Monthly Archives: August 2007

trying to decide

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If I should put my laundry away now, because it will give me a much greater peace of mind when I wake up tomorrow morning.

Or if I should just go to bed and put the clothes away tomorrow, because I’ve been awake for over 30 hours and think I may be coming down with a cold.

What to do, what to do…

*eta*

Thanks,

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. I decided to put most of the laundry away, and now I’m making some cocoa because the ibuprofin is barely helping my poor, throbbing throat. This head cold that’s going around just hits you like a train. I felt fine this morning. Luckily, I have all of tomorrow morning to sleep in…

the big question

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It starts off with “What year are you, again?” or “What is it you’re studying?”, and always leads to the same place…

“Oh. Well, what are you planning to do with your degree?”

Lately, I’ve found myself being more honest. “That’s a good question,” I’ll reply. Then I’ll name some possible job options, none of which I actually want to do, but enough to satisfy their curiosity.

Sometimes, especially when the question comes from a professor, I’m tempted to lay it all out there: “I want to get married, have kids and be a good Christian.”

But something tells me that’s an answer they probably won’t like…

confessions of a convert

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(This has been making it’s way among Orthodox bloggers, finding its way here via Michelle Melania’s blog)

I’m a relative Orthodox newbie. My first experience with Divine Liturgy was barely two years ago, and it’s been a little over a year since my chrismation. Orthodoxy has been for me balance and wholeness, but I must confess there are still things that I miss.

I miss hymns. Amazing Grace, Come Thou Fount, Be Thou My Vision…nevermind that in my younger days I would have considered them the very definition of ‘ancient’ (oh, how little I knew) There is nothing quite like singing them in corporate worship. And I won’t lie: part of their appeal comes from being in a language I understand. They’re the standbys, the steady rocks that formed a foundational part of my Christian experience.

Both Orthodoxy and Protestantism have their own customs and lingo, but I know the latter almost unconsciously. I marinated in Evangelicalism for most of my life, and as I result I tend to feel much more at ease in a nondenominational setting. Sometimes, I just miss my comfort zone.