more of my trip.....

i did forget to say about part of my trip in redding. i got to go to church and it was an amazing sermon on philemon.....i liked it so much i even got the cd of it so i can listen to it again....it was REALLY good! i wrote all over the margins of my bible. it was a memorable night for me.

i also forgot to say that i loved seeing the play avenue q. it is a pretty racy themed play, and there were several people that got up and left because they were offended, and i can easily see how they would be, but i really have to say, i really enjoyed seeing it, and i did think that it was pretty humorous.....BUT, it also had a good life lesson to it too.....it starts with a song with a girl bemoaning about how it sucks to be her coz her life is messed up. all of the characters end up joining in with her with their own little bitchfest of how it sucks to be them.....so, it goes thru the play with each of them working out their sucky life....the end song is about how yeah, it sucks to be me, but that that is only temporary.....

a good life lesson. of course it was from a worldly perscetive, but it--suckiness--IS only temporary--life is short, and it can be hard, but we can have the faith to be strong, and one way or another things will work out--perhaps not how we want them to here on earth, but they will work out in the end....i think of that mostly when i think of my sister's passing......she was sick for such a long time, and boy howdy, she really went thru the mill, but no one was ever more hopefilled for a healing....it really was pretty sucky to be her in alot of ways......i mean, can you imagine looking at your family knowing that you would be leaving them sooner rather than later? can you imagine the pain and agony of treatments? but you know what else? it was amazing how closely she walked to God, and the sweet fellowship that she had with Him.....so, it was that she really got her healing, just not her earthly one.....

and, it is all a matter of perspective isn't it? it is important for us to decide what is mostly important to us....this world or the next, and what are we living for? this world or the next? what are our treasures? things of this world? when i think of how my sister lived and what her legacy is, it is her close walk with God, it is her faith and her gentleness and her self-less love for others--always putting them before herself......

i guess it is my recent trip, the lessons i learned, seeing her marker in place, talking with my family who all miss her--as well as the revlon walk for women's cancers this coming weekend (yeah!!! go team t'h.a.n.!!!) and her upcoming birthday the 25th that makes me more thoughtful on perspectives and choices and seeing that yep! it certainly can suck to be me, but it is only temporary :o)

i also forgot to say how much i enjoyed staying at christi's house under her grandma's quilt....i have a really peaceful time when i am there. i had such a wonderful time last year when i went and stayed those few times......i am blessed to have a friend from so many years ago.....going to her house is like going to a spa and vacation.....she really lives knowing how to enjoy life and how to relax....i envy her ability to rest.....even though she is always on the go it seems, and has a fuller schedule than anyone i know, she RESTS......and she LAUGHS!!!! wow! what a blessing she is to me.....

i am glad that i took another look at my forgotten bits--blogging this stuff--even if no one else ever reads it, is GOOD for me, it helps me clarify my thoughts, and beliefs, and memories.....it is a healing tool for me....ok....so, perhaps i will get to the rest of my trip eventually huh? but, for now, it is time to do some work before time to go have a mother's day celebration with the two boys at school--mother and son fun in the sun!!! tadhgain is just beside himself today with excitement! went to the dentist for a crown, and patience to the orthodontist, took her to work, shea is at work--gotta pick her up after the fun in the sun, then all off to church for the evening--good thing that we eat there!!! kevin teaches tonite :o( it makes me sad that he does on wednesday nites again.....i liked going to church as a family on wednesdays....

oh....and eireland got registered for kindergarten today for next year!!! my little miss is sure growing up! can't believe how fast it has gone.....ok...i really had better close now! perhaps i will spice it up with some pictures later.... i hate posting without pictures...