I decided to write this one for the books... today, I am officially employed! I went in for an interview and came out with the job. I am so excited!
Cheers,
Hilary
Monday, June 14, 2010
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Weddings and IAC 2010 Recap
I just arrived back home from a wedding tonight. There were some funny parts during the wedding that I don't think I will forget for a while. It was a beautiful wedding and I enjoyed those who were at the wedding and reception. It was a mix of people I went to middle school/high school with as well as people I just graduated college with. I have another wedding in two weeks and it should be fun too. All of these weddings really just affirm that I have no desire to get married right now.
In other news, I spent four days this past week at the Iowa Annual Conference [of Methodists]. It was interesting, boring, tiring, and irritating all at the same time. I forget how argumentative people can be over simple placement of words and just words in general. This year it was a different group of individuals who decided to stand up repeatedly. I generally do not mind when people stand up to voice their opinion, however, if someone is just being ignorant then I have a problem. It also does not help that a lot of the people at conference tend to be much older [we are talking 60s +] than I and we tend to have much differing opinions on issues. I was just so glad to be headed home when Tuesday afternoon arrived.
A good thing to come out of this was the fact that because I was sitting all I day, I started to workout again at night after conference was over. Nothing feels better than being lumber after a long tiring day of doing nothing! Conference was also amazing in the aspect that I get to meet and listen to a lot of well-known Methodist figures. I had breakfast with Bishop Rueben Job one morning, and the previous morning Bishop Arthur Kulah had breakfast a table over from me. Bishop Kulah gave a really good sermon that I wish a lot more people could have heard. Bishop Job used to be a presiding bishop of Iowa; I was fortunate to be able to listen to him talk as well. My favorite part of conference every year is Ted Lyddon Hatten - the conference artist. He just blows me away with his poetry and the way his art fits into what we are doing and the world in general. I wish I had an ounce of the artistic ability that God has given that man.
I am giving a talk tomorrow at church about the things I learned, etc. at conference and I have no idea what I am going to say yet. Instead I am just going to pray that the good Lord uses the Spirit to get what he wants across tomorrow because I am too tired to even stay up another minute.
Cheers,
Hilary
In other news, I spent four days this past week at the Iowa Annual Conference [of Methodists]. It was interesting, boring, tiring, and irritating all at the same time. I forget how argumentative people can be over simple placement of words and just words in general. This year it was a different group of individuals who decided to stand up repeatedly. I generally do not mind when people stand up to voice their opinion, however, if someone is just being ignorant then I have a problem. It also does not help that a lot of the people at conference tend to be much older [we are talking 60s +] than I and we tend to have much differing opinions on issues. I was just so glad to be headed home when Tuesday afternoon arrived.
A good thing to come out of this was the fact that because I was sitting all I day, I started to workout again at night after conference was over. Nothing feels better than being lumber after a long tiring day of doing nothing! Conference was also amazing in the aspect that I get to meet and listen to a lot of well-known Methodist figures. I had breakfast with Bishop Rueben Job one morning, and the previous morning Bishop Arthur Kulah had breakfast a table over from me. Bishop Kulah gave a really good sermon that I wish a lot more people could have heard. Bishop Job used to be a presiding bishop of Iowa; I was fortunate to be able to listen to him talk as well. My favorite part of conference every year is Ted Lyddon Hatten - the conference artist. He just blows me away with his poetry and the way his art fits into what we are doing and the world in general. I wish I had an ounce of the artistic ability that God has given that man.
I am giving a talk tomorrow at church about the things I learned, etc. at conference and I have no idea what I am going to say yet. Instead I am just going to pray that the good Lord uses the Spirit to get what he wants across tomorrow because I am too tired to even stay up another minute.
Cheers,
Hilary
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