Dear God,

Okay, so did You see me?  I went to the Graduation Mass at the High School yesterday….yep, that was me…I was there!    I knew it would be long…but oh my You…2 hours?   Not quite ideal for a girl with a weak bladder that’s prone to infection.

Oh, and before I forget, thanks for not letting the walls come crumbling down when I walked in.  Then again, it was held in the gym rather than a church, so…..

It was really weird watching my kid walk down the isle in her cap and gown.  Seems like just yesterday I watched her graduate from preschool.

I’ve got to say…not being Catholic…at a Catholic Mass was rather interesting.   They sure stand up a lot at Mass.  And for long periods of time.  Up and down, up and down.   Not cool when Mother Nature brought an early gift this month.  

I thought it was odd that the first things that were asked for …were Your forgiveness and tolerance for our sins.   I’m thinking…dang! what do these people do in their ‘off time’?    Me?  I think I would have opened with something like…”Thanks for a beautiful sunrise” or “for the air we breath…nature?”….something like that.  Or maybe a bit of humor.  (A priest and a rabbi were in a bar….) You know, lighten up the place.  But I’m always respectful of others ways of worship so that’s cool. 

I had to smile a moment during communion when I could spot all the other heathens and non-catholics.   You know, like when everyone is standing and walking to get communion….all us non-catholics were just sitting there feeling weird as people brushed by us in the aisle.   But I remembered that my son just told me yesterday that he refers to the communion wafers as Jesus snacks…or…Jeez-its (You know, like Cheez-its?)   So I had to smile.

And the ‘peace be with you’, ‘greet your neighbor’ thing…that was actually quite nice.  And then, after shaking hands with  bazillions of 5 people….something came over me.   (The sudden urge to find my Purell.  What was I thinking?  A germ-a-phobe shaking all those hands.)   I smiled and shook their hands, but I was really thinking…I hope they don’t have the swine flu.

Anyhow, the whole ceremony was very moving….yes, even though I got stuck sitting next to the lady who was showin off her ‘churchin skills’…..who knew every song by heart and sang them loudly – even the songs the audience wasn’t supposed to sing.  But hey, she smelled WONDERFUL!  I so should of  asked her what she was wearing!  She smelled like an alchemists shoppe I once visited.   If I could have nestled my nose in the nape of her neck I would of.  (If she wasn’t the loud singing lady I mean.)

Anyhow, gotta go pop a few cranberry pills…for the ol’ bladder issue.  Again, thanks for keeping the walls erect for me.
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Oh My!  Just realized this is my 500th post!  Time Flies!

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