Yay!

Cuteness!

CNN "a lot of peope should be seriously listening to Ron Paul"

Fall..

It has begin.

I finally notice that the days are really getting shorter, cooling and can see that has the harvest is coming into its fullness in the garden everything is getting ready for dormancy.

I look forward to it this time. To the time inside by the fire listening to the rain, playing music or practicing instruments to use in worship- having the time again to rest and restore myself after the busy growing season.

I just received a call from a friend who is gathering together a worship team for the Sequim Vineyard, she said that she cannot get my name out of her head and to pray about it. Honestly, aside from weddings and funerals I haven't been to an official "church meeting" in a building for over a year now. Nothing against against my friends in sequim, but life being a new mom and a full time student and fledgling farmer is busy. I too feel like the Lord has given me great community through discussions with friends and has taught me a lot about about "being the church". Taking His Love and Voice into the world to reach out to those aspects of it that have a hard time making it into the buildings.

In some ways isn't that what it is about? I feel that this past year has grown and stretched me in many ways. Prompting me to consider that everywhere I am, so is the temple of the lord and to try and treat every interaction as something sacred. And now, fall, and rest.
I think it will be good for me to go back and be apart of the community again, worshiping with my brothers and sisters taking the confidence and knowledge that He is always with me and moving around us back into the worship circle. The comfort of what I have long known and the depth of what I have gained.

I feel that my time away from the church noise will allow me to reenter with a clearer ear for hearing what The Man wants aside from what we usually do and also with more compassion for those who are coming at it for the first time.

So here is to playing my bass for my Savior and fellowshipping with my dear friends- may we help our community come into a place of true worship and focus on Him.

Research fun

So, since class got out lat June I have been working as a Research Assistant out in the Sol Duc forest out west. Official plant specialist.

We are gathering base line data for a study that will try to quantify the change in diversity/structure in plant life and soil after a stand is treated. The areas differ from being left alone, cleared in 26' or 36' Gaps, or thined in patches. What they are trying to do is speed a late sucession forest, largly in stem exclution, to arrive at a more complex "Old Growth" like state much sooner than it would if left to its own devices.

Anyway, I get to bring Basil with me. We out out in the middle of nowhere with just a compass and the occasional flagging to guide us to the plots. Its way fun and I am getting paid!

I took some picture last week, I will try to get them up soon- Basil is an awesome field assistant! One day we had rain almost the whole time and he was even able to take a nap! Salmon Berry in the face, mosquito madness, he didn't care, we were on an adventure.

Rock on researchers of the world. Rock on.

2008!

I do believe this is the best option available. Check out any one of his interviews with people or some of his speeches to hear his ideas. He may not be perfect, but at least he knows what he believes in and sticks to it.

Just got go@blogger.com set up!

Here he is helping me work. He does a really good job, I think he's vying for a raise.