A big weekend!

Josh had his first Sunday at St. Stephen's yesterday. It was wonderful. What a fantastic group of people! There was so much energy and promise. We are beyond excited. As a southerner, I consider caramel cake to be a sign of the Holy Spirit and I can say that there was a lovely one present.
We were both pretty anxious leading up to the service. What will the space really be like? What kind of liturgics are they used to? How will the sermon go? Everything came together. It reminded me of our wedding. Things may not go as you want in a church service but no matter what, Jesus shows up. Our flawed humanity is pretty irrelevant.
I can't believe Josh gets to do this all again next Sunday! And that I get to be there as his wife. Very cool.

One week down

My first week of seminary is over. At this point I am locked into my classes, sections, and spiritual direction group. So far I have enjoyed and been completely weirded out by the ecumenical worship services. I'm told this is natural. I have enjoyed being in classes with all the different flavors of Christianity that exist out there. That said, getting to know my Episcopal/Anglican brothers and sisters has been most rewarding.
Josh began his first week of work this week as well! St. Stephen's Armonk is a beautiful place with lovely people. And I must say I am grateful for the duality of life right now. Being a priest's wife and a seminarian allows me to not get too lost in one world. Sure I get to sit in class all day and think about martyrdom, JEPD, and the beauty of good liturgy, which is all super fun. But there is something good about being pulled out of it and into home from the moment I walk in the rectory. Parishioners bringing by tomatoes, asking Josh about Sunday school, and telling us where to buy our groceries also has its own warm feeling. My prayer is that I can balance both and learn how connected they really are.