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Sunday Matters: Time to Pick Up a Classic?

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Sunday Matters

I love this time of the year. It’s not too hot and yet summer is on the brain. More specifically, summer reading. Given all my physical challenges of late, dozens of summer reads may not be in the cards this year for me. I was flirting with the idea of picking a couple of classics. I haven’t read any classics in a really long time and I am in that weird reflection of life stage that one goes through now and then. Quiet contemplation sounds peaceful to me.

Right Now:

Coffee, a little Bible studying and then off to student ministry.

This Week:

I have a few commitments this week. Simon and Schuster’s Fall Preview, a couple of meetings outside of work, and Camp Leader training. I cannot believe that Camp is coming up so fast. We aren’t going to the mountains so my knees should hold up as long as I’m careful.

Reading:

I just finished The Last Word by Taylor Adams. What a wild ride that was! I will post the review soon. Not sure what I will read next. I have something I really need to work on this next week so I probably  won’t pick another book until after Mother’s Day.

Watching:

Nothing. I come home, set-up my diffuser and dive into Bible studies. We may head out to see the new Guardians movie. I am waiting for my son’s reaction first.

The Hub fell into the Narcos rabbit hole. He is now watching Narcos Mexico. Sometimes I will watch a scene or two but these days, I want relaxing content and that show is very intense.

Grateful for:

  • Allergy meds. I was desperate to make the vertigo stop so added Claritin to the line-up and it’s helping, a lot.
  • My daughter got called back for the role of Violet in 9 to 5! This would be for the Fall. It’s a really good role for her. Send your good luck vibes.

I hope you have a lovely week filled with good reading.

Life

Whatnot – 05/03/23

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Hillside of flowers.Hello, friends. After all the rain we’ve had, everything is green and flowers are popping up all over. It’s so pretty! We are supposed to get a little more rain later this week. I hope we do. We’ve had a couple of 90+ days already and I am not ready for summer temps.

My reading has been like molasses. Slow going. I finally finished Demon Copperhead. It was very good and like everyone told me, very long. I don’t mind long but it seemed like it was maybe 75 pages too long. Now that that’s done, I can write the review and dive into my next read, The Last Word by Taylor Adams.

In a couple of weeks, my daughter will be flying in for a short visit. She will be done with finals and will be starting her new job shortly after. She only has a week or so. Just enough time to hit Disneyland, and the beach. Two things she misses dearly. 

I am giving another message for student ministry on Mother’s Day. I just finished writing it. I just need to fine tune it. It’s about how everyone (should be) invited to the table. The IN group and the excluded are topics students can relate to and honestly, adults too. Inclusion is very important to me. 

Last weekend we visited the Auschwitz exhibit at the Reagan Library. It was very good. Quite moving. It included an audio tour and took a good three hours but it was all so well done. I spent a lot of time pondering the personal articles belonging to children. It was all so powerful. I highly recommend going if it comes to your city. 

Yesterday was my husband’s birthday. He went to dinner with friends. I think this weekend we will grill and then go see the new Guardians movie. 

That’s it from me. I’m still trying to navigate chronic pain. Some days are better than others. Today, is a good day. I hope you are well. Have a good week.