tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post3792320066530174141..comments2023-11-03T05:46:44.728-04:00Comments on RevGalBlogPals: 11th Hour Preacher Party: Heavenly SignsStephanie Anthony/She Revhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10089531643725874239noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-10402574032614865482012-02-26T10:09:38.047-05:002012-02-26T10:09:38.047-05:00Robin - so glad you are feeling better by the ligh...Robin - so glad you are feeling better by the light of this new day.<br /><br />Wow, this sermon is boring even to me (she rev, btw, i totally get the mood you have of having a bad one after a couple good ones...) but i got nothing else, so in I go.<br /><br />and walking it as proud as I can. blessings on all of you, too.Jennifer Garrison Brownellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10170014214291920971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-52525197520816710912012-02-26T07:47:22.094-05:002012-02-26T07:47:22.094-05:00Thanks for the comments and advice, ladies. I was ...Thanks for the comments and advice, ladies. I was able to write this morning that I hope that the sermon is a blessing to her and her congregation, and to mean it. So glad I did not respond out of my exhaustion and sadness last night.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898073277524952683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-35928455621532583652012-02-26T06:40:13.554-05:002012-02-26T06:40:13.554-05:00Just finishing up here, after an early snooze and ...Just finishing up here, after an early snooze and then a 5 am writing fest. Good thing it poured right out once I finally got started. Whew!<br /><br />Blessings on all pondering, preaching, and proclamation today. And may there be much cake.semfemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08669630858664979871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-29701635192174925382012-02-26T06:22:56.447-05:002012-02-26T06:22:56.447-05:00Good morning. I'm up, too, to finish what I&#...Good morning. I'm up, too, to finish what I've got. My brain is not quite here yet, though.Stephanie Anthony/She Revhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089531643725874239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-19010753131768531462012-02-26T05:31:17.427-05:002012-02-26T05:31:17.427-05:00Good morning, late late nighters and early morning...Good morning, late late nighters and early morning RevGals!<br /><br />I am tweaking my sermon, listening to Pandora hymns, cleaning up the cake crumbs, and giving thanks for all of you and the gift of this community. So blessed to spend Lent 1 together!<br /><br />Prayers today for our words and our lives to speak a word of life and hope.<br /><br />Peace to each of you.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00664886080822930195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-40708272612095957912012-02-26T01:32:30.799-05:002012-02-26T01:32:30.799-05:00After a blogging hiatus, my offering for Lent 1 ca...After a blogging hiatus, my offering for Lent 1 can be found here:<br />What it means to be <a href="http://acupandaprayer.blogspot.com/2012/02/watermarked.html" rel="nofollow"> Watermarked</a>Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15846113244974145906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-67344705340786897052012-02-26T01:23:28.563-05:002012-02-26T01:23:28.563-05:00Ok, I have a decent draft, so I'm heading to b...Ok, I have a decent draft, so I'm heading to bed. I'll be up early, though, so I'll see ya'll on the other side. Blessings on your proclaimings!Jennifer Garrison Brownellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10170014214291920971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-22026166536645156492012-02-26T00:53:39.771-05:002012-02-26T00:53:39.771-05:00I've got 9 minutes until my self-imposed midni...I've got 9 minutes until my self-imposed midnight bedtime and 5% battery left, so I guess my timing is good. I've marked up my previous sermon a bit, so I know the places to change for my current setting and a big (but not overwhelming and difficult) chunk to rewrite when I wake up to fit my current series. Seems like it might sound better to just start over, but for some reason starting with something tonight is easier.<br /><br />Goodnight until the early morning!Stephanie Anthony/She Revhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089531643725874239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-46918336849733950842012-02-26T00:27:53.756-05:002012-02-26T00:27:53.756-05:00My whole day went sideways. I got over to the ch...My whole day went sideways. I got over to the church and realized that the Sunday School teacher had a bad week at her paid job and hadn't had time to even think about preparing anything. First order of business was to get a Sunday School lesson together, then, the Prayer Shawl Group was meeting, so I spent some time with them, Aquasize class followed and then I had a dinner and theatre planned with my daughter. We've also had our first real snowstorm of the year, so I've had to shovel several times to keep ahead of the snow, so sermonizing just wasn't possible. So, when I went into my files and read a previous sermon and my response was "Not bad", I decided to go with it. In some ways it is more appropriate now than the first time I preached it, so I did some work on it, and I'm ready to go! Good night all.The Lady Fatherhttp://kiltsdjembesandredboots.