A Splendid Adventure Studio: Monday musings on waiting

A Splendid Adventure

This writing comes from "A Sacred Journey" by Frederick Buechner. As I was reading it I realized it stated better than I could the reason I began my blog. "What I propose to do now is to try listening to my life as a whole, or at least to certain key moments of the first half of my life thus far, for whatever of meaning, of holiness, of God, there may be to hear. My assumption is that the story of any one of us is in some measure the story of us all. For the reader, I suppose, it is like looking through someone else's photograph album. What holds you, if nothing else, is the possibility that somewhere among all those shots of people you never knew and places you never saw, you may come across something or someone you recognize. In fact - far more curious things have happened - even in a stranger's album, there is always the possibility that as the pages flip by, on one of them you may even catch a glimpse of yourself. Even if both of those fail, there is still a third possibility which is perhaps the happiest of them all, and that is that once I have put away my album for good, you may in the privacy of the heart take out the album of your own life and search it for the people and places you have loved and learned from yourself, and for those moments in the past - many of them half forgotten - through which you glimpsed, however dimly and fleetingly, the sacredness of your own journey."

1.28.2013

Monday musings on waiting

remember the cute bag (my own) that I walked out of TJ Maxx with last week?

the cat peed in it! I was getting ready to leave for a weekend away, picked up my bag only to find it wet and reeking!!!! My favorite bag!!!

does that mean I can get a new one?? lol

I am still gonna wait a bit I think. there are many more in my closet!

I wanted to say welcome to my new followers. thanks for joining my journey!

9 comments:

Jennifer Richardson said...: stretchy patience is a beautiful thing and it's looking bright
and lovely on you, dear Mary:)
i think maybe the key to waiting well is the ginormous expectancy
of good.
not any agenda in particular,
just good
because it's who He is
and our hope doesn't disappoint us;)
-Jennifer; January 28, 2013 at 1:42 PM
Nancy said...: Mar, what a bummer...and always when you least expect it.....I hope your weekend away was still wonderful and I am sure you will pick another lovely one from your closet that will fill the bill.....

Waiting.....I like your word for the year....It's definitely a challenge word kinda like mine...Available..; January 28, 2013 at 3:19 PM
jgr said...: Hi Mary,
ick, sorry to hear about your bag, hope your weekend was great anyway, and yes you are doing a good job with a challenging word!!; January 28, 2013 at 4:17 PM
debbie bailey said...: It's a sign to get another one! Just kidding! Cat pee and spray is the worse ever!

Thanks for asking about my house age. I'd love to see pics of yours, since it's actually an old one! Are there any photos of it on your blog?; January 28, 2013 at 7:49 PM
S. Etole said...: Sympathizing with you.; January 28, 2013 at 8:02 PM
Bren said...: We can laugh now, but I'd be ready to spit board nails when I first discovered it! I'm wondering if the 'skunk out' products would help get rid of the odour, or would you always be thinking that you are catching a whiff :-); January 29, 2013 at 9:43 AM
Kim Mailhot said...: Cat pee is the worst !!! I have been very lucky with my present clowder of kitties - they keep the pee in the box, Thank God !
As for a new new purse, I say go for it if they have them at TJMaxx. Little things that make you smile are so important. Maybe you could make room for it by gifting one in your closet to someone else ?
Just a thought !
I hope your Tuesday is pee less and smile full ! ;-); January 29, 2013 at 11:51 AM
Joni said...: That darn cat! But hey, it's better than a hemorrhoid.; January 30, 2013 at 3:51 PM
LeeAnn@Encouragement Is Contagious said...: Good thing you LOVE your cat!! ha ha ha; January 30, 2013 at 8:22 PM