Crazy auntie

Well, I finally am starting to feel close to human again after a full night of sleep; I worked for about six hours on Friday, went back to my apartment and then headed to the airport for my 15 hours of travel.  I don't know what happened but I made it through all of the legs of my trip without any issues (which is pretty much a first for me...) so I'm not entirely sure what perils await me on my return trip...  The only thing that happened was the first plane was a little late (because it was late to the airport before mine) and we missed our "magic window" for takeoff and we had to wait just under a half hour on the tarmac (no biggie for me since I was in an exit row and didn't have a seat mate).  I only got about 2 hours of sleep between the different planes so I was definitely ready for a night of sleep.

After the long overdue night of sleep, we went to church this AM and the sermon presented an interesting perspective on the "crazy uncle/aunt" that we all have in our families (and if you can't think of who that is, you might be that person).  One of the things the pastor was pointing out is being that "crazy relative" doesn't have to be a bad thing - we actually want people who don't just see things as black and white but see the possibilities that are available.  My dad commented to the pastor at the end of the service that not only are he and my mom a crazy uncle/aunt but they raised them as well.  I have to say that I'll happily admit to being one of those crazy aunts.  (You may be wondering where the connection to this and a sermon; he connected the "crazy uncle/aunt" to how John the Baptist may have been viewed.)

I encourage my three nephews (and all of the children I work with) that looking at the world in different ways is not necessarily a bad thing!  There are times that I think it would be better if more people were just a little bit crazy and learned to look at the world in new/different ways.  I'm not saying there aren't times where things do need to be black or white but there are times where adding a new perspective to life.  Adding a new perspective to life wouldn't be a bad thing.

Well, my dear readers, tomorrow is going to start very early and this crazy auntie has the opportunity to see at least two of my three nephews if not all three...  Take the opportunity to be crazy...  =)