The day ended without much fanfare, which is fine with me. It ended up being a fairly redemptive day actually. Yesterday was our 24th anniversary. Colleen had to work in the evening and I wasn't feeling too well, so we didn't do much. Today turned...
Man, has it been a long time or what? Over two months since my last post! I did find that the last half of the sabbatical was much less computer friendly than the first half. Just didn't have the desire to be around the computer a...
This has been a great week. Jonathan & I are really enjoying our time together. He doesn't outright say it, but I can tell it's been good for him too. He's not only had me, but a couple of buddies as well. Their family has...
If you're savvy to another title for these posts I'll do once in a while during the sabbatical other than "Sabbatical Serenades", let me know. I'm open. Couldn't come up with anything more creative or alliteratorical (is that a word?) alliterative (Thanks David Simkovsky!!). We are...
On Sunday evening, May 31, I received one of a handful of the saddest phone calls I have ever (and will ever) receive. Joey Pullen, a former member of NewHeart's Youth Ministries, had committed suicide that afternoon. All the reasons surrounding Joey's decision and its implications...
Just now final packing for the trip home, and boy, am I ready! It has been a very full week of connecting with acquaintances and making new ones, ministering to Pastors who related to my story of burnout and depression, having some fun with friends...
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...
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To let you know just how hot it is out here (111 degrees in Thousand Palms, CA), I got a whopping 19 mpg between my last gas stop and this one!...
From Arizona to California at 110 degrees !!!!...