Good morning! There is a lot going on in the news cycle of late. Hurricane Helene, political junk and the like. Many of you are dealing with the aftermath of Helene and honestly, I am praying for you. I’ve been ousted from an earthquake, fire(s), but the devastating lead-up to a hurricane of this magnitude has got to be exhausting and terrifying. Please let us know that you are good. Some of you got out just in time.

Right Now:

Like every Sunday, I am with students in student ministry but I added another hat to my head, online ministry host! Our services stream live so I get to hang out with folks in chat. I do that in the morning and then head right into students. It’s new and different. I like doing both.

This Week:

Sometimes I am way extroverted and other times not so much. I have nothing on the calendar for this week. Yes!! I mean, I am working but no extra anythings to attend.

I am deep into Of Human Bondage for our read along and often find myself anxious to get back to it. I’ve been pondering the meaning of the title. Since I have nothing going on this week I should be able to get through this week’s reading just fine.

Reading:

• Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham
• Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty (one more chapter left!)
• Beware of Pity by Stefan Zweig (for Oct book club, almost done, very interesting)

Next up:

• The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley
• Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
• The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai (Nov book club)

Watching:

Still watching Tulsa King. Stallone is just too good in it.

Grateful for:

Clean MRI. Got my results back from 10/8. All good.