(another, different verse on my mind)

When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell at his feet, shouting at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God?  I beg you, don’t torture me!”

Luke 8:28

New Rector starts tomorrow morning

And we have a SHE!  I’m kind of excited to finally get a new rector in place so we can start the next chapter of our parish life with some degree of stability and forward-looking-ness, and yes I know that isn’t a word, but you get the idea!

But this is our first female rector, so it’s especially interesting, and corner turning.  Stay tuned!

Greyhound Rescue Dog?

I’ve been reading up a little on retired racing greyhounds.  My city has an active rescue group, and they do meet and greets at a local pet store periodically….foster families and the dogs, I presume?  I’m going to one this Saturday, I think.

I would ordinarily lean toward a smaller dog…medium sized, probably not toy.  But what I read about greyhounds surprised me!  More than one site identified them as 40 mph couch potatoes.  Couch potatoes!  Who’d a thunk it!  We’re sort of couch potatoes.  Low shedding, little doggy odor, even when wet.  Don’t bark much.  Cuddles with pillows and whatnot.  I don’t know…I may have found my doggie type???

Anyone with experience or stories to share?  I’d love to hear them.  Stepson’s wedding is in mid-June, and then the dog adoption process can get underway – no further travel plans for the foreseeable future.  The kids are getting so excited about getting a dog again.  I am too!

Which Bible translation for you?

Check this compare-n-contrast of your favorite Bible translations.

Labeling update

(like you’d even care?)

But I’m doing it, slowly but baby-step by baby-step surely.  I’m organizing my paper tiger.  That labeler gimmick might just have something going for it!  I’ve gone through one label cartridge and one set of batteries (okay, they were partly used, and not alkaline) and still going strong.  A small, but significant victory for this perennial procrastinator to mark and rejoice in.  Yippee!!!

(updated book pages at site)

I’ve updated my books I’m reading and books I recommend pages, accessible from the top of the page at my website, if you’re following along by email or RSS and are interested.  I’m especially interested in two new books I’ve picked up, for vastly different reasons:  that classic time-management tome, Getting Things Done and a 30-day devotional selected from the writings of one of my favorite saints, Therese of Lisieux.  Now, if someone will just tell me how to pronounce Lisieux, so I can speak aloud of her, and not just in writing?  <smile>

A more meaningful Christmas

Feeling discombobulated?

Fly on in to Milwaukee Mitchell Airport!  They’ve got you covered!

(see feature article from the Journel/Sentinel here) http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/29452504.html

Recombobulation Area

Thank you goes out to Satchel Pooch’s blog for bringing it to my attention!!

http://highcallingblogs.com/satchelpooch/

Happy (stress-free!) holidays being wished your way!

Twitter? Not sure I get the concept?

Of course, I’m not letting that hold me back from getting a twitter account. (see the right sidebar at the website.) I’m not sure how I’ll use it yet, but I thought I’d give it a whirl. So far, I don’t think any of the people in my reach-out-and-touch crowd are on it. Ah, what the heck. I’ll soon see what blogger or e-group friends turn up there. “Come follow me on Twitter,” as they say. (karla__ is my username.)

https://twitter.com/karla__

So you who twitter…what’s your goal in using it? Blogs I get. I may be amateur, but the heart of a compulsive writer beats within me, and 140 characters (the Twitter posting limit) could never cut it for the topics I would usually care enough to hop on to the computer and blather on about. Who reads you and corresponds with you on Twitter? On what level of social or business interaction? What motivates you to monitor one more place that messages accumulate in? My inquiring mind is quite curious?

Peace! – Karla

Still Here…

…but busy, busy, busy!  Let’s just say I didn’t do the best job of perspective and balance when making my end of October commitments!  Way too many strings pulling me in different directions.

One of these days I’ll be back and writing.  Peace all! – Karla