I took a leave from blogging/reading/writing/thinking for about a week due to sinus infections and roto viruses which amounted to a lot of nasty bodily fluids in our house in the last few weeks. Ew. I will spare the blog world every grotesque detail. Suffice it to say, it was a sort of comedy of tragedies – sick kids, sick mom, and lots of Purell.
Now that I feel human again, it is almost as if I could take on the world. I’m feeling really energized and glad that the weather turned a bit to complement the mood. Lydia and I went on a two mile hike in Cascade Valley Metro Park yesterday, which was a thoroughly enjoyable experience. We went shopping with Grandma Rose in the morning and ate lunch at Chick Fila (hooray for Chick Fila! – love it.). In the evening, Brando and I went to the Zips/Bulls game at the Q with some friends… and the Akron Zips won! Another hooray – for good ole’ fashioned date night at a basketball game – and for a Northeast Ohio team winning some sort of championship. Always cause for celebration.
Today there are very few plans except for me to head back to Ashland tonight for small group. We’re currently studying David and Bathsheba’s affair, David’s plot to kill Bathsheba’s husband Uriah, the confrontation from Nathan, the confession from David, and the immediate death of the infant son born of Bathsheba, followed by the conception/birth of Solomon. QUITE a time in David’s life!
I have a few poems brewing that I plan on getting out in the next few days – one on paper now that I think I’ll type in here in a minute. Most of writing happens in the experience away from the desk, and I’ve had some time and experiences to start that work of writing.
Sarah Marie Wells 