Carrying the Cross with Love: Choosing the Grief and Joy of Faith

This book describes the journey of how my faith grew from being a Catholic to embracing my life as a Catholic. When my son Keith was born in 2001 with Down Syndrome I began to realize the mysterious ways that God was showing in my life had a purpose. This child brings so many lives closer to God where Gods timing and unfolding of his plan occur. Jesus gives us many graces and blessings if we but ask and have faith he will answer us. While praying one morning I heard in my mind Cathy will you carry my cross? Do you love me? When I answered I would but didnt know what to do I was told It will be revealed to you. I had the realization that I had been prepared called and needed to obey Gods will to carry his cross. Through clinging to my faith and prayer I would choose to embrace his calling to carry the cross. I would realize that though grief and happiness come and go joy is always there if we realize that the love of Jesus dying on the cross is only thing we need. You too can choose to pick up the cross and follow him to eternal life.