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!


Friday, December 30, 2011

Recipe for a Happy New Year!


Recipe for a Happy New Year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anonymous
    Take twelve fine, full-grown months; see that these are thoroughly free from old memories of bitterness, rancor and hate, cleanse them completely from every clinging spite; pick off all specks of pettiness and littleness; in short, see that these months are freed from all the past—have them fresh and clean as when they first came from the great storehouse of Time. Cut these months into thirty or thirty-one equal parts. Do not attempt to make up the whole batch at one time (so many persons spoil the entire lot this way) but prepare one day at a time.
    Into each day put equal parts of faith, patience, courage, work (some people omit this ingredient and so spoil the flavor of the rest), hope, fidelity, liberality, kindness, rest (leaving this out is like leaving the oil out of the salad dressing— don’t do it), prayer, meditation, and one well-selected resolution. Put in about one teaspoonful of good spirits, a dash of fun, a pinch of folly, a sprinkling of play, and a heaping cupful of good humor.
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