NOVEMBER

 and time is quickly moving towards Advent. Still working on my Christmas Eve service and liturgy, and hoping to have sermons in Advent based on hope, peace, joy and love. Theming - Light in the Darkness. It seemed appropriate for this year. 

   Working on an Advent kit for families to do at home, with a sticker Advent calendar, coloring page Advent wreath, Jesse Tree scriptures, prayers and ornaments to color, and a list of things to do together as a family for Advent. Since we have so few families, it is a manageable thing to put together.

   My dining room table is an utter mess since I've been using it as an office and has piles of notes cards to send out to folks, books, cloths for Saturday evening worship small table serving as an altar, an unused lunch bag since I'm not going in to M church on Tues & Thurs. and some sundry items that are buried underneath the other things. Sigh. Thanksgiving is coming and we'll be eating on the table!! Major decluttering to happen this weekend! 

   Then our PC too ill and today, my gmail was unaccessible and new passwords made. I hate that, you finally put together a password you can remember and boom, it doesn't work anymore for whatever reason. I hate it. I can't remember 1/2 of them anymore and have to write them down somewhere and then remember where I wrote it down. 

   I'll be glad when the election is over. I don't understand such bipartisan anger. I think most of it is fueled by the media. Whatever happened to being good losers? So your candidate didn't get elected, deal with it and move on and work together to better some things. But pity parties and wasting people's money on investigations that come out with nothing is a big waste of money, time and energy that could be spent on actually legislating programs or help that make a difference in the lives of our people and in our nation. In 4 years, you have an opportunity to cast your vote for new candidates and hope for a change. You don't have to riot, loot or resort to violence, or being mean-spirited and intolerant. That is spoilt child behavior and not adultlike. Any President can only do so much, Congress has most of the power. We can respect our differences and honor another's view point. It's about human dignity and that we are more together than we are apart. That we hold freedom close to us. So many flee their country to come to the US because of that very freedom. We have taken that freedom for granted. 

   Well, anyway, I'll be glad when the election is over and pray that we can work together, do so with honor and respect and peacefully - whatever the outcome.

In the meanwhile, Advent is at our doorstep and more than ever we need the light of Christ to shine brightly into our lives, and into this murky world.