Entries from October 2008

October 27, 2008

“My word is…

Rejuvenating,” I responded, when asked to describe my feelings after this past weekend.  I just got back from our LVC Fall Retreat, held at Charter Hall in Perryville, MD.  We left quite franticly on Wednesday night in a 15-passenger van with Charles in the driver seat.  A couple of hours later, we arrived at a [...]

October 17, 2008

Petrification

That’s right, petrification.  A combination of petrified and gentrification – two words that seem to belong together.
I’ve wanted to write a post about gentrification for awhile now, but I’ve been putting it off, as I do most things.  Well, what I’ve been wanting to say sort of fell into my lap today, so I suppose [...]

October 1, 2008

Always Fasting

Eid Mubarak!  Ramadan is over!  Eid ul-Fitr marks the ending of Ramadan and is often a multiple day celebration full of feasting, prayer, and paying final alms!  I can’t believe the month is already over.  There is much to reflect on, so my posts about Ramadan may keep coming.  One of the major aspects of [...]