Yearly Archives: 2011

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!

Looks like our son will be flying in the next few days.  Probably Sunday, or maybe Monday, depending on the flight schedule Royal Caribbean is able to put together.  About eight months ago he left to continue his job as theatre stage manager.  Now, a few contracts later he’ll be back to the winter weather of Canada.

The climate will be a cool one, but a change may be as good as a rest.  We’ll see!

For the last day or so I’ve been in Regina.  There were denominational meetings related to our senior pastor’s network.  8 hours of driving over the last day or so has tired me out.  So, off to bed and trust you have a good rest as well.

Snow, of course!

You have to understand the last few years here on the prairies.  Snow has fallen but seldom been higher than the stubble in the field. 

In other words, no higher than a foot at most.

We’ve had that much snow and more in the last week or so. 

So, this is the thing.  When the change in weather changes, then talk increases.  We always talk weather, as a passing comment to someone we do not know.  But now, those we know well are just as interested in the weather as the topic of deep discussions as we are in the matter of life and death. 

It’s a funny thing.  Life often revolves around the weather.  God only knows, and that’s the great part about the conversation.  There really is something spiritual about it!