Hey Gretch!!! Yes, please keep up with bloggin (LOL, I haven't for awhile either). But ya know, these things fluctuate.
Anyway, your trip sounded great gretch. And I totally don't want you to think that I dislike catholics as a rule or something LOL. I have no doubt that family is every bit as wonderful as you say. Also, about visiting, we talked about it over jenny's wedding shower. So I look fwd. to your visit in early May.

On that note it was really good to see everyone albeit only for a short while. We have to work hard these days to see each other for even a short while. So to answer you kyle...I would love to do another just cousins outing in the summer. You name the weekend, I'm there. And hold on to your money (oh wait, I lost last time...ah well...sweet revenge will be mine).

I talked to you a little already about the India trip. I'm so psyched for you! And all the praise band stuff is great to hear too!

I like the last part of that verse you posted a lot kyle "For just as the sufferings of Christ are ours in abundance, so also our comfort is abundant through Christ." It reinforces my belief that as Christians we don't fly past suffering, we have it in abundance. The difference is that we also have access to the abundant comfort of God that kept Christ from faultering in his mission to the cross, the comfort that helped Jesus endure our sin. Awesome.

well I'm in the lab. I'll post more later.

In Christ,
jason

PS I got my new guitar today and frickin 'a' it's awesome: J185 EC