2024 Winter - A New Year with Changes and Challenges
The last time I wrote for this blog I mentioned that those of us who serve in our congregational offices were preparing to move to temporary office spaces until the new office spaces in the Stone building are renovated. During this January of 2024, we are settling in, though I still find myself looking for some files and supplies. “Where did I put that?” is a question I ask myself frequently. It’s a good thing we’re in these changing times together. The Leadership Council met in the “new” temporary conference room for the first time last week; and since there is no longer a staffed kitchen at the Mound, we provided different lunch options for them. No one went hungry. You are most likely thinking, “My goodness, I can’t imagine being at the Mound without meals being prepared in the kitchen and served in the dining room.” What a change! This month also brought the first anniversary of my brother’s death. I am so touched by Sisters’ remembering and sending me messages that they