Back in Cordova (Memphis)

Yes, it has been another little stretch since my blog has been active. Most of you will find this by accident as you clear out your 'favorite' list of post dated blogs! I am back in the writers chair determined, this time, to complete my book on Interim Ministry (The Secret of a Good Sheet Cake Ministry!)

Most of this moving back and forth is trying to get my things in place. One gets comfortable knowing where certain things are in the house and when we move it upends it all and we need to re-settle in our life. Moving is good, it makes us go through all of our stuff and realize that so much of what we keep isn't really important at all. I think about itenerate people and what sort of things they keep and move with them from place to place. Things that carry good memories are often at the top of the list, but, maybe we should keep things that don't carry such good memories so we will remember the lessons learned. I know friends that have an end of the year fire in which they burn things that have left bad memories or represent the worst of the passing year. A friend from Allegan (who was an organist, piano builder, etc) used to have a piano burning every new year. I never really knew the significance of that but every time I went to this event I wanted us all to stand around the fire and sing "American Pie" the day the music died!