Coffee Talk

Few Joys over the last couple of weeks! Share in Steven's and Chase's wedding--what a treat! Walked in the Crop Walk to remind myself that I am not in want, to raise a little money, and to bring awareness of many who are in need of the basic needs. Visited Fear Farm with Mike--for those who know the last time I visited a haunted house, you will be happy to hear that this time I did not deck a mummy. Spent last weekend with Anna and Lydia and had a great time visiting Hillridge Farm for the pumpkin patch. This weekend...I've got to have some wonderful down time! While it is such a gift to share in so many people's lives....I've also found joy in moments alone. What brings you joy? It is so easy to not stop long enough to think on them....stop and count your joys.

It has been a while since I've posted on the blog, so I thought it was time I put some thoughts out. I just finished the book A New Earth. I know....and Oprah book club book....but I started reading it before it became part of the club. I'm grateful! Since the book....I've slowed down enough to have a chat with a deer, a bunny, and to not just smell the roses, but to hear that a tulip doesn't worry about not being a rose. The other great gift of the book is a Jesus that I understand. Who knew A New Earth could offer me a Jesus that seminary never introduced me to. Hello Jesus, it's nice to meet you....again! So, just a few thoughts to see if I could remember how to blog!

Oscar Wilde said: "Each man kills the thing he loves." I'm going to first assume that by man Oscar means humankind....why is it, or is it at all true that we kill what we love? I've been thinking on this for a couple of days now...and I would like to believe that we don't kill the things we love, but in many forms, we do.....It seems that people get a taste of what it is that they love and they do everything to destroy it. Is it that we don't think that we deserve it? Is it that we feel guilty for having what we love when we judge that others are without a love? What would the world be like if we wouldn't kill what we love, and simply love?

So this is my second attempt to post on my blog....first time on my own. Thought I would comment on the Christmas Gift of Hope that I just experienced this past week. As a gift from my parents and aunt, I got to attend the Emergent conference in Atlanta. This experience was really my first taste of practiced emergent world. What I found at the conference was a way to find comfort in my calling as a woman in ministry, a way to find hope for the future of the church, and a way to find God--in the wonderful simplicity of relationships. Thank you to all those who shared relationship with me during this time. Special thanks to MOM and DAD and Tammy for the trip...what a great Christmas gift of Hope that you gave me.

This is my first day in blog land....Thanks Tripp for the time to teach!