Do you want Lyme with that?

Happy Birthday to my great sister, Ariane! (and belated wishes to my Dad).

I have recently discovered that there is a tick problem in this area. I met an eleven year old girl who has had Lyme's Disease twice!! As you would imagine, Jason and I have become a little paranoid about these little critters. Searching our skin constantly for a little, tiny, brown/red tick- it could drive you mad. I guess we should be pleased that you get a bulls-eye rash if you become infected- that shouldn't be too hard to miss (unless it's in your hair). I'm going to stop thinking about it now.

I'm enjoying sleeping in while I'm not working. And also, I'm enjoying my long, lazy mornings after I've slept in. My daily runs. Time for devotions and prayer. Just not feeling rushed. I have time (most days) to do everything that I've planned. It's nice to have a simple life for awhile.

I'm reading a great book right now. It's called "Gilead" by Marilynne Robinson. It's about a Congregationalist minister writing to his son to read after he is dead. I've really been enjoying it and it was one of those just-grabbed-it-off-the-shelf. It won the Pulitzer prize in 2005. I think I'll have some good quotes to pull from it and maybe share...