Long Week

Last week was long.  Very very very long.

I am so grateful that I do not have any sit down exams this semester - just lots of papers and projects that allow me to work at my own pace and creativity level.

That being said ... I have written a LOT of papers lately.  It is starting to take its toll on me - I have spent a lot of time sitting at my desk in front of a computer screen and not outside, with Bruce or enjoying the other things that are going on in my life.

The only saving grace is that I am really loving what I am learning.  For two years I took classes that were necessary for graduation, my concentration and ordination.  Now I am finally taking classes just because they sparked my interest and fit into my schedule.  It rocks.  (A note to first and second years - you will get there I promise!!)

I spent a lot of time this week trying to come up with a good schedule for the upcoming year concerning my ordination.  It IS NOT easy to be so far away from my ordination committee right now - so much has to happen and it is overwhelming at times.  It's strange - for two years I have felt like I was in a holding pattern.  Now all of a sudden things are taking off and I am frantically trying to keep up.  I am surprised at how emotional I get when I start thinking about planning my ordination service at my church in Kent, CT - surrounded by the people who heard my call long before I was able to hear it myself.  Man - ask Bruce - every time I start talking about it (okay, thinking about it), I start crying.

I also got some scary news this week - I am fine, my family is fine, but I was reminded at just how precious life is.  And it has had me in a little bit of a daze.

Then the horrific shooting at Fort Hood happened.  My heart just aches for the families who lost loved ones and who are still tending to the injured.  I wish that there was more I could do for military personnel who are struggling desperately to understand their role while -as a country - we are at war.

All this is to say that my mind has been everywhere else but here.  So I covet your prayers as I get through these next couple of weeks.  I know that sometimes the best I can do is to just put one foot in front of the other.  But I think for tonight I will just put my feet up and get myself ready for the week.

Peace,
Sarah