Celebrating the Ordinary

Well, I remembered I had a blog yesterday and realized it's been a little while since I blogged.  Not much has been happening...which is good and bad.  Good because that means that nothing bad has happened.  On the other hand, nothing awesome has happened either.  I had a nun tell me once that it's good to celebrate the ordinary times.  Celebrate the times that everything is going as it should, but also celebrate the normal flow in life.  I think sometimes I look forward too much to the exciting or keep watching over my shoulder waiting for the awkward bad things.  This year's staff (there are 7 of us) have settled in and gotten into the rhythm of life here at Andre' House.  We finally have memorized our schedules and have found a routine.  This time last year Fr. Eric (our director) and Br. Richard were about to leave for Rome for the canonization of Br. Andre'.  Br. Andre' is who Andre' House was named after so his canonization was a big deal.  This year we are being content on being in our routine.  I'm not saying that routines don't have their down sides (routines can sometimes makes life become dull), but I think some people live for the not so ordinary.  I'm a creature of habit. I've always like routine.  Here at Andre' House there is just enough routine in my schedule to make me happy.  However, I've also learned that there is enough things to keep my routine from becoming dull.  Even though our schedules look the same week to week, you never know what's going to happen from day to day when staff, volunteers, and guests walk through the door.  If you guys want to see about life at Andre' House check out our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/andrehouse or our new and improved web site www.andrehouse.org.