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Wednesday, July 16, 2003
Hey, let's talk about me. Me me me.
Last weekend was completely fabulous. I had Godly Play training on Friday and Saturday, which was so much more than I expected. I am fully on board for Godly Play this fall; I'm not sure which classroom I'll be in or what I'll be doing, but I really want to be a part of it.
At the beginning of the training, the trainer sat us all on the floor and told us the story of Abraham and Sarah, using a big sandbox and small wooden figures. She didn't look at us as she moved the figures through the desert, speaking very slowly and calmly. It was much more affecting than one would expect, given that we're talking about a rubbermaid box full of sand and a couple of wooden block figures (who, technically, were Noah and Mrs. Noah, from another set). I actually got choked up when she said that God came very, very close to Abraham (here she lowered her hand until her open palm almost touched the figure) and told him what to do. Like I said, it was more powerful than it objectively should have been. Which is part of the appeal for me; it felt like our friend the Holy Spirit was really present in what she was doing. Who wouldn't want to get in on that?
Saturday night I went to a party given by my former roommates. The food was amazing, as always, and they made the best sangria I've ever tasted. I actually managed to complete Bud's birthday present on time; it was a set of three dishtowels embroidered with motifs from the Viva Las Vegas collection by Sublime Stitching (the flaming martini, the royal flush, and the lucky lady). For the record, I think the Martha Stewart floursack dishtowels @ Kmart rock for embroidery. The flaming martini towel was put into immediate service.
Sunday night I completed my training to be a small group leader. I probably won't have my own group any time soon, but the person who leads my group is With Child and will need to take a break this fall, so I'll step in then. The training was fun, mostly because I didn't know the other people very well and we ended up having a fine time and laughing a lot.
I'm still working on finishing the fairy costume, which is almost done and should be in the mail soon, and then I'm starting a Godly Play project, which is dressing 4 little baby dolls in Christening gowns for the lesson about baptism. I've been advised that I do not, repeat, NOT need to go all-out on these. As if I would ever do that.
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