- Sunshine. I've lived in this climate long enough to know that spring is really only hinting and teasing and winter will still be back. But today I really enjoyed the sunshine.
- Vietnamese for dinner with a new friend from house church. It was nice to get to know her a bit, and I was so grateful that she offered this alternative, me meeting her at her office which is near mine, and then having dinner and going together to house church as a way for me to actually have a ride to house church this week.
- Really enjoyed house church tonight. Hearing everyone share about where their lives are at, and praying for each other.
- Tomorrow is Friday!
- Loving keeping up with various connections across the continent and around the world via their blogs. I love all of you virtual friends :)
Thursday, March 04, 2010
Daily 5 - Day 204
Today's Daily 5:
Melancholy Day
This has definitely been the sort of distractable "weird intercessor space" kind of day.
Susan wrote this on her blog this morning, "Strangely, I can be "not okay" and grateful at the same time." I know how that feels. Today especially.
A bit of melancholy as I ponder having said another goodbye. (I know it was inevitable this time, since she was never from here, but what is it with friends of mine being so very far away?)
A bit of fear as I work through some things in regards to my living situation at present. And as I wonder about boundaries, and how they apply when the person you're trying to set them with is past the age of 80.
A bit of anticipation as I look forward to joining new friends for house church tonight, and one new friend for dinner or coffee beforehand, since she generously offered me a ride.
A bit of sadness and longing as I consider and pray for the concerns of some that are very dear to my heart. As I long to see healing and rest and restoration brough to fruition in their lives and mine.
And yet, I'm grateful too.
Susan wrote this on her blog this morning, "Strangely, I can be "not okay" and grateful at the same time." I know how that feels. Today especially.
A bit of melancholy as I ponder having said another goodbye. (I know it was inevitable this time, since she was never from here, but what is it with friends of mine being so very far away?)
A bit of fear as I work through some things in regards to my living situation at present. And as I wonder about boundaries, and how they apply when the person you're trying to set them with is past the age of 80.
A bit of anticipation as I look forward to joining new friends for house church tonight, and one new friend for dinner or coffee beforehand, since she generously offered me a ride.
A bit of sadness and longing as I consider and pray for the concerns of some that are very dear to my heart. As I long to see healing and rest and restoration brough to fruition in their lives and mine.
And yet, I'm grateful too.
Kiwi Vocabulary - The Answers
Only one of you out there jumped on board with your guesses about the Kiwi vocabulary I listed. And you were actually pretty accurate with some of your guesses.
So, here are the words I listed, and their meanings/usages:
Flash - something very nice. As in "That's a flash house."
Togs - your swim suit
Jandals - flip-flops - an abbreviated version of Japanese Sandals.
Plasters - band-aids
Busting - used in reference to an urgent personal need. As in "I drank too much water and I'm busting!"
Boot - the trunk of your car
Mince - ground beef
Capsicum - a pepper, doesn't really matter the color. just say capsicum in the place of pepper, and tack the color on the front.
There you have it! A less than exhaustive list of words I no longer have a use for, now that I'm living with Grandma instead of Kiwis.
So, here are the words I listed, and their meanings/usages:
Flash - something very nice. As in "That's a flash house."
Togs - your swim suit
Jandals - flip-flops - an abbreviated version of Japanese Sandals.
Plasters - band-aids
Busting - used in reference to an urgent personal need. As in "I drank too much water and I'm busting!"
Boot - the trunk of your car
Mince - ground beef
Capsicum - a pepper, doesn't really matter the color. just say capsicum in the place of pepper, and tack the color on the front.
There you have it! A less than exhaustive list of words I no longer have a use for, now that I'm living with Grandma instead of Kiwis.
Odd Morning
I'm in odd spaces again this morning.
Weird intercessor space as L and I refer to it.
Thinking about the goodbye I said last night. The friend I'll miss deeply. How my current living situation is underscoring just how deeply I'll miss her.
I'm sipping pomegranate green tea (by Yogi). Because Starbucks recently switched to whole leaf tea, and the new version of my long-time favorite, Passion Tea, just doesn't taste very good anymore. It costs more, it's weaker and more bitter in taste. I have several boxes of the old version left. I stocked up when I heard it might be changing. But I'm also looking for a replacement for the day that will come, when there's just none of my passion tea left. So far, I think this pomegrante green tea will work. And hey, pomegranates and green tea are both supposed to be really good for you, right?
I'm thinking about a very dear friend, facing some hard spaces right now, and praying.
The sermon I listened to on the bus this morning stirred those prayers even more.
I'm thinking about the school at the church that presented the sermon I was listening to. And wondering if someday, perhaps, I'll spend a year or two there, learning and living this faith thing differently all over again.
I'm dreaming a bit of travel.
I'm trying to set aside a difficult email that a colleague and I received. Someone who is not our boss sent us instructions on how to do our job. I'll set it aside. It's happened before, and certain to happen again.
Thinking about boundaries too. How do you set boundaries with someone who is 50 years your senior, a family member, and the owner of the house you're living in? I'm pretty sure Grandma is exploring my room when I'm not there, and that bothers me quite a bit. So I'm waiting and watching, and trying to figure that one out too.
I'm in odd spaces this morning, and somehow learning and working to be okay with them.
Weird intercessor space as L and I refer to it.
Thinking about the goodbye I said last night. The friend I'll miss deeply. How my current living situation is underscoring just how deeply I'll miss her.
I'm sipping pomegranate green tea (by Yogi). Because Starbucks recently switched to whole leaf tea, and the new version of my long-time favorite, Passion Tea, just doesn't taste very good anymore. It costs more, it's weaker and more bitter in taste. I have several boxes of the old version left. I stocked up when I heard it might be changing. But I'm also looking for a replacement for the day that will come, when there's just none of my passion tea left. So far, I think this pomegrante green tea will work. And hey, pomegranates and green tea are both supposed to be really good for you, right?
I'm thinking about a very dear friend, facing some hard spaces right now, and praying.
The sermon I listened to on the bus this morning stirred those prayers even more.
I'm thinking about the school at the church that presented the sermon I was listening to. And wondering if someday, perhaps, I'll spend a year or two there, learning and living this faith thing differently all over again.
I'm dreaming a bit of travel.
I'm trying to set aside a difficult email that a colleague and I received. Someone who is not our boss sent us instructions on how to do our job. I'll set it aside. It's happened before, and certain to happen again.
Thinking about boundaries too. How do you set boundaries with someone who is 50 years your senior, a family member, and the owner of the house you're living in? I'm pretty sure Grandma is exploring my room when I'm not there, and that bothers me quite a bit. So I'm waiting and watching, and trying to figure that one out too.
I'm in odd spaces this morning, and somehow learning and working to be okay with them.
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