Entry 2

It’s mid-week. The threat of a storm looms in the air this morning. There is something peaceful about a thunderstorm. Maybe it’s a natural reaction we have to something so large and powerful…it puts us in our place. We’d all do well to learn this lesson a little better.

Lots of wonderful things are happening at First Covenant Chapel this week. At the top of the list is the spring in Miss Mary’s step. She has recovered so well from her broken hip, thank you, Lord. When I am in my eighties I hope to be so blessed. I am not one to listen to gossip…but, rumors are going around that Miss Mary is so sprite due to the fact that she is in love. Of course Julia Matthews started that rumor. However, my mother always said, “When rumors spread, there is truth somewhere.” She is right.

I caught a glimpse of the news yesterday and it appears that a mother is facing a prison sentence for trying to get her child enrolled in a different school district. I didn’t hear all the details, but I can only imagine. Prison time seems pretty harsh for trying to enroll your child in a different school district, but I suspect the tail started wagging the dog and it became an issue of identity theft. The bottom line is she lied. Business executive are going to prison for fraud…bottom line is they lied. Sylvia keeps me up-to-date on the real life soap opera going on at Salem Regional Medical Center. It appears there are a lot of relationships among the staff and a lot of affairs which in turn makes for a lot of heartache and broken friendships…especially when you find out that your fellow nurse, best friend, and confident is the one sleeping with your husband, who is also a doctor at the hospital…as was the case with one of Sylvia’s scrub nurses. Bottom line…just about everybody was lying in the situation. I would say this all makes a pretty strong case for the ninth commandment.

We’re all guilty. Truth be told, when I shake hands with Dr. Richard Davies, the new chief of staff over at Salem Regional Medical Center, and tell him it’s a pleasure to see him again….I’m lying. Honestly, I really wish he would fall off the face of the earth. And, if he tries to make one more move on Sylvia he is going to catch my fist across his jaw. Oh, please forgive me Lord for such thoughts. But, I guess I’m really lying to Sylvia too when I appear indifferent about my feelings for her. Truthfully, every other thought I have is about her…..