Sinburning???? Really?

OMG! (and I don't say that frivolously)

When I posted my last blog a few minutes ago, I happened to glance at the ads in the sidebar. One seemed really intriguing - www.sinburning.org Burn your sin, live without guilt! Please tell me that this is a joke.

What path is God pointing you to?

After telling my friends that my work e-mail will not work after tomorrow, one of them replied with the question, "What path is God pointing you to?"

I appreciate the people who have offered me their support and prayers in the last couple of days. What is hard for me to accept are the people who I refer to as the 'Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm' people - the ones who say "God has a plan for you for something even better;" or "in a year you will look back and realize that you're in a better situation."

Well... I'm not doubting my faith, but I don't think that God allows us to hurt so that we can have a better situation here on earth. God doesn't allow a drunk driver to kill a child and have its parents suffer so that they can have another child (or whatever). God allows us to suffer because he gave us free will. He doesn't want someone to treat people poorly or have a problem with their ego/pride, but God allows it to happen.

Unfortunately, sometimes things happen that don't have a fairy tale ending. However, I do think that how I respond to the hurt may have its reward by shaving time off of my stay in Purgatory if I'm lucky enough to get there. That is why I'm trying to act like a mature adult and turn over the stuff I've been working on.

Am I Being Stupid?

Is it dumb of me to try and make my - ummmm "transition" easy for Fr. Paul? Why is it that when it comes right down to it, I still enjoyed my job, right up to the bitter end, even though I know he was threatened by me and didn't appreciate my efforts?

On the bright side, I've had two people contact me about possible positions. It is wonderful when people show they care about you.

Is it paranoia if someone really IS out to get you?

"Contracts have been issued, and due to concerns about balancing the 2009-10 budget, we are eliminating your position. Here's a check to pay you through June so that you can have time to search for employment." (mighty nice of him)

Of course, kick me again, but I offered (how stupid am I?) to sit down and turn stuff over. (But, FrontPage is being removed from my computer, I'll tell you that!)

Needy Puppy

I feel like a needy puppy. I can't believe how happy and excited I get when "someone" simply replies to an e-mail message. I hope against all hope that just maybe things are getting back to normal, or at least better. For one brief moment, I put out of my mind the other hundreds of e-mails that have been ignored, the snarky comments made without naming names when everyone in the room knows who he is talking about.....

Why can't I just flipping walk out? Oh yeah - there's a mortgage to pay.

Sacrament of Confirmation

I had the priveledge of participating in Bishop Levoir's first Confirmation Mass at Holy Redeemer. What a down-to-earth pastoral shepherd we have for our diocese! It was a touching liturgy - but I may feel more impressed since I was a sponsor.

This is the time of the year when we are given so many opportunities to experience the 'bells and the smells' of our Catholic faith.... Lenten devotionals, Chrism Mass, Triduum, Easter Sunday, Confirmation, and then next week we have First Communion for the second graders.

Two-week Countdown

Got a phone call today letting me know that a 'coaching and counseling' session should take place within the next two weeks. I was advised that if I want to avoid the most likely uncomfortable atmosphere, I could take a vacation day; however, it will probably be just as uncomfortable the next day as well.

Kind of ironic that I'm scheduled for a colonoscopy two weeks from tomorrow (on Friday, May 1).