daybook :: at the start of summer break

today I am:

{thinking}  about the strange and difficult week that just passed, hoping I heeded good advice.

{hearing} wind.  Again.  Another windy May day.

{seeing}  lots of disorder about me.  Shudder.

{dreaming}  of lighthearted, well-spent summer days.

{praying} for so many around me who are carrying such very heavy crosses.

{planning}  a balanced summer, high school curriculum for the first time

{contemplating}

We can begin by examining our lives thoughtfully to see if we have fallen into any of the traps that the ego sets for us.  For instance, it is an all too human fault to make believe the Father's will for us coincides with our own desires.  The more we want something, i.e., the more we depend on it for our own happiness, the more we tend to assume that it is surely what God must also want.  When this happens, we may not be listening; we may be dictating.  ~Enjoy the Lord: A Path to Contemplation by Rev. John Catoir (via The Church Fanatic) 

{resolving} to bring order back into the home.  very soon.