Archive for March, 2009

Tweets for 2009-03-15

Sunday, March 15th, 2009
  • New Blog Entry, “Tweets for 2009-03-14″ – http://tinyurl.com/b5ny4u 00:31:23
  • Finally home after worship, confirmation and then a pre-marital counseling session. Family systems dynamics continue to fascinate me. 17:05:12
  • Wonderful Baptism this a.m. 1 yr old boy. He melted in relaxation as soon as water touched him and then he nestled into my shoulder. Amazing 17:48:21
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Tweets for 2009-03-14

Saturday, March 14th, 2009
  • New Blog Entry, “Tweets for 2009-03-13″ – http://tinyurl.com/bpjcgv 00:28:45
  • RT @StillSoftVoice: ” It is safe to tell the pure in he”art that they shall see God, for only the pure in heart want to.” ~C. S. Lewis 10:17:40
  • RT @mdemuth: Question for the day: Will it be a Me-sus day or a Jesus day? … Hmmm Great question. 10:24:35
  • Getting ready to walk in our St Pat’s parade with most of our #EF foreign exchange students. Glad it will be above freezing. #fb 11:03:22
  • RT @BeMeaningful: “Be curious, not judgmental.” -Walt Whitman 21:09:44
  • finished preaching about Crisis and Worry. Again in the morning. Now time for Confimation prep. Epiphany and Enneagram 6. hmmm. 21:25:26
  • the risk with worry and Crisis is that we struggle with and forget (in practice) that God cares for us. Remembered Julian’s hazelnut. 21:26:50
  • Jesus’ invitation to not worry in Matthew 6 is an invitation to remember the loving presence of God. 21:28:00
  • funny from today: Before parade, a boy standing in front of the glass door with pants at his ankles. Mom clueless outside talking. 21:31:23
  • Whew, confirmation class is ready for the morning. What do we fear? How does baptism remind us of God’s help, leading us to faith? 22:07:49
  • The theme for the week is definitely addressing the Dial setting for Trust. Anxiety wants to turn it down, Essence wants to turn it all up! 22:14:46
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Tweets for 2009-03-13

Friday, March 13th, 2009
  • New Blog Entry, “Tweets for 2009-03-12″ – http://tinyurl.com/db8ntu 00:36:58
  • RT @mdemuth: Rhyming prayer: Provide our daily crackers, help us not be slackers, protect us all from hackers. Amen. Rhyme a prayer today. 08:33:34
  • Blessed rest day. Good to have a slow start kind of day. A good day to enter the quiet and allow God to deepen my soul. Way overdue. 10:50:21
  • I get to play photojournalist tonight. I am running the school’s Rebel XT to take pictures of the show choir tonight. 18:18:34
  • At town talent show. HS jazz band really makes me nostalgic. Yep, major band geek… trumpet 19:12:29
  • Especially when they play something I played 23 years ago: Ferguson, Chameleon 19:14:58
  • is at St Patrick’s Talent Show. Many gifts on display. #fb 20:21:53
  • RT @divinelove: “It is okay to visit your past…just don’t bring any luggage with you.” …via @mike_wesely 22:21:55
  • RT @jamesapearson: RT @Lotay: Mother Teresa said, “If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” This is true. 22:26:14
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Tweets for 2009-03-12

Thursday, March 12th, 2009
  • New Blog Entry, “Tweets for 2009-03-11″ – http://tinyurl.com/bhg6ck 00:37:52
  • RT @shaunking: Every church in America is 1 or 2 changes away from doubling in size, but they MUST embrace CHANGE! #Unleash 08:43:36
  • RT @shaunking: If U wanna see your church take off, pastors must get their hands off of every single ministry. giv ppl authority 2 lead. 09:03:41
  • time for the first appointment of the day. Then a couple important projects to turn to. 09:04:37
  • Just been hanging around @havi website. Some very good stuff there that can be really helpful to me right now where I am stuck. Follow her. 15:26:21
  • Reading Julian of Norwich while preparing to preach on first Lesson from the Crisis Center. “It Lasteth .. for that God loveth it” 15:45:12
  • just got done discussion “Do no harm” from Bishop Job’s book. A nice group and topic for Lent. 20:33:44
  • How much would things be different if we took “Do no harm” to heart in every context. The world transformed it would be (yoda speak). 20:34:45
  • well, young cat (old one) and older cat (new one) have mostly entered a state of truce on day 3. They have shared a room w/o hissing. #fb 20:53:17
  • done playing with photoshop, catching up on my tweeps. Time for sleep perchance to dream. Better take a notepad up for beside the bed. 22:17:42
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Tweets for 2009-03-11

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
  • Figured out that I spent a couple hours about 7 ft away from John Safran and film crew in Chicago O’Hare. Never heard of him until Google. 00:08:50
  • Midnight. Wind chill is -20 F. Time to crawl into a warm bed. Tomorrow I need inspiration. I still don’t have a preaching focus. 00:10:33
  • New Blog Entry, “Tweets for 2009-03-10″ – http://tinyurl.com/cs8ak4 00:27:52
  • my brain must be cold. Thoughts are slow and slushy. Hoping for a thaw soon. 15:43:08
  • Just finished listening in on @Enneagram Webinar by the Fauvres. Very nice to have since I live so far away from places. #Enneagram 21:27:20
  • Back to reading @erwinmcmanus Soul Cravings before sleep. I will again recommend it’s basic spiritual richness. 23:00:08
  • according to Fahrenheit numbers, tomorrow is supposed to be twice as warm as today. come warm spring. sleep now. #fb 23:07:22
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Tweets for 2009-03-10

