I'D BETTER CHECK IN

been a busy week.  already.  have three in the hospital - all on same floor - that's rare!  then went to visit some temporarily homebound as well.   so here it is, Wednesday, and finally getting around to blogging.  Karina is at choir - should be home soon - have exciting news for her.  while walking the dog tonight I had heard a fire truck on the sunset hiway and exiting on Cornelius Pass Road.  could hear it going down Rock Creek Blvd as well.  when the dog and I finally got to the corner where we normally turn, I realized the truck had stopped near our house - in fact next door!  I got the dog inside the house and went back to see what was happening.  there were no firemen in the truck, but I noticed the one of them came out of Chris's (our next door neighbor - the one with the smoke tree - how unique) house.  I went back to see what was happening; and was preparing myself for the worst - I'm thinking he's fallen ... but while standing outside, there goes Chris down the hall.  one of the firemen notices me and tells Chris.  he comes to the door and sheepishly says - "the element on my oven burned out.  I've gotta fix my dinner in the microwave!"  The alarm is still going on and off in his house, and he's kinda shaking his head.  he thanks me for coming over - I offered to fix him dinner (little did he know I would have given him Karina's left over half sandwich from our dinner - heh, heh), but he was readying himself for the micro.  I didn't notice it, but it must have been pretty smokey inside.  I came back home and tried to take some pics of the firetruck - but since it was about 8:30 and dark - the lights merely provided a glare.  such was the end to an otherwise normal day.

we're getting more and more excited for our travels south in October; have gotten pulpit replacements for the two Sunday's we'll be gone - both are members of PoP.  that makes it so nice.  

had fun at the service Sunday - Rally Day. I always try to make a service that "outlines" the coming Sunday School year's theme.  If you've listened and haven't figured it out - I themed the worship around the "I am" passages of John.  I did two little meditations along the way.  I posted the opening welcome; the little song I wrote years ago on the "I'm" theme for the school at Roseburg.  If you need a cute little song to remember the I AM passages, feel free to use it - simple song, simple melody, simple writer. this week we go back to two services - I'll miss the single summer service.  used the following video for our  9/11 Remembrance.  I liked it for the fact that it didn't have all the crashes and burning images - just memories of 'where you were' and how you will remember.  I was in bed just waking up - it was 6 in the morning - NPR was talking about the plane hitting the tower in NYC; turned on the TV and watched in wonder.  I also remember the special service we had at noon on the first Friday 10 years ago - had neighborhood folks join us who still hadn't heard if their friends/relatives had made it out safely.  One relative had been in the last subway that had stopped under the towers, but was traveling farther, so didn't get off.  a lot of grief and pain expressed that day... so where were you?  what do you remember?

well, Karina just arrived - and was happy to hear that her sandwich is still intact.  

that's it from the left coast.  

we love ya.

K and D