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Thrifty - NIFTY!
Saturday, July 5th 2008
Here I am in the closing weekend of my vacation.I did manage to clean my closet of the extra large clothes that no longer fit. And I went shopping to find some new clothes and had a tremendous surprise -- I've dropped another size in pants. This made me bold! I've not been able to find all the clothes I need by shopping at regular stores. Today I tried my neighborhood Thrift Store. Thrift Stores are great for finding bargains, and they suit my frugal nature, and they're great for &quo...
No More Camouflage (start) / Turnip Slaw (finish)
Tuesday, July 1st 2008
That's the title on my guided prayer meditation/journal for this day. Kind of made me laugh to see this my theme has been "not hiding me." This is arguably the same as "no more camouflage."The part that helped most out of today's reading: "The Bible never camouflaged the weaknesses of the people God used. God used David. God used Abraham . . . . [t]he Church is a hospital for wounded souls."
From this reading I took that I must be forgiving of the...
Thunderstorms bring relief
Monday, June 30th 2008
With yesterday's thunderstorms, the worst of the heat wave seems to have broken. I am grateful, for I am definitely not a warm weather Otter! The thunderstorms were fun, especially since they are fairly rare in this part of the world. As I went about errands yesterday, I had an opportunity to catch some spectacular lightning strikes. The skies where the type were thunderclouds were gray and foreboding, but just a mile or so away, the skies were brilliant with sunlight. Bracing. Especially ...
Too Hot to Move...
Saturday, June 28th 2008
High here today was ~104 Farenheit. Did my exercise in the cool of the morning, then behaved like a lizard -- hiding from the heat of the day. Made one foray out mid-day, to ride on an "ancient" steam train.Lots of thoughts this week -- philosophy, faith, fat, fitness. But too hot to want to sit and type anything out, or leave my computer on long in this un-airconditioned room.
Will try to post a pic of me riding in that antique train, river outside the window.
God w...
Faith Sense Changing...
Sunday, June 22nd 2008
My spouse and I have struggled for a while with the church we have been attending over the last three years. It is a good place, offering me wonderful opportunities for worship services (I like ritual and music, good balance there), and opportunities for fellowship (have met and gotten to know many good individuals), yet an important piece feels to be missing: we have not found connection to the immediate and larger community. So this faith community, in the midst of a neighborhood and town t...