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-47100890753839374282012-02-26T00:20:14.319-05:002012-02-26T00:20:14.319-05:00Well, I'm declaring this thing preachable and ...Well, I'm declaring this thing preachable and going to bed. It has a dog in it so I will be doubly sure to walk it proud come tomorrow.<br /><br />Blessings upon all of you still at work - both spoken and unspoken.kathrynzjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07688707657432202432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-47119626873205090642012-02-26T00:15:49.016-05:002012-02-26T00:15:49.016-05:00How did I not think of the Desert Mothers earlier ...How did I not think of the Desert Mothers earlier in the week, Juniper? I've got a Roberta Bondi book on the DM and prayer. Too bad it's at work.<br /><br />Oh well. I think I'll be OK. I'm actually having a strange drought of motivation that comes after a few weeks of, not my words, hitting the ball out of the park. I can admit that my last "series" went together pretty well, but now I've sort of got my own expectations up so high that I feel like I can't reach them. I've got to come down at some point, so I almost want to make it now to relieve some of the pressure. (This is such an anti-Lent attitude. How do I fast from THIS?) <br /><br />Anyway, I also ran across a sermon from 5 years in my last church on one of the same texts right at the start of Lent. I feel a great rework ahead of me, if I can let myself do it, then a decent night of sleep. I hope. I've got some great ideas from friends, colleauges, and church folks about what fasting has been/can be. I think I'll run with what I've got and be done.<br /><br />Robin, I've sort of done that, but I feel like the time I did it was much more of an "ask" than announce. It was actually another one of our ring members whose sermon I used. I had become quite sick on Saturday without a sermon ready. I knew I couldn't be there on Sunday morning, so I read around the ring, at least from among those who were NOT late Saturday writers, and picked one that fit what I was planning to write the best. I CONTACTED that person and asked, then with permission sent it on to an elder in the church to read in worship. I did tweak some of the details a bit before I sent it to make it a little more appropriate for our context, but for the most part, like 85%, it wasn't mine. The original author said not to worry about giving credit, but I had the reader do it anyway.<br /><br />Asking and announcing are different. I put my stuff out there sort of hoping that someone somewhere finds it useful for something, but I have to admit I'd like to be asked if it were going to be completely repreached. I tend to assume, though, hopefully not arrogantly, that some of it ends up being used unattributed somewhere. Such is life.Stephanie Anthony/She Revhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089531643725874239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-83149622304682744652012-02-26T00:14:59.241-05:002012-02-26T00:14:59.241-05:00..I will!..I will!Jennifer Garrison Brownellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10170014214291920971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-35228471745306344432012-02-26T00:14:44.306-05:002012-02-26T00:14:44.306-05:00if no one else takes it...if no one else takes it...Jennifer Garrison Brownellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10170014214291920971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-19958064655002199612012-02-26T00:14:27.558-05:002012-02-26T00:14:27.558-05:00almost 100, btwalmost 100, btwJennifer Garrison Brownellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10170014214291920971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-62818144765326981942012-02-26T00:14:07.824-05:002012-02-26T00:14:07.824-05:00Ha KJ! I should be WAY LESS arbitrary. That 5 min...Ha KJ! I should be WAY LESS arbitrary. That 5 minutes turned into...30 or so... ::shakes fist at the sky:: Curse you forever Bubble Witch Saga!!<br /><br />Hmm, girl scout cookies! I have an unopened box right. up. there.<br /><br />Ok, writing, writing, writing!Jennifer Garrison Brownellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10170014214291920971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-86484640566577848892012-02-26T00:08:14.842-05:002012-02-26T00:08:14.842-05:00Robin, what a day you have had. Prayers with you ...Robin, what a day you have had. Prayers with you and those who mourn.<br /><br />After avoiding my own wilderness times all week, I finally went there and found a sermon. <br /><br />You will find my sermon at: <br /><br />http://revalli.wordpress.com/2012/02/25/wilderness-times-2/<br /><br />When I try to post it with a direct link, I get the message "Tag is not closed: A." After a Deanery meeting, a long session of writing and a slightly overcooked dinner, I don't have the patience to keep working the formula.RevAllihttp://wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-50904718795852487442012-02-26T00:05:43.302-05:002012-02-26T00:05:43.302-05:00'Tablet'
