tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post7887259359674125195..comments2023-11-03T05:46:44.728-04:00Comments on RevGalBlogPals: 11th Hour Preacher Party: Paradox of DisorientationStephanie Anthony/She Revhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10089531643725874239noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-92063222352653885442012-10-14T23:35:55.592-04:002012-10-14T23:35:55.592-04:00Betsy - did this. Went ok. And one very thoughtf...Betsy - did this. Went ok. And one very thoughtful 5 year old busts out -"why doesnt the monkey just DUMP the marbles OUT?" Fantastic. Jennifer Garrison Brownellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10170014214291920971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-84508908314924272082012-10-14T10:09:38.188-04:002012-10-14T10:09:38.188-04:00that would be spots not depots- auto correct is no...that would be spots not depots- auto correct is not my friendCelestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09451381949800111514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-8993539013404367202012-10-14T09:30:06.608-04:002012-10-14T09:30:06.608-04:00So fabulous to see you at the ordination. I had a...So fabulous to see you at the ordination. I had a lack of sleep Sat night due to little one. Sermon is definately a dog I will walk proud.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03314558773880105304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-14009038451800861432012-10-14T08:10:54.319-04:002012-10-14T08:10:54.319-04:00She Rev,
I did the same thing! Except I went to ...She Rev, <br />I did the same thing! Except I went to bed at 8 PM and got up at 5... I've been battling a general unhealthy feeling (most of the symptoms involve being Tired), so I knew there was no way I could work productively on a Saturday evening after an all-day conference event. This morning I'm thinking that going to bed at 8pm might be a healthy life change for every Saturday night :-)<br /><br />Holy Spirit be with you all this morning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-82192426206015049452012-10-14T07:24:02.097-04:002012-10-14T07:24:02.097-04:00The sleep was wonderful. I've been up for abo...The sleep was wonderful. I've been up for about an hour and half and have half of a sermon. Perfect. Kids start getting up in about 35 minutes, so I'm actually on track. The end tends to come faster than the beginning.<br /><br />Blessings on your days, friends.Stephanie Anthony/She Revhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089531643725874239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-32895812229167827032012-10-14T01:40:40.218-04:002012-10-14T01:40:40.218-04:00Since this is the virtual world, I can share items...Since this is the virtual world, I can share items for tomorrow's homecoming luncheon.<br />We now have Texas Caviar with chips and a Mayonaise Cake.<br />Oh, and go across the creek and my mom has made a blueberry salad!<br />Any takers1-4 Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05688216101068437927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-37583748401071481372012-10-14T00:03:36.427-04:002012-10-14T00:03:36.427-04:00Thanks Betsy! Doing that! I did a thing with ma...Thanks Betsy! Doing that! I did a thing with marbles last week, too. Maybe that will be my October theme. <br /><br />Jennifer Garrison Brownellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10170014214291920971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-36393130586769781022012-10-13T23:58:01.084-04:002012-10-13T23:58:01.084-04:00About as much of a chance that if I keep hitting t...About as much of a chance that if I keep hitting the undo button that I'll end up with something coherent. Now I'm starting to panic. I have a bunch of good starts and some nifty paragraphs, but nothing that can be pieced together. <br />ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01034492637745064803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-27703479750872748722012-10-13T23:44:41.527-04:002012-10-13T23:44:41.527-04:00Is there any chance at all htt if I keep playing s...Is there any chance at all htt if I keep playing solitaire, one of these times a complete sermon will pop up on the screen rather than an ad??Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07399176212493797062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-91059356184860365902012-10-13T23:03:47.086-04:002012-10-13T23:03:47.086-04:00Martha. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Transi...Martha. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Transitions even when they are good and right are hard. Praying God's peace and blessings on you and all who are part of your lifeCelestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09451381949800111514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-4437685597767595232012-10-13T23:03:46.756-04:002012-10-13T23:03:46.756-04:00Thanks for the reminder of that idea; I read his w...Thanks for the reminder of that idea; I read his words late last night and they had slipped away. After dumping my worry here, I got a text from a friend asking how she could help me, so I asked her for prayers. Then I got up, did a few things around the house, pulled together the family service stuff, thought about what I really want to say, and came back to it with a much better attitude! Still don't have a whole sermon, but I am on a better track. Works so much better when I give the Spirit a chance to breath in me.Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07399176212493797062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-15107743336508705352012-10-13T23:00:26.954-04:002012-10-13T23:00:26.954-04:00Here's what I am doing: I found a vase with a ...Here's what I am doing: I found a vase with a narrowed neck, and I put a bunch of marbles in it. My hand slips in and out just fine. However, if I put my hand in, grab a bunch of the marbles and try to get my hand out while holding them tightly...it's stuck. Only when I let go of the marbles will my hand come free. You can see where to go with that...Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07399176212493797062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-58511432561520243082012-10-13T23:00:17.674-04:002012-10-13T23:00:17.674-04:00RevKel thinking of you at CREDO. While it had its ...RevKel thinking of you at CREDO. While it had its bumpy depots it has made a significant impact on my life and ministry through the yearsCelestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09451381949800111514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-18522450369594635142012-10-13T22:53:59.325-04:002012-10-13T22:53:59.325-04:00Amen love the new Zealand prayer book. Thanks Terr...Amen love the new Zealand prayer book. Thanks TerriCelestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09451381949800111514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-9716798234588744132012-10-13T22:49:15.899-04:002012-10-13T22:49:15.899-04:00It is late and Im just arriving, but I've fini...It is late and Im just arriving, but I've finished my meditations for tomorrow and am almost ready for bed. Had a district conference this weekend so only managed to get one of 2 meditations written while I was away. WHY I thought a couple short meditations would be better than one longer one, I'll never know!