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09 Mar Wherever You Go, There You Are

Posted at 16:19h in family, life, marriage, ministry, pace of life, relationship, rest, travel, vacations by pkuzma 2 Comments

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The last two days have been a bit hard to get my mind around. Colleen and I are at El Capitan Canyon, north of Santa Barbara. We left around 3:30 Sunday afternoon. I drove from home to one of our favorite produce stands in Somis....

13 Jan Last I Left You …

Posted at 05:09h in family, life, Sunday, Texas road trip, travel, vacations by pkuzma 1 Comment

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We were 12 hours into a cross-country trip in a 34 ' RV with 4 adults and 4 kids. The trip went well, except for one thing. Hours, maybe even minutes, after posting that update, I began to feel the chills. I was soon in the...

26 Dec Long Couple Weeks & Unique Journey!

Posted at 05:08h in Christmas, church, construction, family, Jonathan, life, Texas road trip, travel, vacations by pkuzma 0 Comments

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It’s the end of a long couple of weeks. Jonathan’s birthday on December 14th ended a big weekend for us. As well as Jonathan’s birthday on that Sunday, that Saturday night we did our Annual Church Staff & Council Christmas Gathering. I try to make it...

16 Dec Latest from the Kuzma’s

Posted at 19:44h in Christmas, church, construction, family, Jonathan, kids, life, Texas road trip, travel, vacations by pkuzma 1 Comment

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It’s been a sometimes exhilirating, sometimes frustrating, always interesting couple of months since I last posted. Some highlights: We closed escrow on our home! One of the best parts? We didn’t even have to move!! After 12 years in the “parsonage” (church-owned home provided as part of a...

29 Jun Summer Sabbatical Scoop 3

Posted at 00:09h in Balance, family, Jonathan, Joshua, life, pace of life, Pastors, reflections, rest, Sabbaticals, technology, travel, Twitter by pkuzma 3 Comments

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It's a beautiful night in downtown Buellton! If you've never been here, you do. not. know. what you are missing! And I'm not referring to Pea Soup Andersen's either, though I am fairly partial to The Hitching Post and their Garlic Roasted Artichoke. Anyway, I...

15 Mar Best 23 Years Of My Life!

Posted at 22:08h in family, life, marriage, pace of life, relationship, rest, Sabbath, travel by pkuzma 4 Comments

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Today, Colleen & I celebrated our 23rd wedding anniversary. Without a doubt, I married UP. This amazing woman took hold of my heart and has been partnering with Jesus to help bring me to places I would never have imagined. We stayed at a bed &...

21 Feb Sabbatical Plans

Posted at 07:45h in church, family, Jonathan, Joshua, kids, life, marriage, ministry, pace of life, Pastors, rest, Sabbath, Sabbaticals, travel by pkuzma 2 Comments

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Tomorrow evening, during our Annual Congregation Meeting, our Church Council will take some time to share about my upcoming Sabbatical. They'll also be taking questions anyone has. If you're a Pastor who is reading this blog, and you have experience with an intentional Sabbatical, I'd love...

06 Feb Study & Planning Break

Posted at 23:26h in life, pace of life, Pastors, reflections, relationship, Study Breaks, Texas road trip, travel, Uncategorized by pkuzma 2 Comments

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For those wondering where I've been this week, you can read about it here. My friend, Gene Stabe, and I have enjoyed the weel re-connecting as he experienced his first Study & Planning Break. Gene pastors Living Springs Foursquare Church in Agua Dulce, California. He and...

01 Feb Interesting Day for a Dad (& a Son)

Posted at 06:47h in anxiety, family, humor, Joshua, life, travel by pkuzma 1 Comment

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Perusing some visitor guides for San Diego in our hotel room last night, we came across an ad for the U.S. Marine Recruit Depot (that's Boot Camp for those not into Marine-speak) Museum. I didn't know there was a Boot Camp Museum. Josh, who will turn...

24 Aug From Beautiful Downtown Buellton

Posted at 19:06h in family, kids, life, pace of life, reflections, rest, travel by pkuzma 0 Comments

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Arriving on Wednesday, we left town way later than I wanted. It's kind of my way I guess. Say I want to leave by noon and not get out till 3:00. Anyway...