Part 1 of the Feast of Transfiguration, Lunch, Cleo and a small dinner party

We were at our local church this Sunday.

Then simple lunch of pizza, salad and blessed grapes!

A friend was coming for dinner, we ordered 2 takeout dishes 

(which leftovers will tide us over through tomorrow).

I added a fruit salad, green salad, the blessed grapes and we had a bit of 

plum + peach torte for dessert!

I was still enjoying my black tea with milk!

I've been savouring the days of tea with milk; our Julian Calendar 

Dormition Feast starts soon! 

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While I am wanting to do more of my own cooking,

and last week I managed 2 things,

I was really tired this weekend, and we have lists

unending of things to get done,

so Saturday night was diner food

and last night was wonderful take out!

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I am hoping to get more quilting done this week,

maybe some in-advance baking,

as well as a trip to NYC later this week.

I hope for 2 mornings of swimming...

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Today will include cleaning and doing 'at home' errands...

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Heard a really beautiful sermon/homily yesterday,

about the Feast of Transfiguration, how

there are very few moments in Christ's earthly life that

were joyous and luminous, and that this was one of the.

But that even then, Moses and Elijah were speaking to Christ of

His upcoming Crucifixion...

And how Christ's life on earth was being plunged into darkness,

He being with sinners to bring them light, healing ....

I was deeply consoled with the words of how our lives

have such much darkness in them, but that Christ chose to 

plunge His life into darkness, so that He would suffer with us

and save us, bringing us to His light...

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Much to think on and to remember.

I felt like these words were like a musical score for one's life,

of hope amidst the many struggles we have,

of a Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ who

dwells with us in the midst of the dark to bring us to light.

May it so be!