A couple nights ago, a friend recommended Have an Average Day, an article by Michael Neill (reprinted in the Utne Reader). The gist of the conversation: stop beating yourself up over not making "the most" of every day; appreciate how small joys can add up to a wonderful life.

Holiday shopping - an excuse to stop by the Pepper Patch and Barbara's Home Cooking. Poppyseed chicken, mmm.

We're doing some fun and lovely pieces for Lessons and Carols this year, including a new song by Michael Harrison (a member of First UU's chamber choir) called "In the lonely midnight" (text by T.C. Williams) that's dead gorgeous.