Day 1: I'm Officially on Sabbatical...
Yesterday was the first official day of my sabbatical. The morning was one of contrasts. For me there was no rushing out the door to the prison. However, Anna was stressed and rushing to get away to be with her mom to offer support as she waited for a procedure, the boys were writing their first exams of the week, Barb and Jerry Wittstock’s (friends of ours visiting from Alberta) were packing to return home and I had no plans... well... I had lots of plans but they were washed away with the rain! Anna got away. The boys got off to school. Barn and Jerry were gone. And I was alone. I read. I did some mapping. I read some more... and I spent some time reflecting on the pictures above the Justin shot over the weekend (the sun did shine for two days). “The grass withers... and the dandelions are scattered...” My paraphrase of Isaiah 40. A wise person once said to me about ministry, “Put your hand in a bucket of wat...