Today I was prescribed a third round of antibiotics for pneumonia. Anyone want to place bets on how functional I’ll be when classes begin on January 22? Or when I need to get back to working on some key collaborations on Monday?
Meanwhile, I’m still crossing plenty of items off my sedentary to-do list, and I have lots of time for reading and reflection. That’s good, since I declared 2013 will be about seeking completion and space.
I also jumped at the chance to participate in Marci Glass’s STARward exercise, a year of reflection (and writing) on a word selected by Marci for commenters and/or parishioners. The word Marci gave me is “calling.” (You can go request a word yourself, if you’d like.) I’m looking forward not only to the opportunity to reflect on calling, which I think is an excellent word for me for this year, but also to stay connected with Marci, whose blog I enjoy. And, because it’s a small world, it ends up Marci is friends with a friend of mine from college, and the church she leads is a short walk from my house. I think we’re destined to meet in person before long.
I’ve been thinking, too, about renewing my commitment to blogging and to blogging communities. Marci is also one of the RevGalBlogPals, a few of whom frequently commented on the same blogs as I did several years back; in fact, one of them, Rev. Dr. Mom, stopped by the Clutter Museum recently to leave a comment for the first time in a while. I like seeing these bloggy connections forged again. I’ve been spending too much time on Facebook and not enough time engaging in conversations across blogs. So, a small resolution there: more bloggy engagement.
More writing all over, in fact. I have a light teaching load this spring, and I intend to take advantage of it.
We really do need to meet! Maybe we can meet up for coffee in the next week or two?
Glad you’re joining the STARward project!