1. What did you do in 2013 that you'd never done before?
Ascension Day worship, Christmas Day worship, Blue Christmas worship, went to Minot ND, rode Amtrak, attended a Society of the Holy Trinity general retreat, brought a boy home for Christmas, made hard cider, endured a spinal tap

2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make ( Read more... )

So, I'm taking a class in Pauline Studies (or something, I forget the exact category) this semester.  It's a class that focuses on Galatians and Ephesians, but is actually going through all of Paul's letters against the backdrop of the Acts narrative.

For about a year now, I've had real issues with Paul. Not really with the content, the stuff that ( Read more... )

1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Sold my house, moved to Minnesota, went to seminary

2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Apparently not, because I don't even remember what they were.  Probably not in the official sense, but there are some things I'd like to try to be better about

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 Met my old lover in the grocery store ( Read more... )

Here goes nothing...

Here are the rules of this meme:
* Link to the name of the person that tagged you
* Include city, state and country you live in
* List top 5 favorite local restaurants
* Tag 5 other people and let them know they've been tagged

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I am so lucky to have such great friends. 

I met a man today who stands up every time a woman enters the room.  I may be just an uptight, stodgy, conservative, hyper-traditional girl, but I think this is adorable. :) 

It's done.  The first part of my application to Luther Seminary is complete and submitted.  Lots to do yet.  I need to call Creighton and get a transcript sent, ask people for rec letters, work on my autobiography/statement of faith.  But no going back.  I'm applying.  Yay!

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate? Mmm.  Both.

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Wrapped.  There are always presents, from Santa, wrapped and sitting under the tree on Christmas morning.  Except the year he brought me a sled.  That wasn't wrapped.

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? colored on the tree and outside on ( Read more... )

 1 When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges for Israel. 2 The name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah, and they served at Beersheba. 3 But his sons did not walk in his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice.
 4 So all the elders of Israel gathered together and ( Read more... )