Long Election

It has been a long day.  Began with an early breakfast with a friend I made last night.  Then off to a Riverside Conversation on the Israeli-Palestine issue and was very disappointed.  Lectures but no time for conversations.  Then off to a sub committee meeting to approve sending the minutes of the PILP to committee for approval.  I read about 6 hours of minutes before I came here and 4 others did the same.  After wrangling about punctuation, pageation, words that didn't make sense, etc, we approved them.  I love Jack Huntress for all the session minutes he reads.  The ones we read were done by professionals and I can imagine what he has to wade through each year.
A rather boring meeting in the afternoon to clear up housekeeping etc and then an interesting dinner.  Ate with a lady from my minutes reading committee. 
Off to the election tonight.  It was very interesting and long.  We took four or five ballots and time out because the machines didn't always work.  I went in with a thought in my head.  I sort of thought there were two I liked.  Then I took one of them away and added another, then took that away and added another, then took that away and decided the Holy Spirit must be pushing me towards the one that keep remaining.  I felt happy with that and I voted for them each time.  Cindy won, and I was quite pleased.  She has a very imposing commanding presence and a devilish sense of humor.  She speaks well and is quite honest about what she believes.  I did not have her on my list when I came, because she was on the nFOG committee and I am not too fond of that paper.  I think she will represent us well and give us some dignity and honesty and besides she is an elder.  Our new motto is 'elders rule'.  As it turned out, the guy behind me that Sue and I had been prayer partners with all day, was her choice for vice mod.  I asked him if he were a social media guy (because she doesn't strike me as one) and he said yes, that if she were elected,..that would be his job.  He used to produce the radio show Bruce did each week.  So I guess we will get it all.  It was a nice service and all the candidates did themselves proud.  But I am happy with this outcome.
Off to bed for a short night.  Tomorrow morning I will go hear Phyllis Tickle (I think) and then worship and then committee meeting and then dinner with Bobbie.
Shalom