it's about the little things

So yeah, it's been kind of a long day--Jenn came to visit which was wonderful, and brought reinforcements of Fresca which I have gone through by the liter in the last 2 days. It was very fun to sit and chat with her, hearing about the party I missed last night, and catching up on life. Otherwise I've been just living on the couch, my big outing of the day was walking all the way to the elevator, taking it down to the first floor and getting my mail--a grand total of about 50 steps, which were painful, so I'm kind of wondering how I'm supposed to make it to campus...we'll see :)

But, my new friends have kept me company. They don't have names yet, but these are my new Monkey Slippers, which everyone needs if you are going to be confined to your apartment for any number of days. I think they are pretty cute :) And there is nothing like my "comfort book" to keep me entertained and distracted while resting. This is probably blasphemous, but my "comfort book" when I am bored or sick is not the Bible. Yes, I like the Bible, but my preferred choice on days like today is To Kill a Mockingbird, only the greatest book ever published in my humble opinion. I can get lost in the adventures of Scout Finch in no time--reading about life in Alabama in the early 1900s, in a town struggling with issues of racism, prejudice, and coming of age. Yes, it's my very favorite, so today it came back off the shelf and I'm diving back into its well worn, well-marked pages--it has been read a lot since I was first introduced at 14!
On Thursday we had Dr. Scholer's memorial service here on campus, which was a beautiful time and tribute to him as a scholar, professor, mentor, and man. Because he spent so much time fighting for women's equality in the church, my favorite part of the service was President Mouw's closing. He was talking about how we always joke about it being St. Peter who is the one who greets people at the gates of heaven, who decides if people get to enter or not. Dr. Mouw said he was imagining the day Dr. Scholer approached the gates of heaven. He doesn't think it was Peter there to greet him; he is convinced Dr. David Scholer was met by two women named Mary, a Phoebe, a Dorcas, an Elizabeth, and a Deborah. He believes they were all there to meet him and escort him into the heavenly kingdom saying "well done, faithful servant, well done." That brought tears to my eyes, as I bet he's right in a way. The women who Dr. Scholer defended, taught about, and uplifted for decades are all there, he gets to feast with them for all eternity. That is my happy thought of the day :)