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***Heirs of the Magi News Flash!*** Winter has, for the most part, been mild so far - or awesome for the month that Cassie and Michael spent in summertime-Australia! They are home now and will be working from home for most of the time until Easter. The hometown work will include getting ready for their next trip, but there will be a lot of fun to get in on and share with their favorite people - including their March Break trip to Florida adventure. All of your favorite Magi Masters will continue to work and play while their future plans unfold; so... ...Visit Witch Falls often to keep up with all of their latest stories; and Happy Reading!

Saturday, April 4, 2015

Cassie's Journal - April 3, 2015



It seems to be completely wrong to be sitting here tonight and writing this journal update with my first thought being that we had a really good day considering the event we were commemorating this morning; but the truth is that we have had a really good day.

I’m sure that other people have thought the same thing today, but this is something that actually is quite different for Magi Masters because of our connection with God on the higher plane.  No, today isn’t the exact anniversary, and even if it was; it isn’t as though God has the same need for acknowledging the occasion.  Our connection goes both ways, though; so the strangeness comes from that – even as I also know He understands.  That’s a bit heavy for a start to a daily report, but then this is one of the annual holidays that are supposed to be solemn anyway.

Mother Nature seemed to agree with that sentiment; and it always seems appropriate to me when it rains for the Good Friday service at church.  Again, I’ll be honest and admit that I was also happy to have the rain wrap up in the morning and get to enjoy a nice, mostly-sunny afternoon; though it was also cooler today with the temperature only climbing into the fifties.  The rain kept us indoors for Tai Chi; and the rest of our morning before going to church was quiet with just the five of us there after Michael went home again.  We went with a snack breakfast; got ready for church; and then drove there so that Mom, Ehlana, and I didn’t have to walk very far in the rain.  Ethan could have avoided that too; but he opted to keep Dad company instead and they both got a bit damp even with using an umbrella for the walk between where they parked the minivan and the church.

The service was as somber as always and both simple and short.  I’ve thought about that now and then over the years too, and though the weight of significance and effort that we put into Easter Sunday over Good Friday doesn’t make sense considering that the crucifixion is the event that saved us; it isn’t a surprise that we choose to celebrate the resurrection much more enthusiastically than we acknowledge the horror that we – humans – inflicted on Jesus.

Okay, I’m not going to continue on that train of thought; but I’m also going to keep this short and not shoot for a big happy report either.

After the service, I went home to get changed first, and then went over to Michael’s house to have lunch with his family – including the Bassetts.  That was a potluck culinary adventure, and Michael and I had a lot of fun with everyone – especially with Jessica, Ryan, and Sophia.  Our afternoon play time was split up between my family and Michael’s; though we took his three younger cousins along with us for some play time with Ethan, Ehlana, and my cousins when we went over to Uncle Adam and Aunt Leanne’s to hang out there for the second half of our afternoon.

While we had some outdoor play time, we ended up spending most of the afternoon indoors.  That meant video games and other toy and games action; and Michael and I were semi-officially on kid control duty a lot too.  His cousins went home for dinner, but Michael and I stayed for the Proctor-Carrington-Johnson families dinner.  That was another potluck meal, and fairly easy too; since most of the dishes had been pre-cooked and only needed to be warmed up.  While we got to play for most of the afternoon; teens and older kids were on the clean-up crew after dinner while most of the adults got to take it easy and wind down; and then we had a bit more play time until it was time to split up and head home for the night.

We’ve got Jaimie, Kaitlyn, and Jayden staying with us tonight, so Michael and I helped out with getting them ready to go and overnight bags packed at Uncle Mark and Aunt Grace’s house while Mom, Dad, and the twins went on home ahead of us.  Michael then came home with us too; but he only stayed long enough for the bedtime snack and story action because he needs to be up early for the breakfast buffet at the Inn in the morning.  Jayden went to bed when Ethan and Ehlana did, and after saying goodnight to Michael out on the front porch; I came up to the lounge to hang out with Jaimie and Kaitlyn and have a nice long girl chat with them while we watched some music videos and wound down from our busy day.  They’re both sleeping now; and I’ve been doing my nightly computing since they went off to bed.

It’s supposed to be a warmer, sunnier day tomorrow, and we have a lot of fun booked; so I’m just going to wrap this up and head off to sleep.  Until next time...

...May the Magi Force be with you!
 

P.S. Happy 35th Birthday, Owen!  Michael and I gave him a gift this morning while we were at church, but I won’t suggest that he’s had an amazing birthday adventure because I know that he wanted everyone to keep it low-key this year because it fell on Good Friday; but I do hope that he’s had a good day too.