I've been on a kind of sabbatical. We've had lots of visitors this month. My mom and her Larry, my brother-in-law Will, my dad and step-mom Peggy, now our friends Mike and Rebecca. But I haven't been going to our playgroups or checking online boards like I was. Also my posts here have been few and not very personal. Introspection. Perhaps it's because of the Autumn Equinox that passed recently. Our fellowship held their first Wednesday night Evensong, a contemplative worship service. It's much more low-key than Sunday morning. Candle light, music, silent meditation. Very nice. And they offer childcare. I've also been preparing for the Nov. 27 Thanksgiving Leftovers service that I am a part of. We are meeting to discuss the meaning of Thanksgiving and what we take away from it. Why do we do it? How deeply has the tradition effected us and our families? What blessing does it give us? What curses? Also, last night I got to treat myself to a movie, Conversations with God. It's a book series, which I haven't read but will probably now. This author found himself homeless after breaking his neck. One day, when he was at his lowest low, he began to hear a voice which answered all his questions. So he wrote it down, like taking dictation. For him, God is that voice within oneself which tells you what truth is. I can relate to that definition.
Our guests just returned from an outing to La Jolla. Gotta run.
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Sabbatical
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Thanksgiving for me means the beginning of the "stress-induced chest pain" season which lasts until after New Years. Can't I just hole up somewhere in the desert until it all blows over?
I can't wait for your Thanksgiving service, and the alternative gift service, to help put things in perspective.
Evensong was a breath of fresh air!
Conversations with God sounds like an awesome movie/book. How does he know it's really the voice of truth though? Never mind, I'm just jealous ;)
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