Shawna R. B. Atteberry

I normally don’t post quizzes, but this one was so dead on, I had to.

What’s your theological worldview? created with QuizFarm.com

You scored as Evangelical Holiness/WesleyanYou are an evangelical in the Wesleyan tradition. You believe that God’s grace enables you to choose to believe in him, even though you yourself are totally depraved. The gift of the Holy Spirit gives you assurance of your salvation, and he also enables you to live the life of obedience to which God has called us. You are influenced heavly by John Wesley and the Methodists. Emergent/Postmodern 82% Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan 82% Roman Catholic 75% Neo orthodox 71% Modern Liberal 54% Classical Liberal 39% Reformed Evangelical 25% Charismatic/Pentecostal 25% Fundamentalist 4%

I have been sick since yesterday. If you have sent email or left a comment, I will be replying at the end of the week when I hope to feel better.

Shawna

I have a doctor’s appointment tomorrow afternoon. Instead of being at Cafe Mediterrea from 2:00-4:00 p.m., I will get there between 3:00-3:30 and leave between 5:00-5:30 p.m. I know I’m behind in responsidng to comments, but I have not been on the computer much due to the holidays. I have a lot of writing and church planting things to due this week, so posting and responding may be a little sparse.

I would like to thank everyone for their comments on Made in the Image of God: Female both here and at Emerging Women. I’ve glanced through them, but I have not had time to process and answer. But I will. It may just take a couple of more days.

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving, and here’s prayers for all us who have to go back to work tomorrow after four days off. To be honest I’ve really enjoyed being unshackled from the computer and reading books and writing on paper. A friend and I have been writing haikus over the holiday weekend, so there will be poetry popping up this week. Does it feel weird to anyone else that today is NOT the first day of Advent? I’m kind of thrown with it being two Sundays after Thanksgiving instead of today. I keep wanting to put out Advent wreath…

Shawna

“My First Mammogram”
Tender and supple
Squeezed flatter than a flitter
My first mammogram

© 2007 by Shawna R. B. Atteberry

I’ve been tagged for this meme. Here are the instructions:

1. Write down five things that you’re thankful for.
2. Tag five friends who you’d like to see participate in this meme.
3. (Optional) Include a link to this post (at John Smulo’s blog) and encourage others to place a link to their completed meme in the comments section of this post so we can keep track of the thankfulness running around the blogosphere.

5 things I am thankful for (God is a given, and too easy an answer on Christian blogs):

1. My Husband.

2. Family and Friends

3. That I have opportunity to start a church and pastor again. I miss it.

4. Being able to write.

5. My Cat–yes, I’m a crazy cat lady and proud of it!

If you want to play considered yourself tagged and please post a comment, so I know you played. Also remember to leave a comment on John’s blog as he’s the one who started this.

The picture is of Victoria aka The Diva, and when cat hair tumbleweeds are rolling over the floors, I call her The Hairy Beast.

My new med has kicked in, and I am feeling much better. The headaches have also passed. The relaxation techniques have also helped. Actually I perfected them while consciously relaxing my body during the headaches. I am now hoping to get back to regular writing and regular blogging. I cannot believe tomorrow is Halloween. Honestly, I don’t remember most of October between the hubby’s liver disease and the depression deciding now was a great time to go out of control. It’s nice to feel calm and in control. I don’t feel like anxiety, fear, and stress are driving me now. It will also be good to get back into a schedule. I’ve been feeling good since Saturday, so I’m fairly confident this is under control. I don’t have to wait and see what I feel like in the morning. I can once again start making plans. That’s a real good feeling.

I wanted to let those who have commented in the last few days know that I have caught up with comment moderation, and I have answered all comments. I have been having bad headaches the last few days, so I’m limited to how long I stay on the computer. I’m very happy to say that today was headache free, and that I had a good day. It’s the first good day I’ve had in a week. You just never know how you’re going to feel from one day to the next when depression is rearing its ugly head. I am taking care of myself and being nice to myself. I’m also very aware that I cannot do what I normally do, and I’ve cut back on some things. Thank you for all your comments, encouragements and prayers. I really do appreciate all of you.

Shawna