once in a while

Once in a while I get the feeling that I ought to be having more fun. I think being a pastor makes me feel hyper-responsible--like I can't do anything that might even be construed as frivolous. Of course, I totally resent that I've let myself fall prey to the old fashioned notions of what a pastor ought to conform to. I really never wanted to do that. I've tried not to. I'm sure some of what I do in worship pushes the envelope for the Blue Hairs but it's still pretty damn traditional.
But then again, I value my job security. Whacha gonna do?

Is it July already?

Calendar says so, but geez, it's gone by fast. I think that has to do with the kiddo getting out of school so late this year (June 17th!!) So summer seems to be going by in a hurry.

P took the kids to see his fam this weekend so I am here in blessed peace and quiet. I love it! I also got my sermon done early today (cue angelic "miracle" theme music) and have been completely at loose ends. I have no idea what to do with free time since I so rarely get any!

Otherwise, you can see my other bloggletts to know what I've been up to.

So that didn't go as planned

I guess I sorta forgot about my pledge to write more. I suppose that having to write a sermon every week cures any desire to write other things.

It's summer again, and for a revgal that means a bit of relief. No special holy days, etc. I can breathe (just a bit) easier.

It also means I get a half-bushel of fresh veggies every friday for the next several weeks. I'm pretty sure I still have a freezer full of last years, so I guess some homemade spaghetti sauce will be in my future soon. I can't think of a better way to use up all those frozen tomatoes!

We had barf-pocalypse this past week here. And this weekend, P was gone, so I got to handle all the puke by myself. (Usually, I do poop, P does vomit--that's just our deal) Anyway, it seems to be just a 24 hour bug, so I am hoping it's all over and that P and I are passed by.

Otherwise, I am taking it a day at a time. I don't live an exciting life, sadly.

writing it down

I have a hard time blogging. It just plain feels narcissistic to me. Why the hell would anyone be interested in what I have to say? Most of the time, even I'm not interested in what I have to say. Why indeed. But I realize that I do enjoy reading a few other people's blogs, and though I consider them to be wiser and more worldly than I, I would never think of them as narcissistic.
So, maybe I try a little harder to write here now. I do try to keep my most churchy, theologically slanted things separate, but since that's pretty much my life... Well, overflow is to be expected.
But this is my commitment in writing to get more stuff down in print. Interesting or not.