good morning, dear ones! thanks to palmer's blog, i'm thinking about "the resurgence of the anabaptist spirit" this morning. i remember this mennonite girl's sense of coming home when i found vineyard central, which seemed so much more anabaptist than the menno church i first attended when i moved here. all of the things i was raised to love - simplicity, community, peacemaking, service, etc. - i feel my own personal anabaptist resurgence today... it's a happy, happy friday! along the lines of simplicity and community, i shared a great, simple meal with my family at the brown house last night. our discussion ranged from the existence of hell to the phenomenon of choosing a spouse on national television. oh yes - we also touched on the apocrypha! i can't even begin to tell you how much i LOVE nights like that! i'm realizing that if i'm just a bit more proactive, i can re-establish some community in my life without moving... gotta work now.