Sunday, January 10, 2010

Daily 5 - Day 151

A palindrome daily 5 day on a fun palindrome date. 

Today's Daily 5:
  1. Slow morning.  Emphasis on slow.  Think I crawled out of bed and headed for the shower maybe around 9:30 or so.
  2. A fun moment this morning in which I inadvertently got to see a dear friend do some unplanned sharing at her church on the other side of the country.  I hadn't planned to tune into the webcast, she hadn't planned to share her heart, but I tuned in just in time to see, and I was thankful to get to share that moment.
  3. House church gathering this afternoon.  I'm glad I went, though I can't say I picked up information I didn't already know about the issue of human trafficking.  It was a challenge, since almost no one from the house group I've been attending was there, meaning I spent several hours interacting almost entirely with people I'd never met before.  That was exhausting, but I'm glad I went if for no other reason than that I know the next monthly gathering will be that much easier to attend because I've braved it once already.
  4. Found a new cookbook of 30 minutes suppers from America's Test Kitchen at the health food store today.  I bought one of their books of 30 minutes suppers in the spring, and we've really liked almost everything in it that we've cooked, so when I saw a new one today for only $9, I of course had to buy it - especially given my goal of trying new recipes at least twice a month this year.
  5. feeling really pretty today in a new top and jeans purchased yesterday.
  6. my hair actually behaved and was beautifully curly today!  I love it when that happens
  7. I actually really have enjoyed reading the free monthly magazine from the local organic/vitamin store where I stock up on all my supplements.  Never thought I'd be excited about a magazine dealing with natural health, but I've become rather interested in the quest to get healthy again.  Plus, it's had some good recipes in it that I want to try.  In any case, I was thrilled to find a new issue while I was there today.
  8. I got kind of lost driving home from the house church gathering (I had good directions to get me there, but got a bit turned around leaving in the dark, especially since the neighborhood is one that is particularly unfamiliar to me.)  Getting lost wasn't a big deal tonight, though, since I was singing rather loudly along with a Jesus Culture worship CD.  It was nice to be driving alone in George and just unashamedly worship as I drove myself home from a time of being with other believers.
  9. Fresh baked banana bread ready for tomorrow
  10. Loving some skin care products from the Body Shop that I've been using for a while now.  My skin looks better than it has in a long time.

Interesting Article on the Olympic Torch Relay

I found this article on the Olympic torch relay to be fascinating.

A Teachable Moment in Hutterite Country

Quickly

I started the morning slowly, and now I'm running around, trying to do a couple of things before I need to head out.

Seems the network of house churches I'm a part of gathers all of the house churches together once a month on a Sunday, and today is that day.  Apparently the theme for the afternoon is human trafficking.  Should be quite a unique experience I'd think.

Then home, maybe some cookbook browsing, hopefully some baking of banana bread, and just resting for the remainder of the evening.

Sunday's are unique days, and even though I'm not particularly attending "traditional" church these days, I still try to keep them pretty low key and sabbath rest-like.  I've found that makes for a better Monday, and ultimately for a better week at work.