Days off are GOOD
Feb. 27th, 2021 08:25 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rosa_heartlilyThe oven is now a LOT cleaner and there's a cleared patch in the garden awaiting some of the plants that are currently in pots. I really want to plant some snowdrops, but I think I've missed the window this year. I'll be more organised next year. But the daffodils are coming along - every time I look at them they've grown a bit. And the grey wagtail has appeared again - I am ridiculously happy about seeing her.
I've also posted story #55 for 70x700. I might even have an edit done of the whole thing by the end of the year! And I don't think it will need much in the way of editing, bth.
Our Lent services are - fun? Is 'fun' a good word for Lent? We're doing a sort of Lent Wreath idea, so we have six little envelopes with 'something' inside. Last week, it was a piece of purple ribbon to represent 'journey', then we were asked to find something personal that represented our Christian journey. I found I still had the acorns the previous Rector gave out at his final service 5 years ago. He was telling a story about a man who'd planted trees in a barren valley and brought it back to life, but acorns are also a symbol of St Bride. So the acorns represent my church, my call, growth, beginnings, my love for the previous Rector, and the transition to the current Rector.
Really looking forward to seeing what's in tomorrow's envelope!
We also have a morning prayer liturgy with daily readings from 1 Corinthians. The most recent passage included a reference to 'immorality' and 'homosexuals' but I'm putting that down to the translation I'm using. My understanding is that NT references to 'homosexuality' refer to power relationships and male prostitution. And maybe St Paul did mean anyone who comes under the LGBTQIA+ banner - but he was a flawed human like the rest of us. Whatever, in 2021, I don't believe God cares WHO we love - God cares about HOW we love.
I am (quite slowly) reading 'Lorna Doone' for the first time. Geez, I wish it would GET somewhere...
And continuing to watch 'Marvel's Runaways', which has lots of interesting relationships and intertwinings. Alex recently referred to himself as the NPC in everyone else's MMORPG :D
AND - tomorrow is my daughter's 33rd birthday. I shall send her a picture of the little green spikes that WILL BE her tulips. <3
Right, time to get moving. Bye for now, DW!
I've also posted story #55 for 70x700. I might even have an edit done of the whole thing by the end of the year! And I don't think it will need much in the way of editing, bth.
Our Lent services are - fun? Is 'fun' a good word for Lent? We're doing a sort of Lent Wreath idea, so we have six little envelopes with 'something' inside. Last week, it was a piece of purple ribbon to represent 'journey', then we were asked to find something personal that represented our Christian journey. I found I still had the acorns the previous Rector gave out at his final service 5 years ago. He was telling a story about a man who'd planted trees in a barren valley and brought it back to life, but acorns are also a symbol of St Bride. So the acorns represent my church, my call, growth, beginnings, my love for the previous Rector, and the transition to the current Rector.
Really looking forward to seeing what's in tomorrow's envelope!
We also have a morning prayer liturgy with daily readings from 1 Corinthians. The most recent passage included a reference to 'immorality' and 'homosexuals' but I'm putting that down to the translation I'm using. My understanding is that NT references to 'homosexuality' refer to power relationships and male prostitution. And maybe St Paul did mean anyone who comes under the LGBTQIA+ banner - but he was a flawed human like the rest of us. Whatever, in 2021, I don't believe God cares WHO we love - God cares about HOW we love.
I am (quite slowly) reading 'Lorna Doone' for the first time. Geez, I wish it would GET somewhere...
And continuing to watch 'Marvel's Runaways', which has lots of interesting relationships and intertwinings. Alex recently referred to himself as the NPC in everyone else's MMORPG :D
AND - tomorrow is my daughter's 33rd birthday. I shall send her a picture of the little green spikes that WILL BE her tulips. <3
Right, time to get moving. Bye for now, DW!
