Update.

Update.
I know, I know.

I've had a few things going on that I just couldn't really air out on here. It's unfortunate, because airing things out on here is one of my favorite pastimes.

In other news, I have been recently alternating between giving up caffeine and deciding to start next week. My doctor highly recommended it, and I just keep reminding myself that my late-November appointment was cancelled and rescheduled for one last week. Therefore, I really shouldn't have heard her no-caffeine recommendation yet. So therefore, I raise my glass (cup) of hot tasty latte in thanksgiving for the gods of rationalization.

In other, other news, I was inspired by an old coworker, Kristin, to have a small gathering of close friends a few days before Thanksgiving. We always seem to neglect our beloved friends in favor of family at the holidays, and it's high time I did something about it. These people are as dear to me as family is, if not moreso.

Oh, and speaking of Thanksgiving, unless my icky cold develops into the flu or something, I'm going to participate in Oxfam's Fast for a World Harvest again. Every Thursday-before-Thanksgiving, they ask that you fast for a day and donate whatever you would spend on food to their campaign. Or, just cut something out of your diet, exist on simple staples, or participate in an fast-y event somewhere. I just can't bear to sit around a warm Thanksgiving feast when 842 million human beings are hungry. It changes the way I'm thankful for my own blessings.

And finally, we have a new bishop! I'm really excited. I put a lot of prayer and meditation into the decision of who to vote for (each church has 3-5 delegates, unless you're a huge church), and finally decided to vote for Canon Jim Mathes from the diocese of Chicago. He was actually my first choice from the get-go, before I even met them all. Just reading his profile, it appeared that he was the most likely to preserve unity, mediation, and the center of the church. Things got pretty nasty and political the few weeks before the election, and that's one of the huge things I refrained from writing about. I'm sure there was a lot of internet searching going on, looking up people's names and things like "bishop search" on google, and I really didn't want any search hits landing here. I was a facilitator for some small group discussions and Q&A sessions with the candidates, so it was probably a good idea to maintain a neutral image. That makes me laugh. Anyway.

I'm simultaneously looking forward to and afraid of the next few years as we adjust to new pastoral leadership in our very fragile little church community.

That's enough out of me for now. I promise I'll post tomorrow, too.