Palms Springs

Palm Sunday, and it was great to have our whole family go to church.  We went to this beautiful church called St. Thomas More Church, and it was a very beautiful Eucharist celebration. They even had the second reading as some kind of passion play presentation, and it was kind of funny because the young boy who played Jesus had this Justin Bieber hair cut. I mean, Jesus, Justin, it's kind of similar, right? But anyway, it was really kind of beautiful, and I always feel better and lighter after attending mass. I know I do not agree with 100% of Roman Catholic doctrines, but for better or worse it is still a big part of me. One thing that is very interesting here is that there were a lot of people wearing shorts and tank tops to church. There were even young ladies in very short shorts, and somewhat revealing summer tops. I mean, show some respect, people! We all had brunch at the M Hotel after, and it was truly fantastic. The weather has gone scorching. At one point, the temperature was as high as 97 degrees! But it doesn't seem as bad as you would think. I mean, my biggest concern was that if I put enough face sun block to protect my skin. That's the one thing I really need to do here, make sure I have enough sunblock on my arms and face, because the sun is quite intense. It is still the desert, after all.

Praise with elation,
Praise every morning
Spring's re-creation
Of the First Day!
~ Eleanor Farjeo