I love to meet

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When I started the day, I was in the midst of figuring out what my day would include.  I had a meal planned in the evening and a haircut mid-afternoon. 

A staff meeting soon stretched into an encouraging time – my associate pastor is off for a week or two of holidays.  He’ll be resting – and visiting.  His family will see him for an extended period of time.  That’s good.

At lunch, a young lady came by seeking a place to eat lunch.  I invited her to join me.  We sat and discussed (OK, I asked lots of questions and she was kind enough to answer.

Prior to that, I had been by the lawyer’s to check out Jill’s estate and the transfer of the house into my name.  There, I also extended my time to talk of registering a publishing company.  More on that in coming blogs.

At the hair cut time, I talked to the hair dresser (of course, I haven’t got much hair to dress, but it’s a great idea that someone would be willing to dress what is there).  We spoke of a broad range of issues.  FUN!!

Home in time to see my boarder and invite her to supper on Thursday.

Then, a friend arrived for supper and we enjoyed my first full meal that I had prepared for a guest.  Actually worked well!  I am thankful for the time I spent with my wife – by osmosis I pick up a lot of tips on hosting and having a meal that would be enjoyable.

Now?  Reading, writing and enjoying podcasts.  A rather enjoyable life.  May God continue to put people and events into my life that remind me of the great hope that there is in Jesus, and the great enjoyment there is in his creation – particularly the humans who live around me!

After the swimming

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This morning was a highlight.

Both my grandchildren were taking swimming lessons.  They are such opposites!

Christopher doesn’t like to venture into the water.  He likes to talk.  He finds it hard to listen to the instructor.  I’m not sure I would want to be the instructor!

Hannah is the proverbial fish in water.  She doesn’t really care how deep the water is.  She likes to try out the exercises the instructor asks the children to try.  She jumps in wholeheartedly (sometimes a little too much so in the deeper end of the pool).

Mom and Dad survived, sometimes wondering if they will drown and more often laughing at their antics!

So, here they are just outside the swimming pool.  Opseths after swim - July 23, 2012

Home again, home again, soon to come!

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I have so enjoyed being with my daughter’s family.  The grandkids were out for a walk with me this morning.  We saw 20 lawnmowers in one yard (looked like only one worked).  My granddaughter kept hearing all sorts of things.  I had to slow down and listen, and then I heard the wind chime or the bird sing or the silence after noise.

But tomorrow I attend the grand kids swimming lessons and then head home.   Awaiting me is the need to stock the fridge.  I’m actually home now for a few months (at least I think so!).  And then the office beckons on Tuesday.  I’m looking forward to the challenges of the summer, as we complete plans for the fall and beyond.

But for now, the evening is about to complete and I sense yawns forming in the front of my brain, causing brain drain and incoherence and . . .

Good night all!!

Mission accomplished

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One of the reasons I was looking forward to visiting my daughter was to help her clean out her large basement room.

For the past while Allison and Scott have been planning to complete the walls and give the room a paint job.  Unfortunately the area had become a storage spot.  Until today!

I began the organizing a few days ago.  Little bits piled together.  Then larger bits all amalgamated.  Until today, we all sat together and look over the clothes, boots, shirts, sandals, blankets, linens and so much more.  Each piece was assigned a place and then sent to the appropriate storage bin.  When all was said and done the actual storage room of the house now houses the accumulation from the past few years.

You have to recognize, as those who read this blog regularly do, that I relish an opportunity to organize out of chaos.  This task revitalizes me.  When the finished product is in place, there is nothing better (OK, there are a few things, but not many!).

So, I’ll be off to bed tonight with a good sleep and a hearty thanks to my kids for inviting me!