Actually, I anticipate nothing. My life has taken so many previously unimaginable twists and turns over the past six years that I have abandoned the concept of predictability.But this is one of the churches in which I preached last month. The community reminded me so much of the one in which I spent my childhood that I felt at home immediately.
I have spent most of my adult life in a suburban city of tremendous energy and diversity, a city in which graduate degrees and liberal politics abound. The American cities I like best are Chicago and Portland, and the small town I dream of is Silverton, Oregon.
But there are lots of ways to live and be in this world. As the husband who thought he was getting a lawyer wife and ended up with a seminary student said last summer, "Life is full of surprises."
El Jefe would certainly relate to your husband--though I haven't been called to seminary!
ReplyDeleteYour attitude is the best possible. I like Portland, too, and Silverton is very nice. Thanks for posting again. I like the picture, too.
ReplyDeleteDefinition of "picturesque," I think, GannetGirl.
ReplyDeleteGlad you're feeling better!
Beautiful church in a wonderful setting. You never know - do you?
ReplyDeleteOr as one of my grad school profs used to say, "Life is filled with OPORTUNITIES!" Embracing surprises and changes is pretty much always for the best, I think...although I'd be first to admit, it isn't always easy to do so...
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful church!
Judi
And he did get a lawyer wife...for awhile. And then she grew and changed, as one is bound to do over a lifetime, and one's mate learns to deal...
ReplyDeleteLovely church! And I do live in a small town in Oregon...though it's not nearly as picutresque as Silverton.
very evocative image.
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