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Two events today.  One was a fundraiser, for a youth missions trip.  A garage sale and a shave it/color it [OR not] finished at 12:00 noon.  The "winner" of the shave it event was our illustrious church board chairman, Harvey Penner.

Later in the afternoon we headed to a 50th Anniversary for our friends Art and Sylvia Walde.  Their kids did a great job of hosting!  Music, remembrances and fun!  Made for a great time.  And afterwards, I sat at a table with two other younger pastors and "chewed the fat" — which really means talking church life.

OK, maybe another space — like Prince Albert.

We were just resting when the call came.  Meet us for coffee.  Tim Horton’s will do.

Five kids, and we got to get up to speed on their lives.  And the lives of the parents.  All in all an enjoyable time.

Good to have friends.  Ones who lead us to remember the past and show us the future.  And the future looks like anniversaries and weddings for them.  May their family and friends be a blessing!!

Sometimes I find that I get going too hard.  I miss my day of rest each week.  I extend my usual work day into long hours.

Most of this is related to an ability to see many things that need to be done.  That’s not bad in itself.  Without vision we end up as couch potatoes.

On the other hand, we can burn out before the candle is even half finished.

So, I have those who push me to evaluate my busyness.  And lately I’ve been going at it fairly hard.  And enjoying it.  Which is why now is the time to run down my busyness before I run down.

Today, I wrote a sermon and took some time for rest.  Tomorrow I will take the day off and relax.  That’s a start!  Let’s see how it goes.

We were outside today, working on our grass patches that didn’t make the winter.  Our anxiety has been that the next rain will come before the seed is planted.  The rain’s nourishment of the seed is vital.

So, we’ve watched the weather channel, listened to the news and gone online.  All indications were that rain was imminent.  I’m looking out the window on an evening sky with a few clouds.  But no imminent rain.

So, whether there is weather, I’m never sure.  Only God knows, and I guess that’s not a bad thing!!