wow!

Posted by beth on December 8, 2008

Man, this week just FLEW by didn’t it?! I absolutely cannot believe it’s Monday again already! Or that it’s been so long since I updated you (if you’re still out there reading). Or that I only have four more days of classes left. Or that I really don’t need to plan for them at all! So I’ll say it again… Man. Crazy fast. This whole year, really, has flown by, and I suppose I should take the time to reflect upon it.

I think the thing I’ve spent the most time on this year has been my Home/Community Group (it was called home group for the first half of the year and then community group for the second half). When I look back through “the database,” that’s mostly what I see. I suppose that’s partly due to the fact that I’ve been planning my lessons in a word processor and not writing as much, but it’s also that the group has been a huge part of my life. I love looking back through our Bible study notes, prayer requests and random quotes and remembering when everything happened and who was there.

Some memorable quotes are as follows:

Whitney: You’re not even writing. You’re just making marks.
Me: That’s writing.

(In a British accent) Scripture bit me…and it really hurt. And it’s still…hurting.

“God is not a temp.”

Note to self: Name your first son “Randy James.”

G. Lover: Somebody’s upset in here. I can smell it.

I want to go grey in style.

Take a whiff of your life.

Me: I love that you have a real fire place. With real fire.
Someone A: And real wood.
Someone B: (as Kelley sticks her hand in the fire to place a new piece of real wood) And real burns.
G. Lover: And real skin grafts.

The group has changed a lot over the year. Back in January, it was still largely made up of the hoes that started it. But two of them got married, two still live here but go to different churches now, and some we’d already lost at that point. It’s a very different group now, some new and some not so new, and it’s been really neat to see everyone come together. We had a wee dinner party last night before Bible study, and almost everyone was there. And as I looked around at them all, I just felt so lucky. Lucky to be an instrument of people-gathering and community-building. And lucky to be a member of the community. All those ladies just have so much to offer and to teach, and I love having them as a part of my life. Even those who couldn’t come last night, or who’ve gone on to do other things now. They are included in that sentiment.

There are plenty of other “Themes for the Year” that I could talk about, but one is enough for now. Thanks, Community Group, for making all my Sunday nights better than they would be without you. Hey, remember when Dooley ate all the cornbread muffins? Yeah, that was great.