Wow, it's not even February yet and I'm blogging. Go figure.

This full workload at Eastern is a bit of a bear. I can handle it to be sure, but it's balancing the load with working parttime and keepin' the Mrs. happy that's a challenge.

The new washer and dryer are almost whisper quiet, which is very nice and Ellice seems very happy about it. I slacked off this week on my household duties, but that's mostly because of working a lot last week, and you all heard about the Experiencing God weekend. ZZZZZZZZ.

Honestly, I was expecting a revival of some sort, not a pedantic lecture. An hour 1/2 long academic exercise on a topic that I feel pretty comfortable with already doesn't get me fired up. The point seemed to be that you have to shake up your whole life and establish a constant relationship with God by doing this 12 week Bible study. I just feel I'm a tad beyond that point. Not that its not a good thing; perhaps it was the presentation of it that soured me to the weekend, I dunno. Probably had to do with it being so late on Friday night, after a week's worth of classes, working all day Friday, chaperoning the dance, then racing to Richmond, but I was falling asleep in the pews.

Don't get me wrong, we love our church, its just that lately we've felt rather pressured about joining/doing etc. There was one Sunday recently where Ellice and I got to the church before the 8:00am service, I did a monologue, Ellice sang, we stayed through the service, went to Sunday School, went to the 11:00am service, I monologued, Ellice sang, we went home to eat. My part of the day was done, but Ellice went back to the church for a church baby shower, then came home for dinner, then went back to church for a women's Bible Study. And she is feeling pressured to do more, on top of choir, Bunco (women's fellowship), teaching Sunday school this month, and the usual list. I feel we're good on involvement.

Anyway, God has provided generously for us, including a church body that appreciates what we have to offer and actually wants us around, and I want to express my thanks for that. For years I didn't feel connnected and didn't think I belonged. I have been thankfully proven wrong, and I now feel I'm part of a church family. And much like families you love them warts and all!

Until next post...When will it be? Stay tuned....

Hello again.
It's been some time I know, lots going on, yada, yada.
Grandmother is improving steadily by all reports. I'm going back to school fulltime starting today. The new car is great; we absolutely love it. We got to visit Grandma Chick in Tennessee, a very nice visit at that. We watched a UK game, played scrabble, shopped a bit and watched Superman Returns, not to mention a run to Cracker Barrell.

Yesterday, we went to a friend's birthday party at Applebee's. It was interesting. Everyone was about 9 years younger than me and the age difference really showed. Many of them, (not the birthday friend) were drinking telling bawdy jokes and carrying on and the realization dawned; I really am in a completely different stage of life than they are. I'm well out of the post undergrad, few years out of high shool stage. Then Ellice and I got to thinking about my circle of friends and they are past that stage too. All of them have children (or at least one on the way) and I guess priorities have shifted. Anyway, the blog is called reflections so I'm reflecting.

Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to class I go...