Tonight we visited with my childhood pastor and his family. They are integral part of my past and the development of my Christian walk.
They came to our church when I was six years old. We were part of the core group that saw the church frow from 200 to 3000, we sacrified to build the new church, we were involved in a million different ministries with them. We spent many hours at their house praying for the community, learning more about Christ, laughing, eating, talking, and sharing. Well as a kid I was running around causing commotion but I was aware of what they were doing.
Tonight was no different. We laughed, reminisced, and shared. It was great to be with them again. I forgot how hospitable, comfortable, and caring they are. Spending time with them reminds me that they were a large part of the reason I loved church as a kid.
Walking into their house was like returning to a version of or part of me that I forgot I was. It was nice, a soft blanket of warm-fuzzy memories. I think part of that comfort is because I don’t have to go through the “get-to-know-you” rituals. They already know me. I don’t have to answer the same superficial questions. Even though I haven’t seen them for years we pick up right where we left off. It’s easier to laugh and just be myself. They’ve already seen me at my worst. They already know how I am. They already love me. What a gloriously easy conversation it is.
Filed under: Friendshipping , childhood friends, church, pastor, reminiscing
Ok, the season finale of Grey’s Anatomy. One more chapter in the life of Seattle Grace closed til fall.
As I sat and watched it tonight I realized that the show has lost its luster for me. I’m tired of trying to figure out the connections, the bigger picture, how it all fits together. I am really sick of Meredith and Derek and all of their drama. McSteamy is tired and cliched. Erica and Callie are predictable and so politically correct. The really, big traumas are just lackluster and uninteresting. I’m just over it. I’m done caring. Who cares if Meredith “got whole?”
You know that Derek probably won’t make it back to her. Meredith is going to be stuck there, waiting for him, still. Something will happen on the way back – he’ll get hit by a car, Rose will turn out to be the dark and twisty one and will kill him – SOMETHING will happen. This is how the evil Shonda works.
I also blame the writer’s strike. Who cares about scripted tv? I must say I’ve lost a little love for tv through this strike. The networks didn’t do enough to woo me back. They should have made the season longer or something. All it did was make me realize there are more interesting things on tv to watch. Who knew I’d be fine with less of it and just HGTV, E, Bravo and TLC.
So goodbye Grey’s, Desperate Housewives, Brothers and Sisters, and Men in Trees. I have officially deleted you from my series manager.
Filed under: Pop Culture, Ranting and Raving , grey's anatomy, reality tv, shonda rhimes, tv, writer's strike
For the first time since Kelly Clarkson I was totally sucked into American Idol. I blame it on the rough Ohio winter when we had nothing else to do.
Anyway, I was so into David Cook, from the time he sang Billie Jean I was on the bandwagon. I tried in vain for two hours last night to vote for him but it looks like he didn’t need me. Winning by 12 million votes he is the new American Idol. I think he is so talented and I would actually buy his album vs Ruben Studdard, Taylor Hicks, Fantasia Barrino or Jordin Sparks. It’s no surprise that Hicks has already been dropped from his label.
The finale this year was actually a great show, not just a lame one hour delay to the reveal. It was a great hour of tv – very entertaining.
Filed under: Pop Culture , american idol, david cook, fox
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