Multiple Decisions Reached

My first decision is to publicly declare that I will be voting for Romney/Ryan in 2012. I have read and investigated and reflected and read some more. While I do not agree with them 100%, I agree with them on several major issues including abortion (I am pro-life, period). Therefore, they will get my vote come November. If you read my previous post, you read that I was pretty undecided about who to back in this presidential election. I was glad to see Romney choose Ryan as his running mate - that decision of his helped me with mine. All I can say to them both is "stand your ground, live your faith, and pray that our country will see how right you are for us in 2012".

My second major decision has to do with the Lay Ministry Formation that my dh and I have been involved in for the past 3 years. We just entered our 3rd year and I was struggling to get everything read and everything written - remember, too, I am a full-time employee and a full-time college student. I had to make a change before I completely lost it. I prayed, I reflected, and I discussed it with my dh. The only thing I can do at this time is to step away from the formation program and concentrate my efforts on my degree program. Once that is finished, I can always step back in to it. My faith is still a huge priority in my life and I am not giving up the RCIA team and will try to help out in our parish where I can - but the formation program will just have to wait for a better time.

The last thing is not a decision but a request. Our youngest son and his wife are struggling as they have lost a second baby during the first trimester of pregnancy. We know that God has a plan for us all, please pray for them to be strong together, love together, and carry on together - eventually it will happen for them if it is God's will. Pray for them during this difficult time - they are both study at Boise State now so they have very full plates with two boys (5 and 3 - one with them and one with his mother but nearby), school, and our son is in the National Guard to boot. Thank you ....they can use all the prayers we can muster. God bless.