Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Exciting times ahead

I am looking forward to the summer.  Well, sometime after may 15th actually.  I will be done with my spring semester of school in May and I've been having a lot of difficulty staying motivated.  I am ready to get back to fun. 
My bible reading has slipped this past week due to my husbands brother getting married.  It was a lovely ceremony and I was thrilled to recognize some versus from Genesis that were used in the wedding. 
Even more fun that my father-in-law turned back and smiled at me during the rehearsal when the verses were read.  I just whispered.."I know this one!" 

I did faulter in my efforts to become a better person over the weekend.  I told my husband as we were emptying 5 full bags of table linens looking for a sweatshirt for a guest "I'm tired of good deeds. I need a break"  He just laughed and said "no your not" 
He's right but I wish the sweatshirt would have at least been in one of the bags!

I was taking my Dad to the VA yesterday for his yearly appointment with every department in the facility!  At our final appointment with his new doctor the doctor asked if he takes one of his medicines before or after he returns home from church on sunday's.  I replied "He doesn't go to church. He used to but not anymore."  The doctor then said "so my expectation for you is to return to church and to stop chewing tobacco. Doctors order"  We all laughed and my dad said "well she (pointing at me) and my wife do a bible study but they don't go to church either so I don't have anyone to go with."  This resulted in an entirely too long conversation that evening regarding churches and attendance.  I told him if he wanted to go to church which he said he enjoyed that no one was stopping him but him.  He said he didn't like the priest so I got online and found another church a few miles further with a different priest. He then said "well, your mom doesn't want to go." Then I replied "She doesn't have to go if she doesn't want to.  She went many years without you and if she feels she doesn't need or want to go to church but wishes to study the bible and follow her faith in that way....so be it!"  I think it's getting harder for my dad to argue with me.

Here today I sit....lacking motivation for anything but sleep and surfing the web and what appears....

The largest private collection of bibles to be displayed in Oklahoma City Museum of Art!!!

Just click on the above in purple and it will take you to the OKC Museum website with more details. 

I'm going!!!  It's only going to be a 5 1/2 hour drive and I'm there!!!  It is the private collection of the owner of hobby lobby.  The collection will be on display in Oklahoma City, New York City and Rome. 
Oklahoma City seems a little odd in comparison to the other two locations.....but I'm thrilled because I'd never make it to NYC or Rome despite them being on my wish list.

I think looking at these collections may give me all new inspiration for my other quest to handwrite the bible. 
But for now....I just need to keep reading!

2 comments:

  1. You have me very curious about this task to hand-write the Bible. Are you just going to copy it word for word or are you going to add in things you learned along the way? Would you mind emailing me? I would really like to discuss this with you. It sounds incredibly interesting! My email is megan.lookingforgod@gmail.com

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  2. Hello Megan! Thanks for reading my blog. My thoughts about the hand written bible are still in the development stages.
    I believe I am going to copy it word for word and then at the end of each book I will have either the person that wrote the book for me or I would add in thoughts. I'll email you also.

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