The Hubby is back from D.C., and the liver infection is gone again. He is now on oral antibiotics that are as close to the IV antibiotics as the doctors can get him. We are hoping that this time the infection will stay gone. I have fillet mignon to celebrate tonight and tomorrow we are going to see WALL-E. But I thought I would start the celebrating a little early. I know coffee hour will be up soon, but how about a cocktail before?

Yes, I finally went sightseeing today. I went to the National Cathedral. It was gorgeous. I really enjoyed it. Although I was a little bummed: I didn't find the Dark Vadar gargoyle.

We are in D. C., and things are going very well. The infection, which is an abcess has been found and measured. It is a common thing in people who have the genetic disease he has to have recurring infections in the liver. The course of action right now is to do another course of antibiotics for 3-4 months and get the abcess as small as possible, and then go in and remove it. I really was hoping we would get away from surgery. But at least there night doing it now. If there were the abcess is quiet large, and would involve taking a section of liver next to it as well. We want to get it down to small wedge that doesn't effect the rest of the liver. So that is where we're at. The Hubby is back in the IV antibiotic and back on the pills he had also been on. He's feeling better. The pain is being managed, and he had a pretty good day today. It looks like we could go home Thursday or Friday.

I did a Kundalini Yoga Sa-Ta-Na-Ma meditation after praying. I felt like different people were saying different parts. I know I was saying the chant antiphonally. Bowed in Child's Pose thanking God for the time of prayer and meditation, I realized all the parts of who I am are here. Those voices were mine, and all of me is here. Nothing lost.

Edit: Poli has Happy Hour up. Go forth and party.

I came over and noticed coffee hour wasn't up yet, and I could use a cup. Of course this time of the day it needs to be decaf, but I might be slipping a little Carolinas into it. It is Friday after all.

Anybody else out there wide awake? I haven't been sleeping well for a month now. I saw my psychiatrist last week, and we increased my Clonzeapan, but it doesn't seem to be working. He told me to call him by the end of this week if it wasn't working, and we'd try something else.

I don't have cookies but I do have pumpkin molasses cake with chocolate chips, hot chocolate, or Carolina's Irish Creme and milk, if that is your preference. And tell me: what do you do in the wee hours when Mr. Sandman misses your bed.

I just received an email from Democrats.com. Not only is the Congress not thinking about impeaching Bush, they are talking about giving him immunity for his illegal wiretaps. More after the fold:

The Feminist Peace Network has a great piece on actually letting mothers do what they're supposed to do: feed their children. I'm sure most of you know that breastfeeding is far healthier for infants than formula. But is the Department of Health and Human Services standing by this?

If you had the option to feed your baby a substance that is, "associated with fewer ear and gastrointestinal infections, as well as lower rates of diabetes, leukemia, obesity, asthma and sudden infant death syndrome", chances are you’d immediately start feeding it to your child. Well such a substance exists, always has. It’s called breastmilk. Why then did the Department of Health and Human Services bow to the formula industry and water down ads that promote breastfeeding. Oh wait, I know, it’s because donors to the Republican Party are much more important than infant health!

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As some of you know I have been working on getting my series "Career Women of the Bible" into book proposal form. Here is the rough draft of the introduction. Please let me know what you think. The potential outline for the book is here, so you can get an overall view. The intro begins after the jump!

I have also thought it would be nice to have more a inclusive and descriptive title. The one I've come up with that I like the most is: Biblical Women: Prophets, Evangelists, and Mothers. When I wrote my thesis its primary purpose was to show that single woman had a valid place in leadership positions in the church. Now I would like to expand that out to show that women have always been single or wives, mothers, and leaders in the Bible, and that these callings are not mutually exclusive. I would love to hear your thoughts and suggestions.

Now follow me after the fold to learn about the first evangelist in the Gospels.

Luke 8:1-3 says, "Soon afterwards [Jesus] went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. The twelve were with him, as well as some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, and Joanna, the wife of Herod's steward Chuza, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them out of their resources." Mark 14:41 also says that the women at the cross were among those who followed Jesus and provided for him. Mary Magdalene is one of those women. Mark and the other Gospel writers use "follow" over 75 times to show that following Jesus means being a disciple of Christ. The twelve weren't the only disciples who followed Jesus as he traveled through Galilee and Judah teaching, healing, and proclaiming the coming of the kingdom of God. There were also a group of women who followed and witnessed Christ's miracles and preaching throughout the region.

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