today.

it is 45 degrees outside.
and our windows are open because it feels so warm.
:smile:

neko sings it too.

a while back during communion at covenant pres., jodee and steve sang poor wayfaring stranger. and church felt closer to home than it ever had before. plus there was a cutie baby dancing behind me. his name was will. i saw him again today. bundled up in a bunting.

i am a poor wayfaring stranger
travelling through this world of woe
but there's no sickness, toil or danger
in that bright land to which i go

well i'm going there
to meet my Father
said he'd meet me when i come
i'm only going over jordan
i'm only going over home

i know dark clouds
will gather 'round me
i know my way will be rough and steep
but beautiful fields lie just before me
where God's redeemed, their vigils keep

well i''m going there
to meet my loved ones
gone on before me, one by one
i'm only going over jordan
i'm only going over home

i'll soon be free of earthy trials
my body rest in the old church yard
i'll drop this cross of self-denial
and i'll go singing home to God

well i'm going there
to meet my Savior
dwell with Him and never roam
i'm only going over jordan
i'm only going over home

and at the end of this song which at times i can make melodramatically melancholy ...
i remember (as i'm getting better at doing these days) that there are God's redeemed who gather round me now.

round here...

the weather has become siberian.
we've been in the negatives.
and it's been windy.
but i'm adjusting.
apparently i'm from the south but don't suck at winter.
today i went ice skating with peter and viv. so much fun.
i'm going to nashville next week to meet tiny john wyatt.
the superbowl party was fantastic fun.
until the end obviously.
there's some serious and lasting rex grossman induced sadness.
last week rochelle, her mom, jacquie, ariel and i went wedding dress shopping.
the dress is fantastic. and rochelle is beautiful.
my room is clean.
clean like ... she-finally-moved-in-and-finished-unpacking-clean.
the internet became so inpredictable that we finally purchased.
today i finished the most ridiculous phone tag situation of my life.
my jenna is engaged. though i don't officially know yet.
i'm reading franny & zooey by salinger.
i love salinger.
i'm also reading bird by bird by lamott.
i also love lamott. though nothing will ever top travelling mercies.
i'm working on another magazine project.
i've begun to remind myself again.
i'm reconsidering redcloud. possibly year round. possibly not.
reconsidering pretty seriously actually.
i'm so excited about it, i'm having trouble thinking of cons.
though i should make a concerted effort to do so.
my small group is fantastic.
we're reading carson's a call to spiritual reformation.
i have a pilates mat.
and yoga-for-beginners and pilates-for-beginners dvds.
my chiropractor pretty much changes my life every time i see him.
"she snickers" he says. he's my kinduva doctor.
even if he does find my chi meridians. which i think is a load of absolute crap.
i'm watching a lot of remington steele. ain't nothin like.
i've been having some crazyweird dreams.
i think it's because of the nyquill.
i'm in love with bath & bodyworks.
and i'm :so glad: that LOST is back on.
today i bought two harry potter books.
i've been having some withdrawal. they should help.