Comments on: Saturday, October 27, 2018 – Patience and Priorities

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 21:32:32 +0000

Thank you for this reflection Julie. I needed to hear it too. My constant prayer has always been “God grant me patience. Right now.”

By: J

Sun, 28 Oct 2018 12:56:41 +0000

Thank you all for sharing your stories. P, thank you the Rosary app suggestion. I will give it a try.

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Sun, 28 Oct 2018 06:03:46 +0000

Thank you for your honest reflection:)
I found much help with my children’s ADHD watching the YouTube videos of Dr. Russell Barkley.

By: A

Sat, 27 Oct 2018 16:29:47 +0000

Thank you, Julie, for your honesty about your shortcomings as a parent due to the exasperation felt at a child not doing things your way on your timeline. I can relate, since I don’t have patience with my child, and I especially related to the part about neither threats nor bribes working. Something bith me and my husband have been struggling with.

Lord, please grant me patience to deal with my wilful, strongheaded child, who is incredibly amazing, and incredibly annoying. Grant me Your grace in these difficult toddler times.

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 27 Oct 2018 15:35:26 +0000

Julie, your story could be turned into a parable, with your son as the fig tree and you as the persistent gardener. Several family members have had to raise children with a ‘disability ‘. My sister was one of them. Her youngest daughter was diagnosed with manic depression at 12. She could go from being very creative and artistic, to being stubborn and angry. It was a difficult time for my sister and her husband. My niece was prescribed medication that modified her behaviour. My sister, fortunately, was the patient Gardner. She not only had to tend to her youngest daughter, but also her husband who wouldn’t believe their daughter had a serious problem. It took some time for him to realize, the diagnose was correct and he needed to learn to be assistant Gardner, not just for the youngest, but for the oldest who felt neglected because of all the attention the younger one was receiving. My nieces are now 55 and 56, and have grown into amazing young women, thanks to their mother the primary Gardner.

God has blessed my sister and her husband with three beautiful grandchildren whom they dote on. What a harvest.

Thank you for sharing your story. God bless.

By: P

Sat, 27 Oct 2018 14:41:58 +0000

Wonderful reflection, Julie. I never correlated the gospel to cultivating relationships. Thanks for that insight.
In response to J about saying a daily rosary, it has really helped me to download the Scriptural Rosary app and pray along with that. Every Hail Mary is preceded by a relating bible verse that has helped me keep my focus.

By: Peggy

Peggy — Sat, 27 Oct 2018 14:30:01 +0000

Thanks for the purity in your honesty. Well written.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 27 Oct 2018 12:42:40 +0000

Beautiful Julie, thank you. May we all pray for the children of this generation that they be “fertilized” with love, goodness and a faith in God that is being challenged in a world that no longer allows them to be children, to enjoy their innocence, to be confident and content in themselves or to find awe in their lives. Please pray also for the mental state of our children- they are exposed to so much negativity and ugliness these days that we need rise above and be their example of the beautiful life God has planned for them when they follow His ways and His examples- God Bless.