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We are God's children through baptism. No matter what we go through on the day-to-day, God gives us the grace necessary to do what is pleasing to him. We need only rely on him and ask for the grace to call him Father!
Reference: Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC 301)
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The Catechism of the Catholic Church describes a saint as "someone who practiced heroic virtue and lives in fidelity to God’s grace." (828) And in the simple words of Mother Teresa, saints are “only sinners who keep trying.” They just knew how much God loved them.
Can that not be us as well?
Do you know the depths of how much God loves you? 
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Should Catholics have a sense of humor? Why is it important and even necessary for us to find things funny and how does that relate to humility?
It's no coincidence that humor and humility share a common route. When we are truly humble, we see the world in its proper proportion. So, when things become out of proportion or incongrous, we can laugh! If we take ourselves lightly, we will begin to notice that that suffering and pains of this life will weigh us down less often.
Growing in virtue is predicated on the knowledge that we are nothing and God is everything. When we undoubtedly fall, our sense of humor allows us to laugh, shake the dust off, and begin anew.
A Christian needs a sense of humor. It provides the very levity required for God to lift us into the heights of heaven.
Reference: Luke 14, Matthew 5
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Has a saint ever found you?
A saint is somebody who finished the race - who fought the good fight - who persevered until the end. Those souls, now fully alive in heaven, are given to us by God as models. St. Scholastica's relationship with her brother Benedict models for us the beauty of communion with one another as we await our eternal destiny.
Think of ways you can establish better communion with those you love. Listen to them as they speak. Do acts of service for them without being asked. Never neglect the fact that they are made in the image of God himself.
Reference: Catechism of the Catholic Church 2030
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Imagine if every person in the world obeyed the Ten Commandments.
No lying. No stealing. No murder, cheating, or hate.
Imagine the peace and joy that we would experience! God made us to be in union with him. How does the way that God asks us to live lead us closer to that love?
How can we reframe from our default disposition—how can I get what I want?—to asking a different question: what does God want? God's commands never impinge upon our freedom, but rather they are a blessing, a protection from a loving Father. Ask God for the grace to understand and delight in all that he commands.
References: Psalm 119: 13-16, 33-35 Catechism of the Catholic Church 2057
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Your home is where Jesus lives. Your home is a place where Jesus lives because you live there and he resides in you.
But when we’re home, how often are we reminded that he is with us? Think of ways you can make space for him.
Can you mark the rooms in your home with sacramentals? Get your house blessed by a priest? Explore the Epiphany house blessing?
Reference: Catechism of the Catholic Church 1670