Reverendmother over at RevGals gave us this Friday Five:
It's Labor Day weekend here in the United States, also known as Summer's Last Hurrah. So let's say goodbye to summer and hello to the autumn. (People in other climes, feel free to adapt as needed.)
1. Share a highlight from this summer. (If you please, don't just say "our vacation to the Canadian Rockies." Give us a little detail or image. Help us live vicariously through you!)
Standing among the tidepools of northern California with my 4 year-old. I shared with her a favorite pasttime from my childhood: squishing sea anemones and watching them squirt. I do this as gently as possible, and only a few times! They're just so squishy and cute!
2. Are you glad to see this summer end? Why or why not?
I suppose so. My husband is on the academic calendar, so the summer represents family time and a lot of teamwork regarding the house and the girls. So it's hard to transition out of that but I feel ready for the return of more routine and schedule.
3. Name one or two things you're looking forward to this fall.
Well, I'm looking forward to starting my discernment committee. At least, I have been looking forward to it until recently. Right now I'm dreading it and in terror, but I think I just have to START. Once I get a date I'll feel better. No, once I have the first meeting I'll feel better. I'm also looking forward to exploring the Saving Jesus curriculum with my church. It's the focus of our Christian formation this year and should be very interesting and thought provoking.
4. Do you have any special preparations or activities to mark the transition from one season to another? (Cleaning of house, putting away summer clothes, one last trip to the beach)
Not really. I like the idea of this. I like ritualizing passages. Especially here in California where seasons blend into one another.
5. I'll know Fall is here when I start feeling like baking apple things and making butternut squash soup for dinner...when the air gets drier and the sky gets bluer and I feel like pumpkin things...when the one deciduous tree (Sycamore) in our back yard view starts to turn orange.
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If your discernment committee is anything like most of them, there's really no reason to worry. It's almost impossible to find a group of laypersons in your average church who really understand the ordination process. Most rectors see them more as a group to support you as you find your way through the process. Mine was very gentle (admittedly, not all that helpful, but it was nice that they were gentle).
Oh, I remember those feelings of fear and trepidation before the first meeting. You are probably right, after the first meeting you will feel much better. I pray for an appropriately quiet, appropriately questioning, a willing to talk and share, committee.
very poetic #5. I can smell and see the signs of autumn.
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