Thursday, October 27, 2005
news from the valley
Well apparently blogger likes me again and will let me post.
So this has been an amazing reduce-the-stress-in-amy's-life week. I finally made myself check my credit report - something I've been avoiding because somewhere I truly believed that if you don't look at it, it can't hurt you. Now, of course, this means that any accounts (I was thinking medical) I didn't know about that were issuey would only get more issuey. Well, I checked it. And everything's fine. In fact, at least from what I can tell, I've got perfect credit. Not a blemish in sight. My body was like jello when I found that out. Weird the things you stress about and don't even realize when you're an adult.
Also, and much more importantly, I passed presbytery with flying colors. I did a great job if I do say so myself preaching (lots of folks thought so too - comments like "that was the best sermon from a candidate I've heard in 20 years" were actually said) and no one harassed me during the Q&A, something which was really surprising. Every candidate for the past upteen times has gotten a "litmus" test kind of question, but I didn't. Why? Beats me but you better believe there are no complaints.
So life is pretty darn good here in the Valley. I'm trying to finish my ordination service and get ready for the fam to come in. It's gorgeous here today. In the high 40s with a small breeze that makes everything just smell so crisp and clean. The leaves are getting even more colorful - my mother may have made a deal with the devil after all because I think they might wait to be in their full glory till she gets here.
Only issue I'm dealing with at the moment - no date for Friday night. On Friday I'm going to a pastors' appreciation dinner held by The Gideons International: A Christian Business and Professional Men's Association. I'm anticipating an interesting evening and am signed up for me plus one, but I don't have a plus one to bring. Wish you were here Noell... then I could introduce you to everyone as my wife! Hee... That or I had a male friend here I could bring and then everyone would, of course, assume he was the pastor until we corrected them... Yes, I like to shock people on occasion. It's the little things in life, you know.
So this has been an amazing reduce-the-stress-in-amy's-life week. I finally made myself check my credit report - something I've been avoiding because somewhere I truly believed that if you don't look at it, it can't hurt you. Now, of course, this means that any accounts (I was thinking medical) I didn't know about that were issuey would only get more issuey. Well, I checked it. And everything's fine. In fact, at least from what I can tell, I've got perfect credit. Not a blemish in sight. My body was like jello when I found that out. Weird the things you stress about and don't even realize when you're an adult.
Also, and much more importantly, I passed presbytery with flying colors. I did a great job if I do say so myself preaching (lots of folks thought so too - comments like "that was the best sermon from a candidate I've heard in 20 years" were actually said) and no one harassed me during the Q&A, something which was really surprising. Every candidate for the past upteen times has gotten a "litmus" test kind of question, but I didn't. Why? Beats me but you better believe there are no complaints.
So life is pretty darn good here in the Valley. I'm trying to finish my ordination service and get ready for the fam to come in. It's gorgeous here today. In the high 40s with a small breeze that makes everything just smell so crisp and clean. The leaves are getting even more colorful - my mother may have made a deal with the devil after all because I think they might wait to be in their full glory till she gets here.
Only issue I'm dealing with at the moment - no date for Friday night. On Friday I'm going to a pastors' appreciation dinner held by The Gideons International: A Christian Business and Professional Men's Association. I'm anticipating an interesting evening and am signed up for me plus one, but I don't have a plus one to bring. Wish you were here Noell... then I could introduce you to everyone as my wife! Hee... That or I had a male friend here I could bring and then everyone would, of course, assume he was the pastor until we corrected them... Yes, I like to shock people on occasion. It's the little things in life, you know.
Comments:
oh ames, you silly girl, i love it! how did you check your own credit by the way? i know mine is horrendous, but i figure i should actually know what it says... i'm so proud of you btw- you a brilliant!
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