Monthly Archive for December, 2007Page 3 of 8

The Day After…

The day after Christmas is always…weird. I’m exhausted, of course. Lunch went fine - 24 people - but my turkey wasn’t as good as it’s been in years past.

But, this is the first time in several years that we aren’t traveling right after Christmas. So I kind of feel like I’m not sure what to do - usually I’m running around like a crazy person until I finally get a fever and spend the rest of the holiday sick in bed…

Not this year. This year I’m staying home and leisurely cleaning up, and leisurely starting to put Christmas stuff away…

…that’s always the saddest part - the putting away of the Christmas decorations. I can hardly bear it. And now the temperature is dropping and Byron is making a fire. Cold weather after Christmas day just makes me melancholy, for some reason. So, putting away the decorations will probably have to wait for a warmer day - I’m just too tired today to think about it. I think I’ll just find my fur blanket and have some more coffee…

This just seems like a good day for doing nothing - nothing but being still and breathing…

…I just need to see if I remember how to do that.

We are going to the ocean in a few days - I think I can already hear the sound of it…

Peace.


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Merry, Merry…

…It’s Christmas morning, and my house smells like turkey and…more turkey.

If wrapping paper had a smell, it would smell like that too.

Last night I sat by a fire made of cedar wood. It was wood from the sixteen foot cross that had been on the platform for the Barbaric Grace series. It seemed poetic somehow that I would be able to enjoy a beautiful and fragrant fire from the wood that made that cross…

Now I’m just cooking and cleaning…and cooking and cleaning, etc…

I realized this morning that I forgot to get the cranberries for cranberry sauce…oh well, it had to be something.

So…

Merry Christmas! I feel some peace settling in for now and in the new year…

Peace to you all - and God bless us (every one).

Peace.

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on December 25, 2007
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The Remains of the Day

There are so many things I could say…in the “remains” of this day.

The service this morning was beautiful - every part. I feel sorry for those who didn’t get to experience what I felt this morning. The people were so involved…so “present”, and you could feel the Spirit in the room in a tangible way.

We had a ton of work to do after the service. I thought I would be sad to see everything so…empty, but by the time we were finished, I was more than ready to go - ready to move on, and close the door.

My new C3 shirts arrived. They’re awesome. (Love Wins!) Yea!!

I’m more exhausted than I’ve been in a while…running on empty. I need to spend tomorrow cooking and cleaning - so I better get at least a little rest. Oh well, I’ll rest on the 26th! I just need to push through a little harder ’til then…

And I’m sure I’ll think of some gift or something I’ve forgotten…

And I need to make another batch of candles…

I made a dozen on Friday, 3 dozen last night, and I still need to make a couple dozen more…

So, I better go to sleep since, tomorrow, my day is already so planned out. But, I’ll put on some Christmas music - and there’s always the Christmas Eve marathon of “A Christmas Story” on all day…

It will be glorious, I’m sure…

Peace to you.

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on December 23, 2007
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Another Day Closer

To what?

…of course, to Christmas. Here it is Saturday morning, and I promised myself that I wouldn’t need to go to Waterford, the mall or any gathering of frantic Christmas shoppers today - but, who am I kidding. I’ll probably end up trampled to death on aisle 17 of the Super Wal-Mart…there’s nothing like the holiday spirit - it can be so festive!

…also, to our last service on Lake Underhill Road. I’m so ready for this one. It’s been a lot like attending your own wake and estate sale to be in the buildings while the new church is there cleaning out and remodeling. But still, I’m sure I’ll have a lump in my throat tomorrow morning as I try to sing. But the people will lift me up and remind me…they always do!

…to 24 people coming to Christmas dinner. I just hope our bathrooms aren’t in great demand. We have one completely gutted, and one where the toilet doesn’t work. Oh well, we do have the “powder room”…I hope that one doesn’t go down, or we’re all in trouble! On a side note, I love looking at a completely gutted bathroom! Oh the possibilities!!!

…to Christmas morning with little kids in the house. I love the morning. I love their excitement. I love all the wrapping paper everywhere. I love us all being together and…well, just all of it. I just hope it’s somewhat cold, because there will be a fire in the fireplace…more sappy Christmas music…and we’ll all drink eggnog! (Ethan calls it “eggnoggin” - I have no idea why).

…to the theater. It’s going to be awesome!

…to my new t-shirts getting here…I can’t wait!! It’s awesome to see people wearing “C3″shirts or “Barbaric Grace” shirts - the new ones are gonna be sweet!

…to having a break - next weekend. I’m gonna go somewhere where I can hear the ocean and just…be.

…to Christmas Eve. I still feel like I did when I was little on Christmas Eve. I can’t wait for every part of it. I’ll stay up way too late, and then get up way too early and cook 30 lbs. of turkey…but it’s all so wonderful, it’s worth the lack of sleep.

…to tomorrow.

…to the future.

…to the rest of the story.

Have a great one. Peace.

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on December 22, 2007
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