In prayer over the last several weeks I have felt that 2020 is revealing a process of transition in me. I feel like January, February and March were a time of REALIZATION. I sense April, May and June will be about SETTLING IN. I think July and August and September will be about LAUNCHING. October, November and December will be ACCOMPLISHING months.
Settling in is turning into a time of incorporating the pandemic rhythm into my everyday schedule and practicing those things which God has shown me to do.
PRAYER:
I am settling into a rhythm of prayer and reading the word: Morning, Noon and Night. I am discovering my morning prayer time tends to extend well beyond the boundaries of the hour, while my noon time prayer tends to hover somewhere around 30- 45 minutes. My night time session has yet to find its most comfortable space between 8 P.M. or just before bed around 10. It seems that this night time regimen is the one most affected by the needs of the family.
WRITING:
I am very excited that writing and blogging have become part of my everyday routine. I am managing between 2 and 3 hours everyday.
This week I blogged everyday. Kept up with a reading schedule and finished three poems.
In addition I wrote several short pieces in answer to several challenges.
The projects list for my book is ready for Monday when I am launching into a big week of editing.
WORK AROUND THE VICARAGE:
The weather has broken and we have begun the gardening in earnest. We are calling this year’s garden “The Victory Garden”. I have planted 23 pea plants 18 carrots, and 26 spinach plants. Inside I have 4 Romaine lettuce plants, 2 celery, 4 tomatoes, 5 peppers and 3 strawberries
So many other things are happening at The Vicarage too. I feel like each of us are settling into what is to come.
More updates to come…..
Notes From the Vicarage 
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See what is going on…or at least a part.
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Hi, You mentioned how your schedule – prayers etc are kind of settling into pandemic mode. It seems like we as a people are very adaptable. At first we freaked out and were thrown into a panic, then slowly settle down into the rhythm of this new reality. Kind of amazing when you think about it. Having a strong faith helps this process, because we know we’re ultimately in God’s hands.
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Yes indeed! I had pneumonia at the beginning of the shut in so my whole world went topsy turvy and it took me most of April to settle into a new routine. IN this settling I have learned a lot about what kind of minister I want to be going forward and what kind I no longer want to be.
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We’ve all learned a lot. I’ve discovered that I enjoy the quiet, and slower pace of life right now. A lot of clutter has gone out of my life that will not come back.
What’s a flerken?
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You have never seen “Captain Marvel”? Oh the Flerken is a glorious and very dangerous creature. My daughter’s cat is the spitting image of one.
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