Ode To A Square Egg

square egg of goodness
your four sides bring me great joy
much better than round

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Brayton Chapel Fire

There are so many things that have happened in my life since I started (and then quickly abandoned) my blog. But to truly complete my homework assignment from Rik I thought a real post would be necessary and the event that stands out to me most significantly is the Brayton Chapel fire. Nothing like watching your church burn to put things in perspective.

It's a little surreal actually. I first attended church there as a visitor when I was in high school. I had been dating Shane for a while when he invited me. Fast forward 20 plus years...

...I was baptized into the LDS church...moved back to Anchorage...sporadic church attendance...Shane and I got married...started working in theatre in Anchorage...very public job change...depression and anger...started attending church regularly...happiness and contentment...ANOTHER job change (less public)...easier to handle this time...many blessings in my life including purchase of TBA Studio and becoming Sunday School Teacher...church burns...

As I said, there's nothing like watching a building you are attached to burning and yet, in the end I know it is merely a building.

No lives were lost, no one was injured. Sure we lost some property but, after all, it was only material goods. And even though it was my church, where I went each week to refill my spiritual cup, as it were, I know that it is just a building. And though meeting these past two weeks at South High School has its challenges, I still have a great many blessings in my life. I still have my ward (congregation) family, I can still take the sacrament each week, and I can still try my best to bring the spirit into a meeting thru music or strive to impart some wisdom to teenagers.

Visiting the grounds after the fire I watched a parade of cars almost like a funeral procession pass thru the parking lot, all of us had come to say goodbye to our friend...

In the end I was reminded of what really matters to me, that it is not the building that brought me peace and joy each week but the fellowship of those who share my beliefs and the spirit of that in which I believe.

Has It Been A Week Already?

Okay, so I may in fact be the world's worst blogger, but in my defense I couldn't log on cause they changed everything and I had to get a new google acccount and password and...yeah, yeah...excuses, excuses.

But here I am. Problem is I have both too much to say and nothing to say. So much has happened that I don't know where to start. And so I start with a simple "I'm back."

No promises to myself that I'll fail to keep, no grand statements, wise words or cool pics to post. Just a simple "here I am."

Oh and Rik, I know I'm late but the dog ate my password, can I still turn in my assignment?