"The Beloved: My son, I am the Lord; no strength like his in the hour of distress (Nahum 1:7). when things are not going well with you, come to me. The chief hindrance to your receiving heavenly comfort is your slowness in turning to prayer; you do not come to me straightway and pray to me earnestly, but first you go seeking other things to comfort you, trying to find diversion in created things ....
"The trouble that now distresses you is my way of testing you; the fears which fill you with terror have no foundation. What use is it to worry about what the future will bring? It will only make you have sorrow upon sorrow. For today, today's troubles are enough (Matt 6:34). It is silly and useless to get worried or pleasantly excited about future events; quite likely they will never happen at all."
St. Thomas a Kempis, back when almost all schooling was homeschooling, and if you had six living children, you were unusually blessed. And if you had enough possessions to find it hard to keep them organized, you would be considered rich. And if you were weary with thinking about what to cook for your next meal that meant that you had food in the house, praise God.
Just keeping it real here.
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