Glorious!

What a great day!  Even despite finding out that we can't get a loan for a car.  I painted today.  No it's not Central America (or is it?)   Well it wasn't intended to be at least.  Just an abstract piece.  After I was done painting I got a knock at the door and found out that my neighborhood has been "adopted" by a bunch of students from BSSM!  Which will be so great for this area.  I'm so excited about that.

So something that has been on my mind lately is the amount of time/energy/money/focus that our culture puts on looking younger.  What's wrong with healthy aging?  Shouldn't healthy aging be worn as a badge?  To say "I have had an amazing life.  God has been good to me.  My life is full."  If we(culturally) put half as much energy into being healthy instead of just looking younger, we would look and feel "younger".  Just a thought.

Time change is this weekend! Don't forget! 

Homesick

A bit. It's true. Which doesn't really make sense anymore. I've been up here for over 2 years. In this same apartment for almost a year and a half! But there are still days when I just want to go back to So Cal. I haven't done very well creating a community up here. Well it was going pretty well then I started working full time again and still haven't adjusted. Thank the Lord for the patio tonight.

I went through the "Trees of Life" school this weekend. For those that don't know it's another counseling program offered through the Transformation Center at Bethel. It was so good. I got so many new tools and it cemented more that counseling will be somehow in my career. It also got me dreaming again. So exciting.

I'm also beginning to prepare for Christmas. I love Christmas.

How I love the rain...

I've been ready for it.  It was a wonderful way to start my weekend (yes, my weekend is Friday and Saturday)  It is a chai, Norah Jones, writing kind of morning.  I just wish Tosh would understand that.  

Tosh is our new kitten.  We've had him for two weeks and he is only 10 weeks old. He is my baby and is very demanding.  When he wants attention he cries.  Right now he is laying on my shoulder trying to nurse on my ear.  This is quite normal. 

I had a wonderful conversation last night at work with an older hippie couple.  That is what I really love about my job.  Getting to talk with all kinds of different people.  It's in my job description.  Connect.  I just have to be careful I don't spend to much time connecting and make sure the store still gets closed right :)

We are still looking for another car so be praying for us about that.

I know this isn't a very deep post but I wanted to write at least a little.  More will come soon