My daughter Allison called me last night.
After the niceties of saying “Hi” and “How are you?”, she mentioned that she had been to see the doctor.
His verdict?
A child to be born. Today. Maybe tomorrow. Certainly within the next few days.
I’m preparing my bags to make a visit. Not sure when. But looks like this could be a great day (or next day, or the day after!).
Yesterday I sat in our church board meeting.
In many ways I’ve been conditioned to consider a “board meeting” as a boring time. And always way too long.
The nice thing about a small group is that we talk lots in between meetings. We are aware of upcoming issues and probably have discussed them prior to entering the meeting.
And so, we laughed and prayed and discussed and planned. And all in 1 1/2 hours. We were still awake when we were done, we certainly weren’t bored (there was an ongoing joke during the meeting – something about “segueing” – that kept us on our toes).
Friends serving together with friends for the good of the community we serve. That’s an apt description of our church board. You’ve got to like that!
My last few days feel like a whirlwind.
On Sunday morning (at 5:00 in the morning!), I began my trek back to Saskatchewan from Summerland, BC. The early morning meant the construction sites were abandoned and travel was smooth. I arrived in Calgary in time to catch the end of one church service, have lunch with friends and their family, then head to another service in Airdrie, meet other friends and have supper, then be back in Kindersley by 11:00 pm.
That was Sunday.
Then Monday.
My day was spent in preparing for the all candidates forum for our town council and mayor. I was privileged to be invited to serve as moderator for the forum.
FUN! Best word to describe the challenge. One of the candidates has even tagged me in a photo on Facebook. A lady stopped me in the Post Office to congratulate me on the time together. Another person expressed how well I had done. And all this praise to do what I enjoy. Although another person, upon hearing that moderating meetings energized me, thought I might just be a bit weird.
And now today – back to church work, seniors meeting, church board meeting and a late supper. All good. I’ll rest well tonight – I trust you will as well.
That’s the question the lady asked me.
She had been on a stroll with her dog. In the midst of the stroll she had thrown an apple into a fenced area.
Now, who would you say was in charge? BTW: That’s an emu!
