Tummy’s all quiet now, realizing through the blessed and awesome privilege of observing the calendar’s most sacred and solemn observance, Yom Kippur, that one can be sustained but not satiated.
Uncertain with what to do with this particular day, in the past, we’ve fasted and we’ve Bible-studied. This year, everything clicked so succinctly. Everything, personal family events, items on the news, political happenings for our country, home-school studies and – yes, even the commenter’s critique - fell into place for the Tookshire household this year. It was truly a magnificent and humbling time – and yet exhilarating. I’ll type more on this in the future, when I have a bit more time and have allowed my thoughts to settle. Franklin reminded me last night that this was not supposed to be an experience that one enjoyed…but can I help it if this little taste awakens in me such excitement and joy? Especially since we have the promise and Holiday of Sukkot to look forward to in less than a week? Honestly? I’m geeked, G double E eeked about sharing this holiday with my readers…it’s just about the most awesome thing ever. I won’t feel this excited again till Spring to share news, let me tell you.
My congregation, on Wednesday evening will be meeting to start the celebration. Sadly, almost everyone is headed up north together to celebrate the remaining days of Sukkot…and I won’t have them to celebrate with on the weekend (when our congregation normally gathers). Franklin must work during a portion (police) and, truthfully, the congregation seems to have included some of their own spin on things, and have adopted some more cultural/traditional aspects that we as a family have not done in the past. There’s nothing wrong, that I know of, about anything they are doing…just that it would be a change for us. I was relieved when Franklin declined at first…but now I’m thinking I’m feeling a bit disappointed and relieved at the same time.
Because I’ve been in observance I haven’t worked on any of my to-be-posted-posts that I mentioned earlier. I’ve actually changed my mind about the current events one because, well, because they aren’t that current any longer. Some events have actually zoomed into bigger and more hearty things to investigate. My more spiritual minded thought is more refined having come out of the recent holiday…and I’ve been inspired by a conversation stirred in my last post to write on …hold on to your hats… another observational type posty with a working title of “the Ghandi-Jesus.” And it seems to me that I have a lot of things that I want to address…and should perhaps create a working list for my sidebar so that I actually address some of these things instead of just saying that I will address such things.
Well…that’s all my computer time for the moment. Hubby and I are off to load our larder (grocery shop) and grab ourselves a mini date!
Uhm, I was kind of blown away by that last post’s list of comments. First, the first one kind of made me tilt my head a bit, and then I decided you guys knew each other and had talked outside of the blogosphere… then the anonymous commenter ~ gimminy, I have no patience for folks who won’t claim their thoughts. (This last, I’ll admit I’m writing, just so you don’t think it was me.
We are preparing for a Michaelmas celebration (we’re studying the renaissance) tomorrow in which I will mention upcoming holidays and will mention sukkot… that’s feast of the tabernacles, right? My daughter and I read a series of books a year or two ago, The All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor, in which my interest in the Jewish holy days started. If you haven’t read them, you should. They are very good!
Don’t let unthinking or careless bloggers get you down. I’m not democrat, republican, vegetarian or over the top in animal rights, but I’m a Christian and a blogger and a homeschooler and a Mom who totally gets the “don’t know what to blog so I’ll throw my thoughts out there” mood (with or without chocolate). Peace to you and yours on this day!
Hi Tammy,
The first commentor happens to be someone I was friends with in highschool (circa mid 80s) whose recently popped out of the blue and we’ve had lots of talks and cups of frothy fall-like drinks (pumpkin and apple) while talking. Her first bullet item I believe is something of a current event played out over and over here in our geographical area. She was affronted by the second commentor – and while she doesn’t share the same beliefs, is quick enough to recognize certain errors and was kind enough to want to defend me (and sweet enough to tell me that I could remove her comment if it was an issue with me)…but at the same time, the behavior turned out to be very representative of a bigger circumstance with religion.
I only have the very shadow of rememberance for Michaelmas, so I look forward to reading your entries along with anything historical for a background to either its formation, celebration, etc. Seriously, other than the name, I’m drawing a blank.
Yes, Sukkot is the Feast of Tabernacles found in Lev. 23:34. You’ll sometimes also hear “tabernacle” replaced with the term “booth” from those with a heavy Latin-verbage background. I’ll be sharing a lot on this (at least that is my plan).
Peace!
[...] Since last September I’ve been threateningpromising to write a little on the phenomenon of Ghandi-Jesus. A recent and lengthy message board conversation has re-peaked my interest. In part what I’ve shared there will be included in this post. [...]