We have been preparing for the past couple of weeks to begin studying a new book in book club entitled "Finding Our Way Again" by Brian McLaren. It is a book about spiritual practices, and I felt it was particularly relevant for the current season in our faith community. We would invite anyone and everyone to come join us, Tuesdays at 6:30pm at our house. Here is an excerpt from the book...

"You can't take an epidural shot to ease the pain of giving birth to character. In a sense, every day of your life is labor: the rhythmic agony of producing the person who will wake up in your body tomorrow and will influence your family, friends, colleagues, neighbors, and countless strangers for better or worse.

In a wild world like ours, your character, left untended, will become a stale room, an obnoxious child, a vacant lot filled with thorns, weeds, broken bottles, raggedy grocery bags and dog droppings...But well tended, your character will be a fragrant garden, an artist's home, with walls and halls full of memories and beauty, a party with live music and pleasant conversations in every corner. You'll be good and deep company for yourself and others.

The question is: how will the experiences of your life form you?"