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
  • New Blog Entry, “Tweets for 2009-03-09″ – http://tinyurl.com/dlpovx 00:26:48
  • In the Orthodontist office. Weather iffy. Fog … Forecast of freezing sleet and rain turning to snow. Iowa weather, gotta love it. 09:09:26
  • our snow has begun. again. and the temperature is dropping. again. wondering if spring will actually get here, but knowing it will. again. 14:38:16
  • I just joined the The Enneagram Sandpit Twitter Group http://tgr.me/g/enneagram so stop by and see us. #enneagram 15:59:05
  • RT @rachelwhalley: Count the tissues U’ve used 2 blow yr nose OR count the rays of sunshine thru the window. Choice: Grumble or gratitude 21:08:52
  • I’ve been invited to leave the Den of Computer Excellence and play cards with bride and our exchange student. #fb 21:15:28
  • “You can’t cross the sea by merely staring at the water.” ~ Rabindranath Tagore 23:27:13
  • Updated Winamp and found this very interesting site. http://www.pamelalynnmusic.com/ Interesting what one can do with a drum. 23:38:10
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Tweets for 2009-03-09

Monday, March 9th, 2009
  • New Blog Entry, “Tweets for 2009-03-08″ – http://tinyurl.com/cnfc5f 00:33:33
  • is glad to be home. (plagiarizing @zjmurff ) 00:35:43
  • Comments from airports and airplanes: Since when does everything have to have a running commentary. “Yes, I know that is another plane.” 00:36:37
  • One good thing about the time change: the midnight drive home only felt like an 11:00 p.m. drive home. 00:38:41
  • is trying to unwind enough from traveling home to sleep tonight. (I didn’t sleep well last night) #fb 00:39:32
  • Havig trouble waking up this morning. Needs a post-vacation to recover from vacation. #fb 10:23:44
  • awaiting our newest member of the family. A 4 year old Calico named Gizmo. Helping out some old friends. #fb 12:14:46
  • I’m glad the pile of notes awaiting me after the vacation is very short. Now to transition back to working mode. That is the challenge. 12:15:59
  • Workshop leader this weekend (Susan Leahy): when we feel ourselves getting nervous that is a sign we are close to what is important. 16:06:28
  • am in that Nervous Place as I try to work on sermon series on responding to crisis. I know this is important and very timely. 16:08:32
  • up late doing some #EF computer work. Setting up a bulletin board for our Field Staff team who are spread out all over Iowa. 23:53:36
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Tweets for 2009-03-08

Sunday, March 8th, 2009
  • New Blog Entry, “Tweets for 2009-03-07″ – http://tinyurl.com/cj9xrf 00:26:09
  • up for last morning workshop. Then we get to hang around for a few hours waiting for the shuttle to the airport. Not the best part. 08:06:28
  • getting ready to check out. Now how to occupy ourselves in a rainy Chicago for 4 hours. sigh 10:52:54
  • Ah, too full from the Italian Village Chicago. Waiting … waiting … waiting. 13:36:13
  • O’Hare airport. Waiting for our delayed flight, but we are not cancelled. Concerned about catching our connection in Minneapolis. #fb 18:48:46
  • Sitting in O’Hare. Lots of flights cancelled. Ours is still scheduled, 30 minute delay. But it is still going. 23:28:50
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Tweets for 2009-03-07

Sunday, March 8th, 2009
  • New Blog Entry, “Tweets for 2009-03-06″ – http://tinyurl.com/ab4y9v 02:02:41
  • up and ready for a day full of workshops on foreign exchange. Looking forward to sharing and hearing. #fb 07:43:51
  • getting ready to go have supper at Hard Rock with other great #EF people. #fb 18:19:18
  • we lose an hour tonight. Hope everyone remembers to change their clocks tonight. Also hope phone/PDA changes automatically. #fb 22:35:04
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Tweets for 2009-03-06

Saturday, March 7th, 2009
  • New Blog Entry, “Tweets for 2009-03-05″ – http://tinyurl.com/datovn 00:32:04
  • RT @levarburton: Remember, gratitude is the grace that makes God grow… G’nightch’all…! 09:41:47
  • RT @mindfulness_now: I think that being bored is an inability to treasure the present moment for what it is. 09:43:55
  • Done with going through last night’s Tweet’s. Up and ready. Time for breakfast at the Corner Bakery. Good morning, Chicago. 09:50:22
  • getting ready to enjoy lunch with the president of EF Foundation. Italian Village in #Chicago is the destination. 11:48:01
  • Wow, we might be welcoming a 2nd older cat from a friend in a week or so. #fb 15:18:36
  • Thinking over lunch about the joys and challenges of exchange students. It is a great thing. #fb 15:28:17
  • A full day tomorrow to get excited about finding host families for great exchange students. Time to sleep. #fb 22:25:11
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