Tonight our family went to visit my cousin's family to watch the Super Bowl. We had a great time before the kids became too much to handle. He spoke to me with great emphasis that I should enjoy the time I have with my kids while they are still small. He let me know about how he misses his kids now that they are growing up.

We also spoke about some of the alcoholism in our family.

I really admire him for his success in life, he has a very nice home and good kids. I am grateful to have faith so that I might find a way to instill the importance of family in my children and so that I might have purpose when they leave me.

This morning we made it to mass ok. The second reading was "God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise..." the gospel Reading was the the beatitudes, "Blessed are the peacemakers...". I think I have an inspiration to be learned from this in the near future.

When we came home there was a mass being televised that was the closing of a phase of the canonization of Bishop Sheen. The bishop presiding over the mass said this was a great day for us not because of the Super Bowl but because it was Alleluia Sunday before Lent.

Tonight I have a lot of hope for the future.