Hey all,

We haven’t been up to much in the last week. The big thing for me is that I started a new bible study. I enjoyed trying Bible Study Fellowship but it just didn’t feel quite right for me. Now I realize that it was because I joined mid-study and didn’t feel a connection to the group. I’ve now started a virtual bible study with Walking With Purpose. It is a small group study for Catholic women. We meed Tuesday nights and our first meeting was this past week. We keep our discussions confidential within our group but I can share my perspective on the week. It was so great to meet these amazing women and learn about where they are in life and with God. I was so humbled and felt God’s presence in the meeting. Even though it is virtual, I feel so connected to these women. I am excited to grow in faith and understanding together. I came away from our session full of hope and joy. The study we are doing is called Open Your Heart. It is actually my second Walking With Purpose bible study, since the one I did with family over lent was one of their short studies. I am excited to see where this journey leads me.

This week at work I’ve got a jury trial. This means I’m a bit of a ball of stress and nerves tonight because even if I am logically prepared you never know exactly what is going to happen at trial or what the members of the jury are going to think and decide. I try to take comfort in what an attorney I worked with as an intern during law school once told me — No matter the outcome of a trial, the prosecution has succeeded, justice has been served. As a prosecutor, or any attorney for that matter, it is easy to get caught up in a win/loss record. But what that attorney shared with me is the truth: by participating in the system, doing our best with our case, and giving it to the jury to decide, we are letting justice prevail in our criminal justice system.

Hopefully I’ll have a bit more to share next weekend,

Natalie