This Sunday morning feels downright leisurely: time to blog, time to read, no need to go racing across the mountain at 7 a.m. to be to Faith Lutheran in time for Confirmation class at 9. We've only gained an hour; we still need to leave at 8 a.m. to be in Bristol, Tennessee for worship at 10 a.m.
Yesterday felt leisurely too, with no seminary class work to do. I got my sermon done earlier than I sometimes can manage when I'm teaching during the SMC school year.
I'm trying not to think about how I could get used to this leisurely schedule. On June 9, I begin CPE training, and my schedule shifts again. I'm not sure what to expect yet.
It is June 1, which means different things to different people. For many of us, June is Pride month, which may feel very different this year. For some of us, we're looking forward to celebrating Juneteenth, while it is still a national holiday. Many students see June as the beginning of summer. For me, it will always be the start of hurricane season.
I heard from a friend in our old neighborhood in Florida that they had damage in the flooding rains of last June, non-hurricane rains, and that they had to rip up and replace floors and sub-floors. They had $65,000 worth of damage, and insurance has refused to pay. If their house flooded, our old house likely did too. I am glad to be out of that neighborhood.
And now, in this neighborhood where much of the storm damage is repaired or in the process of being repaired, let me get ready for this day.
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