Personal

Cable is gone – for the moment.

My wife is at her neice’s wedding.  I’m batching, and I haven’t missed a meal yet!  Of course, she (Jill) left enough food to feed an army, and I just brought ham and buns from our church potluck.

I’m finding that when you are by yourself, the easiest thing is to do the easiest thing!  So, after hours of TV watching yesterday (my day off), I unplugged my cable connection.

I’m enjoying it!

A few years ago there was an “Unplugged” movement in the music world.  Something about getting back to the simple things of life – like just a guitar and a voice! 

I’m ready to push us into “Unplugged 2”. 

Get rid of TV “broadcasting” (we must almost be up to 1,000 channels by now!!) and move to “narrowcasting” (just a few stations).  Since I live in rural Saskatchewan, I think I’ll call it  “farmer vision”!

There really is a SPLATTER team!

Yesterday night I went to the “changing of the name” ceremony for our local cadets branch.  The cadets stood on parade for over an hour.  Literally stood – with two sit-down/stand-up breaks of about 15 seconds each.  As the evening progressed they began to look weary.  Some wavered!

And then, from just outside the edge of the squadron, two parents wandered into the ranks. They checked on a cadet.  Just to make sure they were alright.

Their mission?   “We are the splatter patrol – we keep them from splattering all over the floor!”

Our trips this year have revovled around family.  This week Jill, my wife, flies to Bellevile, Ontario, for our niece’s wedding.  In the past few months we have been out to British Columbia as my brother’s cancer worsened and he finally died.  In a few weeks we expect to venture up to Prince Albert for the birth of our first grandchild.

All this gets me thinking.  Miles (kilometers for those imperially challenged) tend to be easy to cover.  We may not like the price of gas, the blur of scenery, or even the need for those “potty” breaks along the way.  But arrival means the opportunity to continue to gel family relationships. 

I appreciate those who have turned life into a journey.  And I love the road trip!  But perhaps we need to get back to the destination.  Is there not a reason we are on our road trips??

Coming soon – to a blog near you!!

I’ve come to the conclusion that some writers can combine theology and personal interactions well.  Randall Friesen and Jordon Cooper keep me going.  They make me laugh and cry, see theology in the most mundane and the most sacred, and do it all in literary fashion to boot!

Me, I tend to get way too abstract when I try to theologize (even my wife struggles to follow me!).  So, for those venturesome souls, I’m beginning a separate blog in the next while which will be my meanderings in theology, church and the like.  This current blog will remain open for meanderings related to my personal life – a way to keep up on what I’m about.

Some can, and some split!