<br /><br />Best wishes and good night, thanks for the sermon links for my sunday reading!Rev Nancy Fitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06396344663987810043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-29467282537736379222012-10-13T22:48:12.361-04:002012-10-13T22:48:12.361-04:00I've been at a transformation retreat much of ...I've been at a transformation retreat much of the day yesterday and tonight all the way up to the art show and music concert at my church tonight. My brain does not want to think, but I still have a sermon to write. Pat helped me IMMENSELY during the week. I'm on the Narrative Lectionary with Hannah's prayers. I have a very good sense of where I am going, so being wiped out, I'm considering going to bed with nothing at 10:00 p.m., getting up at 4:00 a.m. and going for it. The sleep would be great. I think I can do it.<br /><br />Confirmation starts tomorrow night, and I need to get our first lesson together, but I also have a pretty good idea of where that is going, so I'm not too worried. It's actually been a long time (almost 5 1/2 years) since I've planned a youth lesson. I'm excited. I can solidify my plans for that in the afternoon after worship and before the class comes to church at 4:00 p.m. <br /><br />Sleep seems to be my best option.Stephanie Anthony/She Revhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089531643725874239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-83428322095999943512012-10-13T22:46:14.695-04:002012-10-13T22:46:14.695-04:007:43 pm here and I have nothing written yet - toda...7:43 pm here and I have nothing written yet - today was spent getting a hair cut, going for a couple of visits, making a couple of phone calls, cooking and having dinner with good friends. Feeling dizzy, which is a Thing I get sometimes, but which makes it hard to concentrate. <br /><br />Anyone got a good childrens time on the Mark passage?Jennifer Garrison Brownellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10170014214291920971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-32990211978981604012012-10-13T22:39:34.509-04:002012-10-13T22:39:34.509-04:00On study leave this week at Mo Ranch CREDO. Think...On study leave this week at Mo Ranch CREDO. Thinking of you all and giving thanks to God for the gift of other clergy women. RevKelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379342044637494081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-84833065905023081602012-10-13T22:27:32.255-04:002012-10-13T22:27:32.255-04:00How can I have written 1500 words and still have n...How can I have written 1500 words and still have no sermon! I can't seem to find a focus. Sometimes I think it's harder with a rich text like this one - even if it's a 'hard saying' - there's just too much to say!ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01034492637745064803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-28685410543951800212012-10-13T22:25:01.169-04:002012-10-13T22:25:01.169-04:00Betsy, sorry for your loss. You have my sympathy ...Betsy, sorry for your loss. You have my sympathy for the situation you find yourself in as well. <br /><br />If I could make a suggestion - what came to mind was a suggestion from David Lose's "Dear Working Preacher" for the week. His first preaching option sounds a lot like your stewardship theme:<br />"We need to remind each other that we have enough, actually more than enough, and share stories of when giving to others brought a sense of satisfaction that money alone cannot. (Indeed, recent research shows that the only way money can make us happy is by giving it to others.) So one possibility for the sermon this week would be to take time to share stories of when, in fact, we heeded Jesus' words and promise and experienced the blessing of giving to those in need." (www.workingpreacher.org.<br /><br />Hope it helps.ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01034492637745064803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-85170363819969291242012-10-13T22:11:38.864-04:002012-10-13T22:11:38.864-04:00I am in bad shape and trying not to panic. The sch...I am in bad shape and trying not to panic. The scheduled preacher's father died yesterday morning, and I confirmed that I would be preaching on my way out last night. I had diocesan business until mid-afternoon today. And now I have a bunch of thoughts about Mark, none of which are headed in the right direction because this is the sermon that kicks off our stewardship Season of Gratitude and all that I have written so far is about the hard, high cost of discipleship, not gratitude. I know it is in there somewhere, but right now it is hiding. We have a really fabulous liturgy planned for tomorrow with a bunch of extra and cool stuff, and I want to get it right even more than usual. So I have gotten my knickers in a knot and I need to take a deep breath, possibly start mostly over, and make sense of this...while also finding the supplies I need for the family service and figuring out just what I am going to say there. This is my boss and friend whose dad died, and I am hurting for her, too...Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07399176212493797062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-67334321840854517412012-10-13T22:02:03.404-04:002012-10-13T22:02:03.404-04:00We used that same Creation poem (from God's Tr...We used that same Creation poem (from God's Trombones, which I highly recommend to anyone) as our first reading at the blessing of the animals last Sunday! Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07399176212493797062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-57931250910546016282012-10-13T21:59:24.724-04:002012-10-13T21:59:24.724-04:00Checking back in. I got a good bit done this after...Checking back in. I got a good bit done this afternoon, thanks to Daddy Time, and stealing a story from an old, unrelated sermon. Going to look at it again and then print. <br /><br />I'm preaching at the same congregation as last week, when we had a big World Communion Sunday. Feels a bit anticlimactic, but you never know what the Spirit will come up with.esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-207135089928964862012-10-13T21:37:11.588-04:002012-10-13T21:37:11.588-04:00Yikes! My sermon is trying to run off in at least...Yikes! My sermon is trying to run off in at least 3 different directions. There's enough teaching points here for a week long retreat! Can't I just say, "Do what Jesus says." and sit down? ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01034492637745064803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-20878411947963629532012-10-13T21:31:44.114-04:002012-10-13T21:31:44.114-04:00Sleep well, Terri! And thanks for hosting this wee...Sleep well, Terri! And thanks for hosting this week.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.com