School...

Well, we now have 4 weeks of school completed.  What an accomplishment!  We all miss the summer, except for the heat of the season. Yet, we did have the sweltering summer continue in Antioch through to October.  It is cooling off which does make school a little more palatable.
There are seven in school in the Murray home.  Fulton is a Kindergartner this year, can't believe it!  He is pluggin along and is very motivated to learn.  Today was his first piano lesson, and during the lesson he made it a point to mention to the Piano teacher that "he was not very good at this."  With some time he should do well.
Michael is a second grader and preparing for First Holy Communion which he is so excited to receive.  Stephen is a fourth grader and adjusting to additional curriculum which he did not need to worry about as a third grader.  He is feeling overwhelmed, so please pray for Stephen as he moves forward in the school year.
Joseph is a middle schooler, he is in sixth grade and doing well.  I think summer school did benefit him. Thomas is a seventh grader and he is loving science especially all of the material he is learning about Space and Dinosaurs.  Well, whatever it takes.
Kieran is a Sophomore and he is working hard given the subjects he is taking this year.  He is also participating in Martial Arts 5 days a week with two different classes and the many youth group events as well as his Confirmation class.  All of these are really beneficial for him but it is crazy making for us.  Claire is now a Senior in High School.  She is looking forward to her future researching careers and praying about her vocation.  Ultimately she will do best when doing His will.  Sheila continues to work and go to the local Community college.  It seems like she is rarely here.  We miss her, but it is good for her to prepare for her future and we can appreciate her more when she is able to spend time with us as a family. 
Joe and I recently helped with a Marriage Prep retreat.  We do hope to help out the Diocese more as we move into the year of Faith.  We are encouraged to learn more about our beautiful faith, but most importantly to live it out.  Thank you for your prayers as we continue with the busyness of school and the attempts to raise beautiful human beings for God.