16th October - 31 days - Pray

In an effort to get blogging on a regular basis it seems I need a challenge. I've opted to try and complete this one as it's only supposed to take 5 minutes each day. Of course it takes a bit longer than that to get the post presented how I want it but the content was done with a timer.

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Today’s prompt is Pray and here's my 5 minutes' worth:

I like to pray in private. Having converted to Catholicism I’ve done a lot of praying in public but I don’t find the time spent in church is always the best time for meaningful prayer. I like to form my prayers into a conversation that hopefully isn’t one sided. It’s hard because I don’t want to be asking for things or striking bargains so it usually starts by going through the (long) list of family members and looking at their needs or difficulties. Then I move on to issues that I’m aware of. That might be a current disaster or a political situation. I do listen to the news and with social media it’s hard to not be aware of current events.

Praying in this way helps me consider things from different viewpoints and I hope makes me more self-aware.

Well I didn't get much done in my five minutes today. I found it quite a difficult prompt to write about. It's also late, again, so a bit rushed. But having got past the half way mark I am determined to keep going with this challenge.

I had a lovely day with Nathan today. He managed to survive with just one nap which is the goal at the moment but it does mean he needs more attention. Fortunately it was a lovely day again for this time of year and we were able to take him out to the park.

He had fun on the swings and a slide and was happy to just walk about, especially as Grandpa was there too.

Apologies for not getting around to everyone's blogs at the moment. With visitors here it's been a bit hectic but the dogs in particular have made theirselves at home: