Update

~Happy Good Friday Everyone, I will be headed off to church in just a few hours for our Friday Service, it should be really good.

~My sister and brother in law are coming to stay for the weekend, that will be fun, I will get to spend some quality time with my sister. That makes me very happy.

~There is a concert tonight at my church, all bands that I have never heard of, so that makes me less happy...but I will still go regardless.

~On Wednesday morning, I cut my elbow open, yep, I should have gotten stitches, but I chose not to...not sure if that was a mistake yet or not...but we shall have to wait and see.

~What did I do to my elbow you ask? Stupid story really, see...I was in the bathroom at my house, and for those of you who know my house, the bathroom upstairs has a little ledge type thing with a very pointy corner...dangerous really. Well, I was adjusting the sweater I was wearing and I banged my elbow really hard off the corner of this ledge...now, at first I did not think anything of it because it was the general area of my funny bone, so whatever right? wrong, I continued to fix my hair and brush my teeth, when I noticed that my elbow was stinging, so I glanced down and my sleeve of my white sweater was bright red with blood...I freaked.

~Work is going well, I have been very busy and we had our Easter party yesterday during the afternoon, complete with egg hunt, the children were thrilled, but so loaded on sugar, so we sent them home.

~I might be going to the Raptors game on the 15th, the youth group has signed on for the BCOQ Centre court event...interesting

~Our Youth Group now has a name...yippee...we are called "Youth F.I.R.S.T" (F.I.R.S.T stands for Fellowship, Inviting others to share God's Love, Responding to the needs of others, Showing our love to God through worship, and Training in God and to obey His Word)

~I got to see some pictures of my friend Ben's little daughter, she is adorable.

~I have noticed that a lot of my friends are "asking questions" in the sense of NOT asking the questions, just hoping that I will understand what they mean, "loud and clear but the answer is still no"

~I am sick, I have had this cold for over a month, and now I have an ear infection and the possibility of pink eye. Great.

~I have to go get ready for church now.

A Good Old Irish Blessing

So, as it would turn out, I was told today by my grandmother (my dad's mom) that the West Family is actually a good old Irish Family...so now I am British, Scottish and Irish...I am a nice mix. But to celebrate this new found knowledge...here is a blessing:

Always remember to forget the things that made you sad
But never forget to remember the things that made you glad
Always remember to forget the troubles that passed away
But never forget to remember the blessings that come each day
May you always have work for your hands to do
May your pockets hold always a coin or two
May the sun shine bright on your windowpane
May the rainbow be certain to follow each rain
May the hand of a friend always be near you
And may God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you
May the road rise up to meet you
May the wind be always at your back
May the sun shine warm upon your face
And rains fall soft upon your fields
And until we meet again, my friend
May God hold you in the palm of His hand

God has not promised skies always blue
Flower-strewn pathways all our lives through
God has not promised sun without rain
Joy without sorrow, peace without pain
God has not promised we shall not know
Toil and temptation, troubles and woe
He has not told us we will not bear
Many a burden, many a care
But God has promised strength for the day
Rest for the labourer, light for the way
Grace for the trials, help from above
Unfailing sympathy, undying love.