Also, Juniper, my apologies for ...'Tablet'<br /><br />Also, Juniper, my apologies for being arbitrary. Glad you got 600 words down!kathrynzjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07688707657432202432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1126362640941040022012-02-26T00:04:32.796-05:002012-02-26T00:04:32.796-05:00And my iPad a let wannabe.And my iPad a let wannabe.kathrynzjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07688707657432202432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-64358707169950115462012-02-26T00:03:45.385-05:002012-02-26T00:03:45.385-05:00An awkward time for my computer screen to go black...An awkward time for my computer screen to go black (to say the least). God bless Dropbox.kathrynzjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07688707657432202432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-44554911944031282202012-02-26T00:03:29.623-05:002012-02-26T00:03:29.623-05:00evening, sisters! hope you've had a good day. ...evening, sisters! hope you've had a good day. I've had a talk with a friend, I've tweaked my sermon, chatted with my grandma, and finished season 2 of Downton Abbey. So I think it's time for bed.<br /><br />Robin--she TOLD you? I find that odd--usually I ASK (even for a paragraph), and if I don't hear back on my timeline then I write a backup of my own, possibly using the same idea but in my own words. maybe it was someone with too much going on to write and her brain space was occupied by too many other things to send a gracious request?<br /><br />I've seen a bunch of different time management techniques out there, but until there's one as effective as keeping the girl scout cookies within sight but out of reach...<br /><br />and now, to bed. must go to the store in the morning to get pretzels before church. don't let me forget!! night, all!Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10838436991138846332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-34645957739080275522012-02-25T23:47:12.288-05:002012-02-25T23:47:12.288-05:00Oh, KJ, didn't know there was a prescription f...Oh, KJ, didn't know there was a prescription for the timing - just meant the idea of working for a while and then rewarding oneself with a break. Which seems obvious, but I did not think of it myself...<br /><br />Robin - I once used someone else's sermon. It just said exactly what I wanted to say, but much better than I could have. I contacted the author and asked her, and she said she was pleased that her words helped, and asked me only to attribute the sermon as a whole to her at the beginning of the sermon time, which I did. So, we had a lovely little exchange of mutual gratitude about it. Anyway, maybe the emailer thought it was flattering to you? I guess when I've posted sermons in the past (not really blogging now, so not doing it), I pretty much expect people will be quoting them -either whole or in part - and I am ok with that. To me, 90% of a sermon is in the delivery/context anyway, so it doesn't feel like stealing from me, since no one else sounds like me or is in the particular congregation I am in. Hmm, maybe this is more of a conversation than you really wanted right now. Mostly, I'm sorry if it poked you. You didn't need that after the day you've had!<br /><br />Ok, off to my scrabble now. I have 600 not-to-bad words. Maybe I'll be back in another half hour....Jennifer Garrison Brownellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10170014214291920971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-30728368376506702922012-02-25T23:22:41.861-05:002012-02-25T23:22:41.861-05:00The sermon is done. And has most of the good stuff...The sermon is done. And has most of the good stuff from Thursday in it I think. Regardless, it's a decent enough sermon.<br /><br />Now for prayers and then bed.<br /><br />Robin, if you are able, consider it a complement and let God speak to that congregation through your words and her delivery.The Vicar of Hogsmeadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01484138554317024346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-3428982557325579602012-02-25T23:06:24.881-05:002012-02-25T23:06:24.881-05:00Oh, and just one more thing, as it turns out: Hav...Oh, and just one more thing, as it turns out: Have any of you ever received a late Saturday night email from someone unknown to you who announces that she's essentially reading your sermon, or at least a large chunk of it) tomorrow morning (giving credit, but still) in lieu of writing her own? And if so, what did you do next?<br /><br />I do not trust myself to respond to anything tonight, and so I'm not.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898073277524952683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-51925047793442331952012-02-25T23:06:05.641-05:002012-02-25T23:06:05.641-05:00Ironically, I'm quoting one of his riffs about...Ironically, I'm quoting one of his riffs about moms - "I brought you into this world, I can take you OUT!" (But God chooses not to.)<br /><br />I have everything in this meditation (ahem) but the kitchen sink.<br />And an ending.<br /><br />Also, I thought that time management trick was 20 and 5 then after 5x a 15 minute break.kathrynzjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07688707657432202432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-45790942069400525012012-02-25T22:56:54.301-05:002012-02-25T22:56:54.301-05:00So hard NOT to quote bill cosby when the ark story...So hard NOT to quote bill cosby when the ark story comes around, imo. although I may have dodged it this time....Jennifer Garrison Brownellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10170014214291920971noreply@blogger.com