While adjusting to a new member in our family, and the inevitable changes in lifestyle (I have to take him for a walk in the bitter cold at 10:30 at night… THAT is a big adjustment) life hasn’t been all fun and puppy kisses. Many of those who get my updates are members of myContinue reading “Some Thanks and a Request”
Category Archives: Spirituality
Austerity Revisited
Well, here’s something to add to the previous post. As most of you know, last Spring, Scott enrolled to take college courses at UNO where he works. He’s seeking to complete his bachelor’s degree, and plans to pursue graduate work in Archeology. As an employee of the University, Scott gets a discount on his tuitionContinue reading “Austerity Revisited”
interlude
Hi little world of mine! Scott and I had a wonderful trip last week! A long time ago… 17 years to be exact… MCC Omaha moved in to the building where we now meet. The partner of the man who was the pastor of MCC Omaha at the time was a master carpenter (hmmmm….) InContinue reading “interlude”
clm stuff
One of the things I’ve heard over and over… and it’s generally a truism… is that we shouldn’t let what others think of us worry us. And yet, I think it’s pretty obvious that is easier said than done! For better or worse, unless one is willing to completely disengage from the world, what othersContinue reading “clm stuff”
weekly clm assignment
This is my “homework” for week two of “Rediscovering Relationship with Self”. Reflect and Journal about an experience when you worked in a spiritual gift area that is one of your LOWEST scored areas. What did it feel like to work in that arena? Was it frustrating to try to arrive at a successful outcome?Continue reading “weekly clm assignment”
Assignment 2
In our “Creating a Life that Matters” class that Scott and I are taking through our church, we have weekly homework. This class is conducted in three “courses” (“Rediscovering Relationship With the Sacred”, “Rediscovering Relationship With Myself”, and “Rediscovering Relationship With my Passion”) of 6 sessions each. We completed the first course a few weeksContinue reading “Assignment 2”
First Assignment
After I left the seminary, I walked away from the Catholic Church. By 1996 it was quite obvious to me that there was no place at the table for me. Additionally, there was no way my partner, who had grown up Baptist, and then spent some time with the AOG church, could ever be happyContinue reading “First Assignment”