Rainy days and Mondays ...

The skies are grey this morning, the wind is seen in the ruffling of the green leaves on the trees, and the rain is falling, adding to the moon-pulled waters of the cove for the upcoming high tide. The water drops fall to the roof of the House on the Cove and run to its edge and drop to the ground. The drops also plink on the leaves in the wind-bounced branches of the trees, making the leaves jitterbug as they sway. The air is cool. On the whole, it is a glorious day! (Please pardon the raindrop blur today's picture of the Cove ...)

Mama Bear worshiped at St. John's again yesterday. I am still fumbling a bit with the liturgy of the service, though I managed to have all the words that needed to be said present at the appropriate times. Learning new ways is a good thing! The message was delivered by the Rev. Alice Downs based on the passage in Luke 8 where people offer to follow Christ - after they have done something else. Rev. Downs said the passage reminds us to stop procastinating and to do God's work now. After worship the Vestry provided an update on the explorations that the Island's Episcopal congregations are doing for how to most effectively be in ministry in this place at this time. The Vestries are meeting together to share their histories and ways of working. What is being contemplated at the present time is that they will share priests among their winter churches - for Sunday and other worship services and for pastoral care. They will also participate in an educational program that will allow them to look at their gifts and at the needs of this place, to discern how they, working together, can best address them. It seems an exciting time to be a part of this denomination here and I find I am somewhat sad that I will not be here to watch/participate in that work.

We had a lazy day the rest of the day - watched some more soccer, the Red Sox, the NCIS marathon, and a couple movies. Papa Bear cooked a great dinner and we both cleaned up.

Today may be a drawing day - I need to practice so that I can begin painting. I also need to do my walk/run today. Looks like it will be a wet one today. And there are books to read, some presents to wrap and maybe mail. As Papa Bear has cooked for two days in a row, it is my turn to prepare our meal. I am trying to decide what to do - the cool weather gives us options for something warm and hearty.