What's Going On....

I want to have an update because I am leaving town tomorrow. And that is good news for me - a trip to New Orleans, a cruise to the Western Caribbean and two weeks out of the pulpit! Good for me.

The year is starting and it is going to be interesting.

In my Wellstreams program we are now halfway through. I am finishing the third semester this month. We have been "directing" each other this fall and now we have the names of people outside of the class that we will direct for the coming year. So, I realize that I will be adding three more meetings a month to my life - with each of this people and my supervisor. It seems daunting to me and at the same time very exciting.

At church we have started what we are labeling "A year of Passionate Spirituality" as our focus. God is still revealing what that is going to mean. But I am and will be preaching this season (Epiphany) from Paul which is in itself interesting for me. I tend to focus on the gospels and often the stories. The first two sermons have been meaningful to me - (if no one else!) and I really have felt led in this.

Yesterday two women from our healing team did a reiki treatment on one of the Oakleaf residents. Oakleaf is the retirment community next door. We will be doing a workshop there on Reiki at the end of the month and I wonder where that is going to lead.

Our Gospel Praise service is in discernment about a preacher for the future. There has been one person who has preached twice and he is fantastic. It is all I can do not to just call him and sign him up - but I know we have to do a process on this. But I am a dreamer and the thought of his coming on board sends my mind soaring into possibilities of what could happen with that church service.

Finally, I am still in process of discernment about my Sabbatical this summer. I have already put together two different plans for the time away and now I wonder what is really going to happen. This is a once in a lifetime summer for me - to have time away from the church to rest and find renewal and to continue to learn.
My first plan Devised two years ago) was to focus on healing ministries, and my second plan was more personal with family time and travel. Now the family vacation that I thought would start the sabbatical may not happen and Audrey is inviting me into working with her on a LGBT retreat in mid summer for GLAD and everything is up in the air. So I wait and wonder where God is leading me.

One more thing - I bought a book for the cruise - GAME CHANGE on Monday and can't stop reading it now! I have so much to get done before I go - but all I want to do is read this book. I am 250 pages in it in 2 days. HIGHLY recommend for all you political junkies.

Tomorrow we get on a plane at 8:15 AM and I get to really start to rest. In the meantime......a lot is going on!