Sainthood....

So what does it take again to become a Saint? According to Catholic-Pages.com:
"In official Church procedures there are three steps to sainthood: one becomes Venerable, Blessed and then a Saint. Venerable is the title given to a deceased person recognized as having lived heroic virtues. To be recognized as a blessed, and therefore beatified, in addition to personal attributes of charity and heroic virtue, one miracle, acquired through the individual's intercession, is required. Canonization requires two, though a Pope may waive these requirements. Martyrdom does not usually require a miracle."

Well, my wife is still living, at least I think she is; she might "stroke out" soon this morning. So she does not qualify for the "Venerable" title yet. To be beatified however, she has to exhibit charity and heroic virtue. The charity one is easy she lives her lives for others completely. She teaches Special Education Inclusion in the 9th grade. She is an unpaid assistant softball coach, and she hauls my children hither and yon for their activities with nary a word of complaint. As for heroic virtue if you have ever been in our house in the morning with twin six year-old girls trying to get up, and a husband who rises more slowly than than the dead you will know she is quite heroic. So that leaves only the miracle part missing. Again, I contend that getting twin six year-olds to do anything in the morning is a miracle. There is never anything to suit them. The pants are too tight, the pants are too loose, the shirt has the wrong person on it, the shirt is the wrong color, the pants are too short, the pants are too long, the socks are too short the socks are too long. The list of issues is endless. To even get them dressed in the morning is a miracle, so there is one.

The second miracle is probably more amazing. My wife, has put up with me as her husband for the last 8 and one-half years. Even though I am desperately handsome (those of you who know me will know I am kidding, unless you find lumpy biscuit dough attractive then you might find me attractive), and a hopeless romantic (yeah, I am hopeless alright...there is no hope that I have a clue how to be romantic), I still can be quite a burden to live with. I am NOT a morning person, I love dogs (which means we now have a black 16 week old ball of labrador inhabiting our space along with the other two older labs), I have an insane drive to hunt anything with feathers, and some things that don't have feathers, I am a completely selfish person, I can be insanely stubborn when I make a decision to follow a certain course, and I tend to work obsessively when I am at work and not make time for my family. The fact that she has managed to put up with me for a week is amazing, the fact that she has been married to me for almost 9 years is a miracle.

And what does she get for all this service to others, and burden of living with me? Today, she will be late to her job...again....