Sunday

Didn't go to church today. Art is sick. I didn't feel much like going anyway. The United Methodist Church we've been walking to is going through a divorce of sorts. Staff parish committee and Pastor conflict and pastor is moving on. I had a good day yesterday with the kiddos and school starts up again tomorrow. State Testing begins Tuesday. I still have some homework to do. Ms Procrastinator. Soon to take my place at the coffee table, coffee, TV and piles of papers. I really thank God for my job. And I pray that my students do as well as I know they can on those stupid tests, because it is by those tests and those tests alone that many judge my worth as a teacher. Here are some spring photos etc. Seeing them makes me smile!

1 Peter

 I read First Peter today. Watched Religion and Ethics. Thinking how American Christians seem to feel entitled to a blessed life without sacrifice. Comment was made on R&E that the Japanese, in light of tragedy do not often ask the question "why me?"  It's spring break and I am being very lazy. I have some homework and house work to do. But it's only Tuesday. Maybe Golden Corral for the early bird special. See Tziporah? See Tziporah swing!

three months in hiding

has it really been 3 months since I have blogged. i haven't written much anywhere for that matter. i haven't prayed much either. praise comes easy. sunrises, starry nights, laughing grandchildren...these things solicit praise from me. Glory be to Yahweh! but i have a hard time supplicating, which i guess is a good thing. i mean the Father doesn't want to hear a lot of "gimme gimme's"
what father does?
i've been teaching. i've been sleeping. i've been watching television.
i've been wondering about dead birds and dead fish. is it significant that birds and fish were created on the same day?
i've been thinking about the earthquakes that have affected the tilt of our planet and the unrest in the middle east. will i really live to see the second coming?
by the way, i do not believe in rapture as most evangelicals teach, but i am not in physical shape to survive tribulation. i think about that too.
i am missing doing ministry. doing "church" has been a big part of who art and i are together. not having a ministry, or a church family has created a void in our relationship. we aren't doing passion play either. can't say i am missing that specifically. after some frustration in the past couple of years, i think doing it would have made matters worse, not better.
we probably shouldn't just sit around licking our wounds of offense. but we are not really ready to step out of the boat again. we are tired of sinking over and over again. and this is all i have to say right now.
its windy, the sky is dirty, and i'm tired. maybe i'll write again tomorrow. i am on spring break after all.