Just Imagine....

Imagine arriving to a class on advanced web design. You have no previous knowledge. No computer to use. No creative impulses like the others around you. Dramatic splashes of colour, crazy fonts, moving images. You've got two hours to put together something that will be up to par with everyone around you. Are you ready?! Go!

Impossible? Perhaps. Creating something as demanding as this without all the tools would be very
difficult. But pastoral care is not like that. You may say,
pastoral care, what in the world is that?

Well, have you ever visited a sick friend? Have you ever listened to someone hurting from the loss of a loved one? Has anyone ever asked you for advice on raising a child? Have you ever just called someone to check and see how they are doing? Can you recall a time when
you received an email that seemed to be calling out for more than just a simple reply?

Still reading? Great! That means that you live in the real world, and you value relationships.

My hope is that this new blog will be "A New Place to Gather" and really listen to what we each have to share. To take time to respond. Then make a connection. Often we are called to connect by sharing our own experiences.

I hope you will join me as we connect on topics of interest. By responding to others with questions because connecting is making that link. The possibilities are endless!


Sunday, November 6, 2011

Wish List...

If you are anything like me you have one of those lists. The endless lists of things that you wished you had done, wished you could do, wished you had not missed, still want to do, if only you had kinds of lists. Endless really and sometimes it can weigh on your mind causing frustrations, feelings of not being all that you could be or even just feeling kind of sad by the possibility that you may not ever be able to reclaim that moment. Here are just a few things that are on my list:

  •  more time with my son before he is too old to want to do stuff with me
  • more time with my parents, appreciating even the small moments with them
  • seeing my sister in the midst of our crazy family schedules
  • travelling more, would love to go on a cruise through the Greek Islands
  • wishing I had had more time with my Granny when she was with us
  • a chance to see girlfriends that I had lost touch with
Wow, really an endless list of things. What kinds of things are on your list? Which ones do you think could be missing on mine?
 
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