First week is done

Well, the first week of our winter term is through. I am really looking forward to this term - several of us are calling it the 'meat and potato' term - we are such praire people aren't we?!! I am taking four classes: The Lutheran Confessions, Theology 1, Intro to the New Testament and Narrative Hermeneutics.

You may ask what on earth is Narrative Hermeneutics ( I know I did)!! It is simply understanding what is happening when a story is being told. Pastors tell stories - biblical or otherwise - the key is fully understanding what is happening when you tell the story that makes an impact or a connection to people. A very effective tool for ministry.

My story telling is rather limited right now as my laryngitis has come back with a vengance. My dr. put me on some strong antibiotics. I don't usually like taking things like that but it just wouldn't go. The hardest thing is is that I am also on complete voice rest. No talking (very limited c. 5 min per hour) and no singing in order to allow my voice to heal. So February will be a silent month. Maybe that is good in a way. Sometimes I think (forgive me if I sound bit philisophical here) we place too much stress on filling the silence of our lives with noise. We are uncomfortable with it. We are not sure what to make of the silence. What do you think?

Peace to you all.
silent sam signing off for now.

Heading Back to Saskatchewan

Today is a bittersweet day for me. I find leaving my husband, home and pets and returning to Saskatoon hard, but it is filled with anticipation too. Such mixed feelings....sigh. I have enjoyed my time at home immensly! It was good to reconnect with people either in person or on the phone. I remember when I would go home to Mum and Dad's for a break at the holidays, invariably I would end up being sick...poor Dad would say "You only come home so we can look after you!!" ummm...YUP! that is how it felt this holiday. I battled from some sort of virus that Alan and I kept sharing. I lost my voice (which I think ALan secretly enjoyed!) and did enormous amounts of sleeping and reading. Come home to be looked after?? ummm.....YUP!

So tomorrow is the first day of classes for the winter term. I will look forward to hearing about the adventures of Peru from my classmates who went on the cross-cultural trip Jan 3-20th. I am also looking forward to hitting the books again. This term we are getting into the 'meat and potato' of our faith. A good meal for sure!!

Thanks again for all your prayers and support. It means the world to me. Blessings.

Here it is!

Well, like I said in my opening I finally decided to get with the tech age and create a web log!! Woo hoo! Maybe now I can loose the moniker of 'technopeasant'....big smile...I really wanted to create this for you, so I can keep you up to date on my life at LTS.

Alan gave me a digital camera for Christmas and I thought I would use it to share events in my life. That way, even though I am many miles away we can still remain connected.......Now all I have to do is figure out how to down load the pictures from my camera onto the computer and we will be all set!!!
Until next time....Peace to you.