Monthly Archives: May 2010

I was at the church shortly after sunrise (OK, maybe an hour or two later).  The 6:30 hour seemed like a good idea at the time.  Around 9:00 I was not so sure.  I was yawning and finding my reflexes a little slow.  By noon I was glad to come home and to get a quick nap before the afternoon’s activities.

Now, I’m asking myself the question – “If the saying is ‘early to bed, early to rise’, does the reverse apply – ‘early to rise, early to bed’?”  I have this feeling the yawns that are appearing now will make this true!!

What a great question!

Today I attended two meetings.  One is an ongoing meeting for encouragement and mutual activity.  The other is to forward a great idea in our community.

Both had their high points, with laughter and a sense of direction.  After I was finished them (they were back to back), I was tired but encouraged.  I actually think that we are moving ahead in what we want to do.  One is to encourage “fellowship”, the other is to encourage “networking.”

Now, meetings can move forward in a grinding fashion.  With no laughter – no camaraderie – no knitting together.  Another can form a bond that will continue into other projects.  There will be laughter, an enjoyment in being together and a bonding. 

That is what I call a forward looking meeting. 

What we accomplish today will be helpful.  How we prepare for the future is just as important.  If our community is to change, there must be bonds formed that will carry us forward to the next civic improvement.

I take seriously the idea that we want to ask “How can I help?”  One way to help is to form friendships that can forward the best for a community.  And in the midst of all this, may God and His name be forwarded in such a way that we truly begin to hear echoes of the idea – “May your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”

OK, so I’m into alliteration!

As the day began my friend, Cal Ross, was wondering if her could head home to Calgary.  The snow was beginning here at Kindersley and we soon found that the snow was coming from Calgary.

Instead of leaving for the blizzard, Cal decided to stay.

We ate an oatmeal breakfast, a chicken orzo soup for lunch and pulled beef for supper.  We had the new Anglican priest and his wife over for afternoon coffee, friends for supper and a hospital visit in later afternoon.

What fun!  Meanwhile the snow also fell here and the greens are green and the colors vibrant.  What a great day for a time that was cloudy and overcast!

I’m training myself to think a bit differently.

Usually my waking thought has been – “What does today hold?”  That has meant I’ve thought through what I will be doing, how it will get done and under what schedule.

I’ve been convicted that sometimes I see the people in my life as a just a part of the puzzle of my life.  Fit them in to make me comfortable, use them to get things done, figure them out so they do the “right thing” for me.

I know that sounds callous, and I certainly don’t want that to be true.  Which is why I’m trying a awaken now asking the question, “Who does today hold?”  And the beginning of the day is more prayer than planning.  More asking God how He sees others.  More people than programs.

As an administrator in a previous career, this is a push.  But one I know needs to happen.  After all, as the saying goes – “we are human beings, not human doings.”