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Easter Sunday — musings on a special day and what it meant to me and my family

I'm not trying to get preachy or sermonize here, but this is a special day for my family, Easter Sunday, and this particular Easter has been very "up and down" for me.

On the upside, church was really encouraging for me this morning. We've never been among people who get up before sunrise to attend special church services on Easter. And, no, we didn't do that today. But I did make it to church this morning for the first time in a couple of weeks, and it was encouraging to hear the timeless truths of Jesus' death, burial, and RESURRECTION all over again.

On the downside, I started the day by accidentally ripping a towel holder off the bathroom wall. Not as disastrous as it could have been -- I didn't damage any shower faucets or anything spectacular or plumbing related. Just extremely irritating.

On the upside, we live in a country where we can find quick, easy access to so many consumer goods that it's almost ridiculous, even on Easter Sunday. We stopped at a nearby W*l-M*rt Big Box Store and found a very cheap, durable, hook-over-the-door towel holder that's more useful than the one I broke.

On the downside, I discovered our wise (?) friends (??) at Google shot down the PR rating on one of my blogs for very unfair, unreasonable, uh, reasons. I won't go into the details, but that move is going to eliminate a large chunk of my monthly income. Nevertheless, I won't give up all hope.

On the upside, my son came by for a visit just a while ago and he and my wonderful wife, Shirley, managed to lift my spirits after the Google slap. Life will indeed go on.

And, finally, also on the upside, we had a few minutes after church to visit with our wonderful daughter who doesn't get by as often as we'd like. Her life's going well, she's looking good and feeling good, and she's doing some mighty important work with her life -- far more important than my lamo efforts at blogging.

So, tally for the day: 4 upsides and 1 small downside, 1 BIG downside = Overall, a pretty upbeat, good day.

How about your day? Tell us about it.
[tags]Easter Sunday, upside and downside for the day, good things, bad things, just a guy who reads the papers[/tags]