Intro

I've been thinking of doing this for some time. So I thought. Hey. I need an activity for Lent 2012. And here it is.  My goal is to use this blog as a way to reflect on the work I do.  And here's why:

Ten years ago, I applied for seminary, believing beyond all doubt that I had been called to be a minister. Well. I knew I had been called.  I had been called in the night when I was 16 (call story to follow).  And I thought, at my ripe age of 22, that if God thought I was good enough for the church, I better follow.  And so I applied to and went to my top seminary choice: Boston University.  And I got my M.Div.  I loved seminary.  I learned a lot about myself and a lot about the world. And about God.

Somewhere along the line though, I began to feel myself pull away from the bureaucratic structure of my denomination.  Don't get me wrong, I love a good bureaucracy but I just didn't feel like I could be a leader there.  Not really. 

So. After seminary, I didn't get ordained.  I didn't take a church.  I worked at Boston University for a few years while I figured things out. And the damndest thing came about. I decided I wanted to/was called to go to law school. WHAT?! I was shocked.

But. I generally believe I was called to go to law school. And so. I went. I moved my (at the time) new husband and myself to Montana where I grew up and went to the University of Montana.  I loved law school.  I learned even more about myself and the world. And the law. And oddly enough. I learned more about God. 

Which leads me to where I am today.  I'm an attorney in a small town. And I love it.  I tell people: I absolutely cannot even imagine not being a lawyer. 

And that leads me to what I want my Lenten 2012 activity to be.  I've always been fairly reflective on life.  And so this is what this blog will be.  Some reflections on my life and my life's work, connections back to my call, and my adventures in a small town.  Some of the posts will be reflections. Some about adventures in cooking and baking. But all of them will be about this life I've created.  I hope you enjoy the journey with me.