I FINALLY fixed the evite. Grrr. Yeah, I think evite doesn't work well when you invite people via a yahoogroup listing. I've seen that before and thought it was okay in the past, but in this instance, it went funky and I have no idea why. I've never seen it been so funky before, so I was tinkering around with it (as much as a non-host can) and finally decided to just manually re-invite everyone by putting in individual email addresses instead. Now it looks (and seems to work) normally. And I can finally access this event on my own personal evite page... since the event will be at our house... Wayne wanted to be updated on who's coming and who's bringing what so we know how to prep for it and cover for whatever. So anyways, that's that (finally). =)
Been thinking alot about WCC and Perspectives lately. I think with the recent events the past couple years, I felt "consumed" by circumstances immediately around me, and I temporarily forgot God's heart. I'm sure alot of people will disagree and say that its perfectly understandable to take care of yourself, but at the same time, I've lost focus of my original passions and growth goals for myself. And now that the dust has somewhat settled, I can get back on track again....
Missing my San Jose girlfriends (and brothers as well). I'm not sure if this is just due to relocation, or maybe after the wedding, my friendships have shifted (which, understandably, they should to some degree). In anycase, I'm still adjusting to the drastic changes due to marriage. I'm not great with change, and changes with friendships make me sad. I'm glad that Cindy Y still checks up on me occasionally (and vice versa)... Lucy, Christine, Gene, Will, Clem and others still keep in touch. It's been two years, and although I still feel a bit homesick for the south bay area, my heart has slowly made Sacramento my new home. And the same dilemna of not comparing the two is still a struggle. But it's getting better...
On another note, Caroline's mom called me. Had a good chat with her... although there were some blatant things in our conversation that didn't sit well with me... especially in regards to her daughter. I'm not the type to be bossy and tell my elders what to do (nor get involved in other people's family affairs), but I did hint to her that sometimes you gotta just let go of your kids, because they have to learn about life for themselves too (rather than just be told what its like), and you can't always protect them all your life. She freaked out abit when I said that... I could hear the fear in her voice at the thought of her kids "experimenting" and "learning it the hard way". Man! When Wayne and I have kids, we'll definately not do some of the things we've witnessed around us. She's also one of those who think bcp's are aborticients, and are totally into "natural planning" (which, ironically, is also another form of bc, but that's another story) and "letting God decide when's the right time for kids" and any sort of family planning or bc is heathenistic and sinful. Gimme a break. Some people take this whole thing way too seriously (and literally) and its gotten almost legalistic to a point. During my pre-m counseling with both Peter and Pastor Alan, it was a relief to know that they actually agreed with me (alot of it boils down to Scripture being taken out of context). I also had a friend who tried talking to me in the same way... she just as well figured that people should just stop having sex (can't married people have better self-control?!) rather than deal with all these bc methods. I almost laughed at her... thinking that first 1) she needs to know a little bit about men; 2) she needs to also learn a bit more on what makes a marriage/relationship successful and healthy; and 3) don't judge until you're on the other side of the fence, so as a single woman with limited dating experience, its probably best to shut up about things you don't know about. And for those readers out there... if this subject offends you or its too much of a taboo subject for you to read, then don't complain. It's my page and not yours, and no one is forcing you to read it. So there.
Posted by Ruth at 11/18/2002
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