Ordinary Time

It shocks me to see how long it has been since I made an entry on the blog. All I can say is that the days have been busy and blessedly uneventful. Those seasons in the liturgical year which are not major festivals are called Ordinary Time. That has always struck me as containing great wisdom. Our lives are mostly lived in ordinary time and we should be grateful for that. We can't sustain celebration or misery for extended periods without wearing out. We need ordinary time and the grace to be grateful for it. NEWS: Our son Martin is visiting his sister Dani, her husband Charles, and his nephew James in Singapore. Martin has a daily record with pictures at his blog. I hope you will check it out. It's great to travel to exotic places from one's computer. Tomorrow I visit the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance to consult with a renal oncologist on any further steps which might be helpful in addressing the kidney cancer. Then I see Dr. Higano who is the regional expert on prostate cancer. There is always a little anxiety about the possibility of discovering something negative, but I am the kind of person who needs to know what is happening in my body so I welcome such consultations. I'll report later on what we find out. In the meantime, I hope you all are enjoying ordinary time. Posted by Donel at October 26, 2004 07:56 PM