This week the weather has been in and out- cool days and sunny days, wet and dry. I've just been wrapping epodes and ends for my Belgium trip later this week.
Whenever I'm not occupied, my friends generally still are- pushing hard for the essay deadline now just a week and a half out. I am SO glad to be done with mine. But since that means my social group is a bit inactive, I've had time to curl up and read my way through C.S.Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia series. Some of them I haven't read in years- or at all. I got swept up in Lewis' other work and never fully got back to explore Narnia. And now, as I sit reading 'children's stories', I frequently have to pause and wipe away my tears. Such beautiful themes and amazing story telling. I just love it. Its been great to pause from working on my talks and just slip into Narnia and be inspired. Its amazing how fresh some of the beauty of the Kingdom comes through, how deeply it hits my heart. And for a delightful change, I don't have to work for it: unlike most the books I am accustomed to working with here, I can easily read a Narnia book in a day!
So, apart from reading excursions to Narnia, its just bits and pieces this week. But I don't mind. The down shifted pace is really pleasant for me at the moment and I am grateful for this interval.
The quality of the camera was poor, but a friend snapped this picture of us walking down South Park hill toward the hazy spires and steeples of downtown. Such a lovely view.
