Ok. There has not been one moment to take a breath since Shawn's birthday. The end of the school year is a blur of activity! Who knew?! Well, I guess every grade school parent who's ever gone before me - I, clearly, just wasn't listening very closely.
Anyhoo... Sunday was Pentecost. And, I know it's a little bit sad that a lot (okay, most) of the things I learn in church, I learn when the pastor is teaching the kids. But, hey. At least I'm learning something, right? And what I learned on Sunday was that Pentecost is the third most important holiday in the Christian church after (Oh, come on. You know this...) Christmas and Easter. It's the seventh Sunday after Easter and commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit on Jesus' disciples. When it happened, they were able to speak in all the different languages of the people assembled with them in Jerusalem. (Acts 2:1-47) And, it also gave them the ability to go out to all the world and spread the story of Christ. Therefore, it is commonly considered the "birth day" of the Church.
But, I'd be lying if I didn't say that one of the things I like about Pentecost is that everyone wears red (and God would know if I was lying). But, my God is a pretty cool guy, so I can't figure that He minds too much. Red symbolizes joy and the fire of the Holy Spirit. And, that brings me to this: The sweet picture of me and the kids with my step-dad, Bill (aka "Pop").
Happy Pentecost!
