Da dum de dum
We've survived the Saturday onslaught, complicated this week somewhat by two weddings (one to attend, one to conduct), two sleepovers (neither at our place!), and two birthday parties, one in Mosgiel, and one just up the road. Chris had the weekend off to help, which is just as well! All good things to be a part of.
We went to Leith on Sunday which was lovely, communion with gluten free bread which means I get to join in (yay!). I've managed to train a few churches around the place to at least provide rice crackers, but the need to provide these alternatives hasn't registered with everybody yet. A work in progress. I've been thinking about all the barriers that prevent people from coming and sharing in communion; throughout history, we've placed all sorts of stumbling blocks - are you good enough, will we offer alcohol or unfermented grape juice, big cup or little cups, do you belong to this church, and now, will this bread make you sick? The point is that communion is about Jesus. There's more work to be done around how our history and tradition become just one more barrier to be overcome for people. Hmmmm.
Hannah had a sleepover at her friend Leah's house, not that there was much sleeping going on and she spent much of Sunday afternoon asleep on the couch. Zach also had a 'wakeover' and was surprised to find himself sleeping in this morning, having refused point blank to have a quick sleep in the afternoon (which we ALL paid for!) Ah well.
Janine is still coughing away so I've made an appointment for her at the doctor; I keep hoping it will just go away by itself, but doesn't seem to have. The girls both have been accepted for their respective schools in Timaru, Katarina at Craighead and Janine at Timaru Girls. This is their choice, but we will review it at the end of next year, and just see how things are going.
We've had a couple of people through to look at the house with a view to renting it, and I am also working on quotes to replace the carpet in the living room and lounge, stairs and hallway.
Interesting moral dilemmas go on in this process - how much is the house worth to rent? Can we get a family in to support the school? Why put new carpet in for renters to ruin? Funny the things people say.
We went to Leith on Sunday which was lovely, communion with gluten free bread which means I get to join in (yay!). I've managed to train a few churches around the place to at least provide rice crackers, but the need to provide these alternatives hasn't registered with everybody yet. A work in progress. I've been thinking about all the barriers that prevent people from coming and sharing in communion; throughout history, we've placed all sorts of stumbling blocks - are you good enough, will we offer alcohol or unfermented grape juice, big cup or little cups, do you belong to this church, and now, will this bread make you sick? The point is that communion is about Jesus. There's more work to be done around how our history and tradition become just one more barrier to be overcome for people. Hmmmm.
Hannah had a sleepover at her friend Leah's house, not that there was much sleeping going on and she spent much of Sunday afternoon asleep on the couch. Zach also had a 'wakeover' and was surprised to find himself sleeping in this morning, having refused point blank to have a quick sleep in the afternoon (which we ALL paid for!) Ah well.
Janine is still coughing away so I've made an appointment for her at the doctor; I keep hoping it will just go away by itself, but doesn't seem to have. The girls both have been accepted for their respective schools in Timaru, Katarina at Craighead and Janine at Timaru Girls. This is their choice, but we will review it at the end of next year, and just see how things are going.
We've had a couple of people through to look at the house with a view to renting it, and I am also working on quotes to replace the carpet in the living room and lounge, stairs and hallway.
Interesting moral dilemmas go on in this process - how much is the house worth to rent? Can we get a family in to support the school? Why put new carpet in for renters to ruin? Funny the things people say.
posted by Unknown at 12:46 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home