"You are not responsible for other people's feelings."
This one has remained with me because I can't quite get behind it 100%. But I understand the intent and purpose.
Jenny and Jimmy's wedding was amazing. Beautiful. Loving and fantastic. I was so glad to be a part of that sacrament and celebration. Jenny - you were radiant and glowing with joy! I wish them both the very best in their life together and look forward to bugging them every step of the way! :)
Yesterday (was Sunday really only yesterday!?) was my first day as an intern at St. Luke's Episcopal Church. It was FANTASTIC! I arrived at 7am and vested for the early service. I participated in both services and learned about the liturgy specific to that congregation, the altar guild, the flower guild, the inner workings of the current vestry, and spoke with some of our outreach leaders. It is interesting how different it feels to come into a new parish in vestments, designated as someone discerning a call to ordained ministry. I think I like it - a lot. :)
On a somewhat hilarious note: as I was familiarizing myself with St Luke's website i clicked on the "discussions" link to see what sorts of conversations are happening within the community. I still don't know how I'm going to break it to my new rector that the discussions board is nothing but 1300 pages of porn. And I wish I was making that up. As a matter of fact, if you search for "St. Lukes's Boone," the third hit on Google is clearly porn. Holy crappola - talk about an awkward meeting in my future.
Finally, Blake and I are packing and preparing for our big move. We still don't know where we'll be but we won't be here any more. Our stuff is carefully labeled as we pack and will live in storage as long as necessary. Blake and I are house sitting in Blowing Rock for the month of July and we'll see where we go from there... We are well loved and welcomed in many places so I know we won't be homeless :) I think that I have finally found a healthy place of surrender to God's plan in this part of my life. Blake and I are doing everything we can and should do - there is no point in worrying beyond that.
We're looking forward to Special Session in two weeks! It will be so wonderful to go home to our SS family.
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