The Calm Before the Storm

So I spent the better part of Friday afternoon sitting at the center trying to get my new laptop how I like it.  This is a rather frustrating process.  Which files did I forget to back up (like my bookmarks), how the heck to I get my email backup installed (figured that one out finally).  This was quiet time however.  Now the storm hits. 

The students are slowly coming back to town.  The streets are packed with people who don’t know where they’re going (and all the construction doesn’t help).  A few of the CCMer’s stopped by today and I’m sure there will be more tomorrow.  Then it gets busy…hiking, staff retreat, 4 Masses, a picnic and the Fall Fest organizational fair all between Friday and Monday!!!  This time of year is always hectic. 

Even though it’s crazy, it’s very rewarding.  Cat always tells me “you love this” even when I’m grumpy and complaining.  Let me let you in on a little secret…she’s right.  I take time off work so I can be here to greet people and catch up on everyone’s lives since they left 4 months ago.  But that does take its toll.  I’ll let you in on another secret…I’m not 20 anymore! 

Well, another busy school year starts.  If you catch me complaining, just remind me that deep down I really do love it!

God's Country

Let me give you a bit of the journaling I did out at the island today, thought you might like to know what goes on in my head...

There is abundant beauty in Marquette. Presque Isle is a haven amidst the turmoil.
I have come to "our spot" to relax, clear my head and enjoy what God has given me. I need no reminding of why I love it here, of why I live here, of why I never want to leave. I do however need to spend more time basking in the Glory that God has provided here...
The lake is a beautiful place. I take it for granted, forgetting for a time its power, its strength, its gentleness, its serenity. From this secluded spot...the trappings of the city could be hundreds of miles away. I hear the rhythmic call of the waves caressing the rock, churned from the earth many millenia past. This rock, once solid and strong, slowly etched by Superior's icy fingers, bears the burdens of eras past. What has this great stone seen? Who will sit here in a thousand years? Who will God bless with this majestic realm?

Yeah its sappy but those were just some of my free-flowing thoughts this evening. The picture is my favorite of about 40 that I took tonight. It has the rock, the water, the sky, all the elements that make this such a beautiful place to live.