We're going to our first official "Emergent" meeting tonight, the Bay Area Emergent Cohort. I've been reading Emergent and emerging church stuff online for 2 1/2 years now, but besides my friends the Toys and a few families from our church, and Chris Monroe & Benjy from Barstow, I've never met any other Emergently inclined folk.
I've been excited for weeks about this meeting, but now I'm not sure what I think. This last week was so stressful, it's hard to imagine talking about "churchy" stuff. On the other hand, that's part of the draw of emerging church discussions for me - you don't have to be "churchy".
I'm confident that it will be a good time. I always like hanging at the Toy's house (and so do my kids), so I know we'll be comfortable. I'm just not at all sure what to expect beyond that, and I'm not sure how well my husband and I will be able to relax and socialize.
In the face of such social uncertainty, I think of cooking. The meeting's a potluck, and there are people coming from all over the Bay Area - which can be a very long drive. So I'm going to fix something kinda substantial, in case most people are bringing easy to transport foods like salads or deserts. I'm planning on roasting a couple of chickens and some veggies. That'll give me something else to think about this afternoon...
Update: Argh!!! I started planning what I would cook early this morning, then dilly-dallyed around as usual... now my chickens and veggies are in the oven and I am LATE! Why do I always do that?
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