21 September 2014

Happy Sunday!

Had a nice talk with Miles and his dogs today before the Blackwoods service. He still visits us each week even though he no longer comes to worship service. Instead, he attends an adult Sunday school class at his church that is about the Christian church's history. He sums up last week's session each time we see him. Pretty interesting stuff. Before he went on his way today, he opened up a backpack and pulled out a sweatshirt for each of us. They aren't the best fitting nor the most stylish, but they are greatly appreciated. I've been very thankful for Miles's support in so many ways this summer. Plus, I like to pet his dogs each week.

At Seawall only one younger lady showed up. We decided to head to the Common Good to each popovers and be in fellowship over there instead of a damp, empty amphitheater. We had great conversation and Luke gave a great devotional he adapted from the sermon/talk/message he prepared on the Lord's Prayer.

Around 2:00 we headed in to Reel Pizza to attend a Sierra Club sponsored film screening. The documentary was about how people are solving the biggest issues the US oceans face. No surprise, there are a lot of major problems the oceans face. Hearing and seeing some of the innovative and collaborative solutions, however, was quite encouraging. The only bad thing about the film is that it ended without giving me any solid ideas for how to be a part of solutions.

No one was at the Blue Hill Overlook this evening. We were pretty sure that had something to do with the pea-soup fog that engulfed the mountain. To accommodate any late comers, we had to stay up there until 20 minutes after the scheduled start of the service. We used that time wisely to fly a kite and run into the fog far enough that we could no longer see the car and then sprint back through the fog until the car came back into view. Like I said, we used the time wisely.

We made it back to the dorm before dinner ended. Luke and Sabrina stuck around to try some of Allin's food. He's quite the cook with his Eastern European recipes. While eating, we watched the Denver--Seattle football game. Sabrina was less-than-enthused by it, so Luke and her headed back to Bar Harbor before the end of the game. That was too bad, it was quite the finish. Classic Peyton Manning.