Yearly Archives: 2015

Yesterday a friend came by to help with framing our basement. 

Other friends have also helped, and I am learning new things each day.  And for that I am very grateful.

Last night I stood and watched.  I am constantly amazed at those for whom the difficult seems easy.  In three hours he worked a miracle that would have taken me three days.

And as he finished a section of the wall, he merely said, “I think I need a drink.”  And that was the end of work for the evening. 

No great fan fare.  Just – let’s have a drink and chat.

Thanks.

I love talking to those who have recently retired.

Not long into the conversation, they talk about how they are busier than ever.  All those things they have wanted to do, they are now trying to cram into 24 hours in a day.

I’m working on retiring in the next few weeks.  I want to be busy, but to be moderate. 

Not sure if retirement will allow for that. 

I know my first few days of retirement I plan to sleep in (as long as that may be!), and then we will see.

Working on renovations reminds me of working on life.

We all have things that need to be done.  For our sanity, for others, for God.

In the midst of it all we become overwhelmed.  We throw our hands up in the air, we sigh and sometimes just give up.

One wall at a time is the way I’m approaching things. A few nails and 2×4’s get put into place one step at a time.

And so, yesterday, we put up a short wall.  The wall had to go around some pipes and be accurate in order to put in a shower cabinet. 

When the work was done, and the day was done, we were done.

And yet . . . I was strangely invigorated.

One wall at a time.

As of August 31st, 2015, I will be officially retiring from my job here at the Kindersley Alliance Church.

I’m not sure what the future will hold, I just hope the envelope is big enough to contain all the things I would like to do.

But first – off to the last few weeks of work and the renovation of our house (both of which could be full-time jobs!). 

My wife and I just celebrated two years of marriage yesterday and are looking forward to many more together.  We have passed some of those tests of the initial years – particularly the wallpaper hanging test!  In fact, we are off to do wallpapering together in a month’s time.  A favour for one of our children!

Transitions have been a large part of my life lately.  I think the biggest thing that I am learning (and not always doing well at it) is that my strength has to come from God.  I also trust in encouragement from fellow travelers here on this earth below, particularly those whose faith walk is similar to mine.  Somehow that lifts me up and helps to tap into the strength that God gives!

Well, we’ll see.  Life is truly an adventure!