The Journey to Orthodoxy 13 Sep 2006 07:10 am
random thoughts
No big blogs because my brain is on hiatus. Can’t seem to string together an entire sentence that makes sense and mostly spending time doing crafts with the kids, cleaning the house, and chewing thoughts. Here are some of them:
- Reading the convo from last week to Dh over the weekend, he had this to say, “I wonder if seeker-churches are just like some kind of Triage. They can’t focus on *both* structuring everything to the neophyte and growing others to maturity. At some point, the older ones move on, hungry for some meat.” This flies in the face of our holistic view of the parish-church mentality, where a local body can minister to a variety of needs, similar to a family with multiple members, and how they grow and adjust to healthfully meet the needs of one another. The family was an institution of God before the congregation; seems there is wisdom in that.
- ebay is a good little money maker. Now to get a digital cam so I can make the most of it and empty the “box room”. I’ve got painting to do and art bags to sew for next week. Oh, and ask Rick what he does for film developing; that stack is getting high!
- 10 year olds are huge. And his smell is changing. And he got his first pimple. Makes me want to lock the nursery door or something.
- Fall is happening right on schedule. Maples and Walnuts, red and yellow, are dropping little leaves in the rainy, wet breeze. We talk about firewood everyday and hot tea has become a daily occurrance.
- our days need a jolt of the liberal arts. Time to update the links on the Rhthm of Our Days.
- country music videos are addictive late into the night. And to think…if I’d not had Rowan, who made me suddenly crave that which I previously couldn’t stand, I’d never even know what a fun guilty pleasure these could be!
- my daughter looks gorgeous in her peacock blue sweater
- getting in touch with an old midwife friend may help me deal with an old hurt. May give it a try.
- Yesterday RK colored all over himself in ink (but methinks the streak on his back had to come from some other guilty party), walked out of the yard and down the road with me running behind him, learned how to say, “Teeeeeaaaaa”, flushed the toilet 10k times, and had another rousing game of Egg Ball.
- It’s Florida Week for UT. Go Vols! What a perfect autumn sport. Gotta root them on just for the picturesque beauty of it all!
on 13 Sep 2006 at 11:03 am 1.Sarah said …
Wow Tia, you sound like me. My brain is known for running on wild tangents!
I too am excited about the essence of Fall in the air and you gotta love a day that calls for a nice hot cup of tea. I just got some pear tea, talk about yummy, especially with a little honey.
on 13 Sep 2006 at 12:56 pm 2.Tia said …
Oooo pear! Who makes it? I’ve been drinking Almond, Good Earth, and Blueberry
on 13 Sep 2006 at 12:59 pm 3.SmallWorld said …
We miss you guys at soccer this year! I think back very happily on last year’s fall when you joined the crew!
on 13 Sep 2006 at 1:41 pm 4.Dr. Hibiscus said …
Woo-hoo!!!! Go Vols indeed! But you really need to stop drinking that namby-pamby tea and drink more coffee (with cream though, NOT buttermilk)
on 13 Sep 2006 at 3:51 pm 5.Anna said …
Buttermilk makes it more healthy…right? ;)HeHe
on 13 Sep 2006 at 5:58 pm 6.Sarah said …
Just found it at the supermarket. The brand name is Revolution. Now almond sounds good to me!! I’m gonna have to do some hunting:)