I have exactly TWO followers, so I apologize to those two for not writing in over a month.
Lots going on. It is now the Lenten season and we still have not been to Mass in ages. It's nearly like I have given up going to Mass for Lent, but that's not the case. Actually, I cannot even decide YET on what to give up. I am SO not disciplined. I love Jesus with all my heart and soul and, as a former Protestant who still thinks more like a Protestant, I believe I am already saved through God's Grace and Jesus' death on the cross. However, as a converted Catholic, I feel guilty about not going to Mass or yet being able to give up anything for Lent successfully. I am so confused.
It's now spring break and Taylor had her wisdom teeth out yesterday morning. It's Day #2 and she is miserable today, cheeks puffy, hurting. I'm supposed to return to work tomorrow but I may not if she isn't feeling a whole lot better. It wrenches me to think of leaving her, even if Todd is here. We are resting and watching the news about the terrible earthquake/tsunami/nuclear issues in Japan, and Taylor is sleeping a lot. I keep thinking there won't be many more times I can nurse and pamper her since she is almost 18...so I'm doing it with all my heart. Work can wait another day.
The Japan thing is so sad, so scary, so horrible. Japan is a place I'd love to visit someday and now I wonder if it will ever be the same. Probably not. I am praying in my heart for all those people. Such good, kind, beautiful people. The losses are staggering and heartbreaking. The news is showing parents screaming for their children who were swept away by the tsunami...it's almost unbearable to see. It's wonderful and amazing to me that the people are not looting or otherwise taking advantage of the bad situation for their own gain. That would not be the case here, I'm sorry to say. Certain people always manage to make a bad thing even worse.
On Friday, my little sister Emily will find out where she and Walker are to spend the next three years of her residency and internship as a pediatrician. It boggles my mind to think that my baby sister is two months away from being a doctor. Emily Fain, M.D. How wild is that? I'm so proud of her! I pray she gets a place she wants and will love.
I will write more another day!
