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Two Questions, Actually ~ I've been mulling over two questions Jesus asked. The first is, "Who do you say that I am?" The second is, "Why do you call me Lord and not do what I say?" I'm contemplating my answers to those soul-searching questions.
Advent ~ My favorite time of year is closing in once again. I'm amazed how it seems to come faster each year. Wasn't it just a week ago that we put Christmas decorations away? (Well, that may have actually been a week ago at my house.) So, here I go again, preparing my heart to slow down and observe the season in the church year that was set apart to slow us down in preparing to celebrate Jesus' birth. Planning to use the Book of Common Prayer and a hymnal for my own Advent reading this year.
Recollections ~ Life has it that I'm spending time with teenagers who have lost parents these days. I am remembering those adults who showed up in my life when my dad died. I was sixteen at the time. Some of those people very much a blessing, but others seemed more of an intrusion. What can I learn? How can I be a blessing and not an intrusion? Oh, and through it all--I really miss Dad.
Buts ~ It's been a week since the launch of my new Big Buts writing site. What a rush! Thanks to all of you who have been cheering it on. The domain mapping is catching up, and regulars and subscribers are moving over from the old site. The manuscript revisions continue--I confess there are times when it feels there is no end in sight.
Let It Rise ~ No, I'm not kidding! We're playing a few tunes at a men's breakfast at Christ's Church tomorrow. We've been asked to play the old (1997... dude, that is so... 90s) Promise Keeper's tune Let It Rise. (Enter Elmer Fudd voice... "Lwwet the glwwor-wwy of the wward, wwise among us...") So we practiced it the other night and now I can't get the tune out of my head. Help me, Jesus!
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