Well, the conference went well. 11 hours travel one way — 11 hours back. Stopped to see a someone with cancer on the return trip.
Today was a full day of work, as well as grouting the tile in the bathroom and setting up for other renovations. Tomorrow is a BBQ and ballgame.
All in the life of a pastor. Not a bad life!
Churches get together as churches. Or at least, some from each church.
That’s what happens these next few days. I’m off to our district conference. I’ll enjoy talking to other pastors and lay people. I’ll serve as secretary for the business sessions. And I’ll drive four other pastors to and from the conference.
What excites me the most? All of it! I love business sessions. I love talking to other pastors (we’re cooped up in a van for 10 hours — I better like the chance to chat!). OK, the secretary thing isn’t exactly my first love, but I’ll be glad to work for those who make up this gathering.
So, this space may be dead for a few days — I’ll check and see if I can get on the internet. If so, I’ll keep you updated!!
In our basement we have a bathroom.
Not an ordinary bathroom
No — this one has no toilet, no cabinets and no door.
Why, you ask? Or maybe you don’t ask, but I will tell you.
We are renovating. Today we put on the last coat of paint — yellow that shines in the light and invites company. Tomorrow we will put down flooring — linoleum that has beautiful squares imitating tile. And the cabinets will be returned to their proper place.
So, if you are coming to visit, wait!! At least until the bathroom is back in working order.
In 2001 I lived through life . . . and near death.
My wife, Jill, had heart surgery. The months leading up to this necessitated the sale of our two storey house. We gained a bungalow which required little stair climbing. Jill’s activities were restricted.
The surgery gave us 6 years of good health.
These past few weeks there are hints. Hints of shortness of breath, of pressure on the chest, and tiredness.
Deja vu! So tonight we sat on our porch. We talked, some of the same discussions of years past. With prayers and hopes for increased health. With reminiscences of past history. Reaching for the unknown and living in the reality.
I’m more than ever in love with my wife! I cherish her for every breath she takes, for every hour she brightens and for each day she fills with her presence. May those days continue for years to come!