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November 12, 2006

Today I was a Little Bit Like Mary, a Little Bit Like Martha, and a Little Bit Like Warren Sapp...

...only not in that order. Sometimes I rather overbook myself on Sundays and this one was no exception. In fact, it was probably a little crazier than most.

This morning I woke earlyish, but not nearly early enough, to begin preparations for a tea time I had planned for after our night worship service and congregational meeting. It is all well and good to plan to make little sandwiches, but those little dudes take a long time to construct, particularly if you are doing them properly and trimming off the crusts, which, incidently, did make for a fairly decent breakfast. It was enjoyable to make my Mom's recipe for these little ground beef and homemade mayonnaise sandwiches. Just remember, though, mayonnaise is an emulsion and you can't rush your emulsions. Still, it all worked out and they tasted good.

Nonetheless, it all took a little while, and then some lost shoes and lost car keys and general unpreparedness led to really not being able to make our church's later second worship service either, and to guilt for missing church, particularly when I was preparing for a function to get church people together. And I was all dressed to go and everything. Groan! Later, a friend asked in jest if I was being a bit of a Martha. Perhaps so. It is no coincidence, I think, that with her naming that Martha Stewart turned out as she did.

Part of my need to get things done in the morning was so that I could play football at 2:00. Now you may rightly ask, "OK, Neil, so where are your priotities." But football, in the autumn on a crisp day, with guys who are going to lay it all out there, well, it is one of life's finer pleasures and it is hard to beat. And though I just took two Ibuprofen's and will feel every aching muscle and bone in the next few days, it was so worth it. I have been walking for fitness a fair amount over the past month and it was good to test a little of that newly acquired fitness out, particularly in pushing guys around when trying to get to the quarterback. And, OK I'll just say it, it was fun to surprise folks a little bit with some speed they don't think I will have being a bigger boy. And here's to becoming less of a bigger boy, but compensating with more speed so the pop will still be there. And there were some pops! today, including one where getting hit hard while shifting my footing made me do a complete backward sommersault. Oh, there was that one play where I kind of grabbed the quarterback's jersey instead of a flag and he just kind of came down. The only regret of the game? Master Huggins was not there, otherwise the intensity level would have been even higher. This was the Warren Sapp portion of the day, if you are keeping score at home.

Finally, I did get to be a bit like Mary too. Thank the Lord. I got to hear the last of an 8 part Sonship lecture series, and today's topic was on Spiritual Warfare. Some tough lessons, but good stuff. And then at the congregational meeting, there was a lovely worship time with songs by our own song leader and songs from a group from Liberia and one from Congo, followed by a meeting where we elected elders and deacons to help the chuch move forward. Good stuff.

Finally, the long awaited tea was also good with many good friends and much warm fellowship. And now an early night...well, it was early before I started this post, at any rate. And, finally, here's to a blessed coming week.

Personal Growth or Lack Thereof | By jackdas | 11:58 PM

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Posted by: Heidi Vincent at November 15, 2006 8:41 AM

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