Here's what I think about it....

Sunday, March 29, 2009

It is peaceful right here, at the table.

I can hear a TV in another room, a radio in the shower, my husband responsible for both but here at the table it is peaceful.

Read the news: The nosecone of North Korea's rocket has been spotted from space. It could reach Alaska if launched in that direction. There is flooding in the Dakotas, storms racing through the south after wreaking havoc in Missouri, but here at the table there is peace.

I have a 20-page paper due in a month to the seminary, a list of items still needed to complete preparations for leaving for Haiti, college kids who are on my heart...but here at the table there is peace.

Peace in the midst of chaos and uncertainty. Peace in the midst of concern and busyness. There really is a peace that overcomes or transcends all. It is found right here at the table.

And that's what I think about it.

1 comment:

Julia said...: And I think that is one reason I am a Christian...I can find that peace with God anywhere...even in the midst of chaos; March 29, 2009 at 8:28 PM

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Welcome

The most important thing about me that you might want to know is that I am a Christian. Unapologetically. You'll not have to wonder when you read from day to day or occasionally what world view I'm coming from.

That said I have lived in four states and now make my home in Middle America, in tornado alley...without a basement...thus my world view.

Lucky me to have traveled to eleven foreign countries and shame on me for not knowing any other language well enough to do more than say 'please' and 'thank you' in any of them.

I pig out on Junior Mints and am healthier now that my favorite soft drink has added vitamins to their formula.

The family? Two daughters, delights in every way and four grand daughters, ditto that. A near-perfect son-in-law (but only since no one can be really perfect) and a cat named Kat Karson, rescued from the animal shelter.

Oh yes, Jim, my good friend and husband. He's sort of retired but is still an attorney and thought it was very funny when he put a link on my blog to his favorite home-cooked recipes and then when I clicked on it it found it was empty. He is funny and wise, a reconciler and all-around good guy.

We spend a lot of time at soccer games, track meets and choral concerts.

I'm mostly retired also. I read, volunteer as a child advocate in the local court system, teach at the church and speak where ever people will gather to listen. My daughter and I lead a book discussion group and I play percussion in one of the church's worship bands.

I follow the Indianapolis Colts, the Cleveland Cavs, world soccer, and especially Big Ten football and Ohio State.

I try never to miss The Office and realize I've worked with or been every character on the show.