I felt heavy hearted…

when I read a post by my friend Anne.  She simply asked for an answer to the question, “What can’t you say in church?”  The comments that follwed left me a little heavy hearted…

Check out the post and comments here.

A Great Ending to a Loooonnnnggg Day

I got home at 9 tonight.  Super long day filled with nanny interviews, meetings, sugar highs, and brain fog.  I click over to Craigslist to do some bargain hunting when what to my wandering eyes would appear?  A mounted coyote for sale.  Not even kidding.  Click here and enjoy.  I might buy it and surprise someone I barely know with the year’s most unusually awkward gift. 

good friends?

We had a big staff lunch today to say thanks to our administrative assistants.  Great lunch, good times, I’m reminded that I really love the people I get to serve with. 

However…It was 3:20pm when I went to the bathroom.  Upon the hand-wash and booger check, I found a HUGE chunk of spinach or something in between my teeth.  How many people told me about it?  ONE – right after lunch, and I thought I had it taken care of and promptly forgot.

Everyone else throughout the afternoon, laughed at me as I left.  Aaaawwweeesome…

Let’s Fight about it then

I love the “have you ever wondered” questions.  Like, how many M&M’s were really in that jar?  How many blades of grass have I cut in my lifetime?  How high of a free-fall could I really survive?  How many five year olds could I handle in a fight?  Well, one down -  I know I can take quite a few 5 year olds.  31 to be exact.  That’s right, 31 five year olds.  I don’t know if I’m proud or ashamed.   

I’ve seen this on a couple of blogs…just cracks me up.

Find out how you’d do here. 

sleepy

I’m a little more tired than normal…so, this might not be an entirely coherent post. 

I’m getting back to work this week.  I’ll still be doing short days, but we’re trying to start feeling out what our “normal” rhythm will be.  All this time off has been good.  Even if it’s only been “kind of time off”.  I’ve loved being home with Linds and Cora (it still feels REALLY weird to say family).  It has been great just being together. 

Another benefit that I didn’t expect from my little paternity sabbatical: I’ve reconnected with how much I love what I do.  I miss being in the office, the people I work with, the adult leaders I get to connect with, the kids and parents I get to love on and leading the ministry in general.  Good stuff.  I’m really excited to get back in and start moving us ahead as we get into our 2008 rhythm.  Good stuff…now, here are some pics of Cora at 3 weeks: