We celebrated today a successful fundraising for our youth missions team. In fact, we went over our goal! As part of the celebration, I wore a wig that could represent how my hair might have looked if it had been colored (one of the fundraisers). Someone said it should have had a hole in the top (my baldness showing through). I think a clown look is enough in and of itself!!
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.