We went to church yesterday for the Sunrise Easter Service. Which is supposed to be outside. Where you can see the sunrise. Hence the name. It was in the atrium of the church, also known as the foyer where I come from. Cause it was cold outside. So the kiddies and us who brought blankies to snuggle up and watch the sunrise got to stare at ..... the musicians. Hmmm....
First comment to us: "Oh so you do exist, hmmpf"
Not exactly the warm, comforting, celebratory service we were looking for on such a major occasion. But whatever, we make our own reality I suppose. So we came home to the alternate sanctuary and played some roaring, uptempo, clap your hands and CELEBRATE Christian music and danced in the sunrise.
It was Rhia's 18th birthday yesterday. We had a great day. When I was little and my mom got sick of us being underfoot she would tell us to go play in traffic. Ha Ha? Not really. But that is exactly what Rhia & I did yesterday, we went and played in traffic. For her birthday she got sidewalk chalk and we went and wrote all over the street in front of our house that it was her birthday and made pretty pictures and what not. Then Barry's mom came over and we all ended up standing out front for quite some time (the weather was gorgeous, a bit chilly but sunny and beautiful) The Youth Director at church had run over and brought Rhia a tiara and necklace to wear for her birthday so of course she had it on.
At one point it occurred to us how pathetic it may seem that we wrote all over the street and had the girl standing out by the road in gaudy fake jewelry waving at passersby. Especially as church was letting out. So much for dignity and grace. Like we ever had it anyway.
We spent the rest of the day playing Rhia's other present, American Idol for Nintendo WII. What little shred of decorum we may have had left was completely obliterated. It was soooo much fun! You get to sing your heart out and then Randy, Simon & Paula tell you how awful you were. Imagine Rhia's reaction when I beat her in a 3 round competition where we sang YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE, MORE THAN A FEELING & MY HEART WILL GO ON. Ugh.....yes, my heart will go on.... head thrown back....top of our lungs.... not as pretty as I make it sound....
Imagine how irritated we were when Barry figured out how to stay in his key and beat us both. Cory wouldn't even play after he butchered KNOCKIN ON HEAVENS DOOR, the Guns and Roses version hey, hey heyheyheyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.... simply awful, Simon says. He switched over to DDR, which is a dancing game... which I completely suck at, go figure. I'm convinced that if you actually CAN dance, you will lose this game.... anyway, never mind.
We had a wonderful ham dinner, went for a long walk with the wretched dog, laughed, had fun, prayed and worshipped. All in all, a wonderful day. In fact, it was the best Easter in a very long time.
Meditation Night tonight. Can't wait.... I love this event, so peaceful and real. Hallelujah!
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Hmmm...so check it out...I think Randy, Simon and Paula may be a little tone deaf Dawg, but we definetly brought it Dude and rocked the house! Even if we were a little "pitchy" it was aw'ight!
My friend, you have plenty of grace and dignity is way overrated. I was happy to worship with you Easter morning. I too wished for a view of the sunrise, but find I can enjoy worship anywhere. i had hoped to meditate with you tonight, but have grandmother duty instead, which is also very good. I am planning on the next one though.
Happy Birthday, Rhia
So that's what you were doing when I drove by and caught you. Of course you weren't weeding on Easter, but I hadn't imagined how much fun you were having.
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