REM's classic Losing My Religion is a pretty fascinating song:
"That's me in the corner, that's me in the spotlight, losing my religion."

Ben Gibbard wrote the song Follow You Into The Dark with his band Death Cab For Cutie. In the song he speaks of an experience under the discipline of a Catholic nun:
"In Catholic school as vicious as Roman rule
I got my knuckles bruised by a lady in black
And I held my tongue as she told me,
Son, fear is the heart of love, so I never went back"

That's Ben in the corner, that's Ben in the spotlight, losing his religion. 

Onward Now

By Barry G. White

In the throes of another day

What is it that you cannot say

Have you really considered the trees?

They dance so gently through the breeze

Winds may blow with ferocious sound

Yet there they are planted in the ground

Into Me

By Barry G. White

I am but an empty cup

 Poured out in the hope of filling up

Fragrant aroma begins to steep

The fullness I simply long to keep

Hello Dear Friends!

Here we are in Launceston, Tasmania! What a whirlwind! We left the USA on 

Dec. 30^th, and arrived in Melbourne on Jan. 1^st.  We flew over the international dateline, missing New Year’s Eve (I have been insisting that we are just staying the same age for another year, but Russ isn’t buying into it).

Tomorrow is Feb. 1^st (my birthday…which we are skipping due to aforementioned miracle) and in one month we have:

• Purchased a car

• Had time with (and said good-bye to) our Melbourne kids & grandkids

• Opened bank accounts
• Got insurance
• Moved to Launceston
• Met lots of new people (like Roger the postman & Wayne the violinist)
• Found a house, after looking at many
• Got approval from the bank to loan us some $$$ to buy the house!!!
• Began meeting with the core team for Redemption Hills Church

• Have begun purchasing the “stuff” we need to meet on Sundays

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  Got our initial website up and running (www.redemptionhills.church)

• Cried a few tears

• Laughed a lot with Tim and Kate Oliver
• Done a few community activities here in Launceston

• Gone on a couple of scenic drives   etc… etc… etc