Today, Anya needed a mental health day, so she stayed home from school and worked on some algebra 2. Later she went by bus to Stavanger to get a couple things she had been thinking about. I think I’ve passed on my thing for bags to her, as she bought a Fjällräven Kånken backpack. They are a Swedish company, so perhaps she’s getting geared up for Sweden!
While Anya was gone, I worked on Exod 34:6-7 and the greater context. This passage is called “the Long Name of God” as this is God’s self description.
“The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children’s children, to the third and the fourth generation.” (ESV)
I told Anya how I chose my topic of generational curses, but I’m just so glad that the first two passages that I deal with are pretty special–the Ten Commandments and this “Long Name of God.” This passage is actually overflowing with grace. Digging into it reveals grace upon grace.
I was reading in the area of the house that Anya calls the “indoor gazebo.” This is a lovely alcove with a comfy chair. Most of the time I can’t be here, as it is not efficient for taking notes, because I need to be seated at a table for note taking on my laptop. However, my first time through a chapter with pencil notes in the margin can be done in the chair.
At the end of the work day, I walked to the grocery store. I found a new path, which make things more direct and less hilly. I always enjoy the flowers along the way.
There is also a great view along the way. How awesome to walk to the store and gaze over a fjord on the way. In the far distance are still snow-capped mountain peaks.
There was some helicopter rescue practice over the water as well. I watched for a bit and saw two people repel (?) down to the rescue raft with orange smoke flare.
Anya made pizza for dinner. Homemade pizza means that I get meat, instead of cheese pizza when eating out with Anya!
After dinner, I made yogurt panna cotta as Tina’s family is coming over for dessert tomorrow. This is wonderful topped with fresh berries. Here’s the recipe link: http://helenrennie.com/recipes/desserts/panna_cotta.html
We closed the day streaming the movie, Millions.
We both laughed out loud. If you haven’t seen it, check it out. The boy has studied the saints, and they appear to him. He then blurts out their birth and death dates. I had seen it before, so I warned Anya that the mom had died in the movie. Perhaps you haven’t noticed (but we do), there are a lot of movies where there is or was a death of a parent. Think about it: Bambi, Lion King, Sound of Music, Star Wars (the mom, later we hear “Luke, I am your father”), etc. In fact, Disney’s animated films are known to have a trope of parental death.
Cinderella – mom is dead, dad dies
Aladdin – orphan
Lilo and Stitch – orphans
The Jungle Book – orphan
The Little Mermaid – mom dies
Beauty and the Beast – motherless
Bambi – mom dies
Finding Nemo – mom dies
Fortunately, Anya is in a pretty good place about this now. Earlier it was tough.
Blessings on your weekend folks!
Beth