It's been a busy week, so I haven't had time to write... but I had to take a few minutes to recognize the Feast of St. Joseph, the Husband of Mary.

Over the past few months, I've depended on dear St. Joseph quite a bit. We spent about a year rehabbing our house. All those things that got neglected or postponed while the kids were growing up demanded attention. We spent many hours de-cluttering, scraping paint and old tiles, painting, scrubbing, scraping more tiles, more de-cluttering. Whenever I became discouraged or encountered roadblocks, I prayed to St. Joseph.... and always felt immediately encouraged and energized. I feel that I now have two patron saints: St. Francis de Sales (my birthday saint) and St. Joseph.

One of the few books that made it through the de-cluttering purge is My Life with the Saints, by Fr. James Martin. He has a wonderful video on my new patron saint... I hope you like it!

Tomorrow is Friday... I always enjoy Fridays during Lent. Have a blessed day!