I am going through a rather difficult time, well for the last year.  My wife and I moved to a new city and live with my parents.  The purpose was to start a business with my dad.  8 months after the business opened, and we're looking at selling or closing.  I have taken another day job to make some money, and work at the family business after hours.  My wife expects that I should be happy with my new job, but all I can think of is I had to take the new job because the family business is failing.  On top of all, my wife of two years and I are living with my parents in a small house, and there is rarely a time or place to be unbothered for more than a minute. 

I have discovered that my wife thinks I am constantly irritated or angry, and she is on eggshells when I'm around.  I find myself thinking judgemental and hateful things about people who perpetrate evil.  Not that I want to do violence to them, or that I even think it, but that I do not pray for their salvation. 

I find I am equally hard on myself.  My disdain for others actually perpetuates disdain for myself.  I dislike myself because I dislike others.  I want to love others, and I want to know that I love others. 

My mind is mush.  It's time for bed.  Please pray for me.

O Blessed Mother, you stood at the foot of the cross while Christ suffered and died.  I pray that you will stand at the foot of my crosses and pray for me so that I can learn to be Christ-like, like your son.

Glory be to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.  Amen.

God Bless, MattyMattyChooChoo

Pax Christi, 

Catalina22

MMCC 

I am so sorry to hear that  you are going through a rough patch. I am grateful to you for sharing with us your problems.  It shows that you trust us and know that we  are concerned about you. 

All of us have gone, or are going through, difficulties, to a greater or lesser extent. Try not to be too hard on yourself or others.  Try to handle one day at a time. Remember things change and improve and after trouble life can be better that ever. 

I will remember you (and all my friends in CE) in my prayers.

MMCC-My wife's parents lived with us (and my 4 kids) for almost 15 years before they passed on. It is not easy to share "space" and at times i also became angry and frustrated. What worked for me was fisrt to talk it out with my wife and as sugested by another to confess and talk to my priest. I also found it helpful at times to think about the blessings of living with my in-laws and the blessings of a larger family. I also tried to pray as much as I could for patience and perserverance-especially to our blessed Mother and St. Joseph. Finally (sorry if I'm sounding like I'm preaching), is I tried to look at others around the world and even in my own community who had even more difficult situations than I did. Perhaps volunteer yo help out someplace and it does at least two things for you: 1). You stop feeling sorry for your own situation and 2) you doing something positive for someone else.

Your in my prayers. God Bless. 

WinP

your post to MMCC is an encouragement for me.

Sincere thanks.

God bless,


NoelFitz.
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In necessariis, unitas; in dubiis, libertas; in omnibus, caritas.
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Praying for you, Matty.

Cling to Jesus.  He knows.