More Setbacks and an Open Door

Man, I've had another trying couple of days. As you know, I was all set to begin my training with Cloud10 this past Tuesday. My computer had other ideas. The tech folks at Cloud10 are outstanding! They are patient and do everything possible to get you up and running, but to no avail.

Last night I had to completely wipe my hard drive and reinstall windows. Today all of the Cloud10 stuff had to be reinstalled, a process in itself. When it got down to trying my headset, all was lost again and my computer froze with the dread "kernal error". I have to either get my computer looked at by a computer shop or try a new headset. I'm waiting to hear from my supervisor, as we speak, to see what my options are with Cloud10, since training is under way. Bummer. WITHOUT ME!

The good news: Ever the Polyanna, I got all my training info for www.homeEDdirectory.com yesterday and soon will be up and running with the selling of the ads for this homeschool directory started by a homeschooling mom out of Phoenix. Thankfully, this iron in the fire is sparking up at the same time the other iron is smouldering.

Just continuing to jump through hoops as they are coming in front of me, one jump at a time.

My mind turns to others: Our US Gov't as it seeks to deal with our country's issues, all of us working stiffs as we try to deal with our country's issues, hostages on pirate ships, all the folks who go hungry every day in our country and abroad, the children in Africa who are missing a whole generation of parents, our priests and religious and other caregivers in our nation and abroad. The innocent unborn are included as well.

The pic was taken by yours truly of our Easter feast. (Sis Cheryl behind the lily, Casey and her beau Tyler on her left, and Natalie and her beau Chris on her right. Quick aside: I read a bit today about the Easter season and the jyst(sp?) was that it can be seen as a time of alms, prayer, and feasting. Instead of the alms, prayer, and fasting of lent. Live and learn!

God bless all who happen upon my blog this day!

Easter - Alleluia

Sorry for the font color Rog T. I was trying to add some effect. It was supposed to look red.

Here's the first part of Pope Benedict's Easter Vigil Homily. I haven't read it all yet. I worked my backbreaking cleaning job today and went to St Sylvester's (Navarre) Easter Vigil. It makes me tear up during baptisms, confirmation, and folks coming into full communion with the Church.

You can find Pope Benedict's Easter Vigil homily at this link:
http://www.radiovaticana.org/en1/Articolo.asp?c=279700


Here's the first part:

Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Saint Mark tells us in his Gospel that as the disciples came down from the Mount of the Transfiguration, they were discussing among themselves what “rising from the dead” could mean (cf. Mk 9:10). A little earlier, the Lord had foretold his passion and his resurrection after three days. Peter had protested against this prediction of death. But now, they were wondering what could be meant by the word “resurrection”. Could it be that we find ourselves in a similar situation? Christmas, the birth of the divine Infant, we can somehow immediately comprehend. We can love the child, we can imagine that night in Bethlehem, Mary’s joy, the joy of Saint Joseph and the shepherds, the exultation of the angels. But what is resurrection? It does not form part of our experience, and so the message often remains to some degree beyond our understanding, a thing of the past. The Church tries to help us understand it, by expressing this mysterious event in the language of symbols in which we can somehow contemplate this astonishing event. During the Easter Vigil, the Church points out the significance of this day principally through three symbols: light, water, and the new song – the Alleluia.

Picture is from photobucket.



I'm off to Birminham, AL tomorrow to celebrate my cousin Joan coming into full communion with the Church!