killiara:
Today, I had a talk with the pastor of my church, a quick orientation for those of us who have never served as a Deacon before. I got three books, one of them a daily prayer book focusing on missions works, one of them the seven creeds the presbyterian church uses, and the third is the Codes of Order, i.e. the rules on how everything works, spelled out nice and neat in lawyerease.
Turns out once I'm ordained, I'm a deacon for life. All that changes is weither I'm in active service or a period of rest. Mom made the analogy of getting married, except I get to see fewer naked people. I pointed out I may end up on the committee that visits sick congregation members when they're hospitalized. She said hospital gowns don't count.

This is a rather big step. I'm becoming one of the hands the church uses to do good works with, and taking a leadership position. I was nominated in a committee, then my name was put up for a vote as to weither or not I should become this. When God calls your name that loudly, it's time to answer, ya know? The other members of my church are trusting me to do this job well, or, at least not to screw up too badly.

What am I getting myself into? @_@

demosa:
Here's my next picture update! Check THIS stuff out. I got a lot more done. Before, the pictures I had were just pinned together. Since Christmas, I've had my nice sewing machine up and running, and have gotten a LOT done. Any red spots or stripes on plain fabric, so far, was painted on in fabric paint.





Painting here. See, it's a little shiny.

Here, too, but the paint sat much more flat, since I only had to do one coat.

All those stripes? Hand sewn together. Boy did that take some looong time to do that.

Not too shabby so far, though, I must say! The coat itself is almost done. That was my main concern. So long as I get JUST that part done, it will look good, and be recognizable.

killiara:


I stumbled across this on youtube, and have to ask... why don't I have this movie on dvd yet? I need to go watch it with mom soon.

And...

The pellet with the poison's in the flagon with the dragon, the vessel with the pessle has the brew which is true!

killiara:



Seriously, why is this in my head?

killiara:
Some of my friends online and I are doing a 24 hour readathon. Not for charities or things like that, just an endurance run of pure bliss and enjoyment.

I got started rather late, due to church and going to a luncheon after, but at this point I've finished Pride, Prejudice and Zombies, and am now moving on towards the latest Laurell K Hamilton book in the (probably vain) hopes that it'll be less sexing and more fey politicing.