Lord willin' and the creek don't rise, I will be ordained to the diaconate this Saturday, 9/27. We had our good friends the Smiths over for dinner last night, who surprised me with an ordination gift of this beautiful icon "written" (painted) on a translucent mineral slice. It is absolutely exquisite. I had to fight off the tears.
Here's the link to the monastery that sells these beautiful icons:
http://www.stchrysostomoscrafts.com/
