three things that make me happy 6/29

1. Meeting my new doctor at farm workers 2. Not having the power out at our house when it was out in most of yakima 3. Finally feeling better after over a week of illness

dinner readings

I read from Earnest Hemmingway "A natural history of the dead" and "cross country snow" Stacy read from Pedagogy of the oppressed and "early exposure leads to reductions in egg alergies Soletta free styled a lot of grunts

Vincent moon

Vincent Moon's most autobiographical book, until his last, was the book "Soul of the Fox". It is a book about an author who cuts out his own tongue so he wont be distracted to write.

Names I like

I really like the name fox house, and the league of women shoppers

Depression as preparation

When I am old and gray and dying I hope I will be able to look back at this time of my life for preparation for what is next. I have felt a darkness that is slow, and quiet and moving at the same time that brings me closer to death.

happy 5/24

1. soletta marisol 2. Naomi Wachira 3. Breakfast at sweatbeas with kanzlers

Quote

Prayer is noticing, and often labeling, the worship already happening around you.

Quote

A writer must be a liar and manipulator. She has to believe that words change lives and convince others that her words can change theirs. She cant.

literal verse

I wonder if there is a verse about heaven that we should take literally

economy of heaven 5/19

pillars proverbs vows Vows: 1. Tension 2. community 3. creation 4. Time Evidence of tension in ones life-emotion and action-fight or flight, Evidence of community-do you know and act with your community, do you feel and are influenced by what is happening in the world Evidence of connection with Christ in Creation-creating ourselves. We have maintenance and creation, this focuses on the latter. Time is exercised in RITUAL, Schedule, feasts, Sabbath and rights of passage we read, learn, grow we act sacredness of everything worship comes from awareness of Glory Secular is only from lack of awareness celebration and suffering wrong question What this is not A. A church B. A therapy group C. A club It takes one year of preparation to decide if you want to follow this the rest of your life