Peace Be With You

He is Risen, my belly is full of peach cobbler ala mode (for the second time today), and all is well. It's been a fantastic day, starting with a sunrise service in a beautiful sanctuary and Hot Krispy Kremes afterward with good friends. That was followed by some cooking, a late morning service, and a ham (it's great to be freed from the Law), green bean casserole & scalloped potato lunch, with more good friends. Then I had a long, deep nap on the couch (I'm told I was snoring), and woke to an interesting conversation between Kennan and our good friend Aaron about vectors (don't laugh!) and acceleration, which transitioned to discussing our faith in light of today's celebration of the Resurrection, the new release of the "Gospel" of Judas (bah), and human nature. Follow that up with dinner, more cobbler, and some calls to family and friends, and life doesn't get much better than that.

Life has been crazy lately (hence my ridiculous absence from our blog!), but good. I've been working a lot of hours at my part-time job, and Kennan is still chugging away at his PhD in concrete. The cats are as crazy as ever, and shedding to boot. Spring in Atlanta has finally sprung, and we're in that peaceful two weeks where it's still not too humid (by Georgia standards, anyway), the mosquitoes are not yet out in force, and the A/C is still not really necessary.

I'm trying to not fret about the coming summer months... my mother is fairly certain that I'll catch West Nile disease one of these summers, and I'm not looking forward to having my forehead dotted with mosquito bite bumps. The mosquitoes in Georgia are mean. I'm fairly certain they have organized labor unions. While we were cleaning out the patio yesterday I found lots of small round things that most people would claim are acorn caps, but I know better. They're little hard hats, and I'm keeping an eye out for tiny picket signs hidden in the bushes bearing slogans like, "Hell No, We Won't Go!" and "Insects Are People, Too!" in Mosquitoese.

Oh, you scoff now... but wait until they start getting into politics. See, they've already invaded our advertizing (look carefully at TV commercials and you'll see them), they're working their way into the business world (those smudges that you thought were caused by a toner problem with the copier? Mosquito Mob hits), and once they control the House and the Senate...

But for today, it's Springtime in Atlanta, the pollen count isn't too high (more on that conspiracy later), and the results from my Mom's lymph node surgery came back negative---a huge victory in her fight with breast cancer.

Jesus is Risen, my faith is not in vain, and I'm surrounded by loved ones and creature comforts. And on the days when doubt assails me, I feel bereft and alone, and not very comforable, I trust that He is with me still.

Peace be with you... and also with you!
Amen.