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Too bad, so sad.

*snort* *Cough cough* *wiping the A&W Root Beer from my nostrils* THAT IS HILARIOUS!

You guys are the best- I am a little discouraged and just weary about losing my job. I feel like God has really been testing us a lot lately and I am getting tired. Not angry or frustrated- I am still patient- but I'm just tired and ready to have a real life where we both have jobs and don't have to worry about money so much. And kitkat- that is a great point. Nothing bad lasts forever- especially with great people like you dosers around me!

Remember all sufferings should be used for the betterment of our lives. The pope suffers with his parkinsonism without a complaint and there are so many physically ill people who accept their illnesses with love.

Don't allow the devil to get hold of your spirits. Live by hope. "Hope means living with the conviction that God isn't finished with us yet and that every moment furnishes the grace to become more like God. To live by hope is to live with confidence, counting on the fidelity of God. Hope inspires us to see life as an unending invitation to holiness. One of the chief enemies of hope is fatalism, living with a sense of dread. We know how easy it is to become dejected and despondent. Hope flashes the "no vacancy" sign at the approach of despair or defeatism. Hope rejoices in the possible and banks on the potential." (Magnificat August 2002)

Lawgirl, I'll pray for you, if you pray for me when I get down in the dumps. This week has been tough what with the bombing at the University of Jerusalem. I have prayed so hard and for so long for peace in the Middle East and everytime there is a set back, I am amazed that I cannot even fathom God's plans in this mess. To me it seems so easy-good should overcome evil. But in these turbulent times it appears that evil is winning. Yet, hope and my neverending faith in God keeps me going. And I know that I will not fail b/c God is with me and I know that if I give all my worries and pains to God he will take care of me.

I will keep you and your husband in my prayers--remember despondency and despair probably are heightened with your long hours of study. Get plent of rest.