Monthly Archives: January 2011

Well, I was kidded about my “rule” of not eating after 8:00 at night.  So the meeting was supposed to finish by 8:01!  We were a few minutes longer, but not much.

Good stuff!  We are headed into hiring our intern as our associate pastor when his internship is finished.  That excites me. 

We’ve been waiting for the “official” word.  With tonight’s meeting we will move ahead into the expectancy of what lies ahead.  Great voyages are begun with small steps and large faith.  That’s where we are headed.  Let’s see what is ahead!

Our youth headed over to the seniors complex next door.  Every few months we have a crokinole tournament.  Just fun and frivolity.  We pair our teens with a senior.  They play together and coffee together afterwards.  Its one way to get to know people across the generational gap.   Which really isn’t much of a gap when you watch them playing crokinole together!

Good times had by all – around 50 of us out!!

Flexibility keeps you from getting bent out of shape.  My appointment calendar changed as the day progressed.

So today, I spent time with two people who surely are the salt of the earth.  Ann farmed with her husband in small town Saskatchewan.  Recently she has moved to Kindersley.  Her accommodations are nice.  The view is nice.  The people are nice.  And she is adjusting.

The second person is a Salvation Army officer.  Mike first came on my radar in 1994.  He had been in Prince Albert for a year.  We both ended up just over a decade in Prince Albert.  The friendship continues and our coffee time was enjoyable.  We even started talking the “retirement” word.  Funny, when we first met we were just settling into our 40’s and considered young bucks! 

Now look at us!  Young at heart and older in body.

And now I settle in to prepare a devotional for tomorrow for the seniors at Caleb Village.  This is one of those very enjoyable groups that inspire me!  And they always provide tea time following!

May your day be ordered as God sees fit.  And often that means the unexpected tucked into the scheduled!

The fun in in the being together.

After our morning service we invited people to stay.  Join us for soup and sandwiches.  And put in a bit of money to support our youth to go to a youth conference at our denominational college.  Middle of March – so we have a bit of time to get finances together.

15 kids prepared the meal (and their mothers!).  They were loud and had fun.  I loved just listening.

And then around the tables they chatted.  I love to hear the decibels rise.  I walked away thankful for soup and sandwiches!