Non-Quilt Snips from Last Week

Before we get too far away from last week, I want to record a few of the non-quilt happenings of the week.

--On Thursday night, I attended my virtual seminary class.  We all gathered on the Zoom session, as we do each Thursday.  We had some storminess around, but I didn't think much about it.  But as we shifted our discussion to the role of Satan in Holy Week, there was a flash outside that startled me.  I sit in front of my computer, which shows not only me but also the window behind me in the Zoom window.  So, I saw the flash of lightning in several senses:  through the window that was visible and the sliding door that wasn't, but also on my computer.

--As I was about to send a chat message to say that if I lose power, no need to worry, my professor said, "Wow, Kristin, that's some lightning behind you."  I said, "You mention Satan, I provide the special effects!"  We all laughed, my professor said to stay safe, and happily, the storm moved on without any harm.

--I got all my grading done.  For one brief moment, I was caught up.

--One of my American Lit students sent me an e-mail thanking me for teaching with fire and passion and inspiring a love of American Literature that no other teacher had ever been able to do.  It felt genuine, and it made me happy.

--One of my ER nurse friends that I only see at Quilt Camp, but who is also a more active Facebook friend than other Quilt Camp friends, said that I look so much happier since I got back into teaching face to face. That, too, made me happy and took me back to the interviews I had when I was first applying for Candidacy, where my interviewers noted where my face lit up--it was when I talked about teaching.

--Yesterday afternoon, while I finished my taxes, my spouse listened to various church services after we got home from Bristol.  He finished by listening to a variety of my sermons while I puttered in the kitchen.  I was happy with them and thought that if I wasn't the minister, those sermons would make me want to attend that church.

--We finished the day by watching The Last Temptation of Christ, which neither of us had seen before.  It won't ever be my favorite depiction of Jesus, and my goodness, it is a LONG movie, but it will probably be something I think about throughout the week.  It's a great movie for depicting the ways Jesus was human, but much less on how he is divine.  He is always surprised when the miracles work--another depiction that is true to some parts of the Gospels.