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For free time today I took a walk IN the ocean. It was very cold but as many Northwesterners know, your feet just go numb after a while. When I got back, I heard twice, "Would you PLEASE put on dry clothes." But it was refreshing and nice in that normally, I don't have a house nearby where I can change. So now my feet are warming up and I have peppermint tea. Steven Dotson found us on the beach even. He came over from the QUIP meeting about two minutes away and came to find our group. It was fun to see him and we've invited him over tomorrow night to join us for dinner and free time. Tonight is Angelina's report to QUIP's business meeting and then after dinner back here at the house, we are going back to give the panel. I'm excited for people I know to meet the board. It is hard to imagine a cooler group of ten young adults who can be so diverse and love each other so well. We really do run the gamut from people who are very conservative Christian to people who aren't familiar with the Bible and who's Quakerism is more a way of life than a type of faith.

When you think about it, it's quite a challenge to have over 240 submissions to look at and decide upon. Like good Quakers, we don't vote, we have to agree on each one together and if someone has an issue about one, we have to discuss it until we are unanimous. Yesterday was a little slower as we built the framework of our process and today, we have gone much quicker. Last year, I explored and read up on the feminine divine. I didn't even think that referring to God as her would be a problem. But it has sparked a lot of discussion amongst us as we've read through the pieces. It's great to see the pieces of the book emerge and take shape. I am sure this will only grow in the coming days.

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