The Beginning of the End, Ordination, and Crying in Public (again)
Well hello, friends! So, I cried in public again! I'm writing this from the corner of a quiet little coffee shop in Delafield. TJ saw my gray hair the other day and told me to take some time for myself. He's the best. Not only did I desperately need some self-care after a long couple of weeks, I also needed to reflect and prepare myself. TJ will be ordained as a deacon at the cathedral in Milwaukee tomorrow night, and I wanted to spend some time in prayer this morning in anticipation of the ordination. I settled in, read, reflected, prayed, and then decided to read through the ordination liturgy in the BCP just for fun and promptly started crying in the coffee shop. That service is going to be so incredibly beautiful. And then I wrote the following. Hope you enjoy! · TJ has just one semester of classes left, so the end is in sight! He has signed a con...