Tuesday, January 27, 2009
One Week
It has been a week since President Obama's inauguration. I have not been paying too much attention to the news this week because I have a fear that he may not be all I hope. But here is some good news from the Sierra Club Insider about Obama's first week as our 44th President.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Dream
The dream of my life
Is to lie down by a slow river
And stare at the light in the trees-
To learn something by being nothing
A little while but the rich
Lens of attention.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
God
I like this Alice Walker quote from one of my favorite books " The Color Purple":
"God is inside you and inside everybody else. You come into the world with God. But only them that search for it inside find it. And sometimes it just manifests itself even if you are not looking, or don't know what you looking for. Trouble do it for most folks, I think... Yeah, It. God ain't a he or a she, but a It."
"God is inside you and inside everybody else. You come into the world with God. But only them that search for it inside find it. And sometimes it just manifests itself even if you are not looking, or don't know what you looking for. Trouble do it for most folks, I think... Yeah, It. God ain't a he or a she, but a It."
Monday, January 12, 2009
Where Did the Weekend Go ?
We had a very busy weekend. Friday evening we took down the Christmas tree and then had dinner with Tony and Nick at Soup Plantation. Nick came home to play a few games of Sorry.
Saturday was spent on a Habitat for Humanity build. Jim and I spent most of the day taping drywall seams in the attic. I was really afraid of the plywood boards resting on the rafters that I had to walk or crawl across to do my job. The ladder was sort of scary too. Learning and conquering fears is the best part of volunteering for Habitat. It is amazing that a bunch of volunteers, over several months, can build a home for a family. Jim and I had a small piece to do but without help the project cannot move forward.
In the evening we went to a Belgian Beer Tasting party at Edie and Mike's house from church. We bought a ticket to the event at the Service Auction in October. Instead of selling stuff, the majority of auction items are events at church people's homes. We had a wonderful evening sampling the beer and visiting but I woke up Sunday morning with a bit of a hangover from drinking six different beers.
Sunday we went to church and then took Christina to pick up her new car, a 2007 Ford Fusion. It is very beautiful. Afterwards, we went to Santa Monica to walk around.
Saturday was spent on a Habitat for Humanity build. Jim and I spent most of the day taping drywall seams in the attic. I was really afraid of the plywood boards resting on the rafters that I had to walk or crawl across to do my job. The ladder was sort of scary too. Learning and conquering fears is the best part of volunteering for Habitat. It is amazing that a bunch of volunteers, over several months, can build a home for a family. Jim and I had a small piece to do but without help the project cannot move forward.
In the evening we went to a Belgian Beer Tasting party at Edie and Mike's house from church. We bought a ticket to the event at the Service Auction in October. Instead of selling stuff, the majority of auction items are events at church people's homes. We had a wonderful evening sampling the beer and visiting but I woke up Sunday morning with a bit of a hangover from drinking six different beers.
Sunday we went to church and then took Christina to pick up her new car, a 2007 Ford Fusion. It is very beautiful. Afterwards, we went to Santa Monica to walk around.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Zion at Christmas
Nick, Jim, and I had a wonderful trip to Zion National Park over Christmas vacation. Zion is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been with lots of great hiking and scenery. To see the canyon covered in snow was magical. Visit my Picassa Web Albums to see our vacation pictures.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
New Cell Phone
I gave Christina my cell phone because she broke hers AGAIN. Vanessa gave me Doug's cell phone to use. When I turned it on this morning my list of phone numbers had merged with Doug's list. His phone numbers show what he what he was dealing with the last year of his life- oncologist, radiologist, blood lab, pharmacist, Blue Cross helpline. Funny how life changes what you need to speed dial.
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