham arrived in the promised land and had to leave right away for Egypt because of a famine. When you are following the call of the Lord the journey is both internal and external. Keep praying and trusting. God will never abandon you. I prayed for you at Knock.
Praying for you PurpleFlower and also all needing prayers on the forum. At mass Benediction and Rosary.
After I posted that I felt worried that I might be adding to PFs stress. The last thing you need to hear is that, when you have children and you are trying to get into your house. So sorry PF. I'll just pray that all works out quickly
No, I really appreciated your post, Maryrose! You're right, God has a plan and knows what He's doing, even if it's not all clear right now. I'm ok with there potentially being another turn in the road ahead. I get myself more confused than I need to be, trying to figure everything out and feel secure. The hardest part is when I need to make a decision, and I don't feel like God is making the answer obvious.
Have you had the house and land blessed? If not, do you know a priest who would bless it for you? At least your prayers are being answered on what matters most. I will pray for an end to all the hassle.
No, not yet. We do plan to arrange that when we can though! Back in the spring, we did walk the entire perimeter of our land sprinkling Epiphany water and praying the rosary. And my children have placed dozens of blessed St. Benedict medals around and under the house.
I put in a word for you at Mass this morning. You came to mind especially when I heard the response to the Psalm, and even more so at the message in the Gospel reading: https://www.catholicireland.net/readings/ You're doing everything right. Maybe those problems you're having are breaking a bigger cross (that's what our elders would say in times of trouble when I was young).
