There! The last book review has been sent in. I finished on time, if just barely! I had a lot to do today. It is Grace’s 19th birthday, or was since I see that this is going to be posted after midnight. We had a wonderful supper together, just the two of us, at Amy’s. It [...]
Entries from September 2006
September 29, 2006
Some good things
I wonder how long I’ll be able to keep it up. Today I took an hour or so to go to a quiet place and just be. Last week end I did the same but inside. This evening I went out for a short walk down by the river. Being quiet like this refreshes me mentally and [...]
September 26, 2006
Getting Squeezed
This morning I was sitting in my favourite spot drinking coffee and having some quiet time with God. One of our assignments this week is to imagine what a sanctuary for us would look like. Last night I was doing that and most of what I would have in my sanctuary is from the outdoors [...]
September 25, 2006
Second lesson
Had my second string bass lesson today. It is fun. Imagine that from a person who long ago persuaded her parents to let her stop taking piano lessons. What a difference it makes when you really want to learn and when you are old enough to pay for your own lessons! I think I am [...]
September 23, 2006
The Sacredness of God's Handiwork
Henri Nouwen writes: How do we live in creation? Do we relate to it as a place full of “things” we can use for whatever need we want to fulfill and whatever goal we wish to accomplish? Or do we see creation first of all as a sacramental reality, a sacred space where God reveals [...]
September 20, 2006
The Last Bit of Vacation
Today was the first of two days off. The last bit of my summer holidays that I had deferred for reasons that have since changed, not the least of which is that the retreat we considered holding this weekend became impossible. I seem to have already filled these two days up so that the time [...]
September 18, 2006
Birthdays
The last few days seem to have had an abundance of birthdays. I was just counting up the people I know and in the last four days there have been at least five and this next weekend will be my Aunt’s birthday as well. Yesterday we celebrated some important ones – Birdie’s eightieth and Massa’s [...]
September 14, 2006
Hugs and Kisses
There is really nothing sweeter than hugs and kisses from a grandson. Zaka loves to give them out to me and of course I love to get them. He lays his little head down on my shoulder when he gives hugs. And he puckers up his little mouth and gives out kisses. The only thing [...]
September 13, 2006
Got to be careful!
Had a near miss with a truck this morning on the way down the hill. He seemed to come out of nowhere and I was just pulling into the traffic lane to make a left turn into the office. Mishap was avoided but maybe it is not safe to ride a bike when fatiqued.
September 12, 2006
Surviving
It seems that the last month has been one of the busiest that I can remember. Work keeps me busy from 7:30 till 5 or so and then I get home to start my evening job. Supper is usually ready by 6(or later) then clean up which I sometimes stick around for and sometimes have [...]
