Next week: Rest


It’s been an exceptionally busy week.

Here’s what I’ve been doing:
I taught 3 Bible College classes
I attended an EMCC pastor’s retreat (all day Tuesday and most of Wednesday)
I drove 2.5 hours south, just to have an exploratory chat with someone about a PhD program.
I slept away from home 2 nights
I’m preparing to preach this Sunday
I marked 2 group assignments for one of my classes
and
I cut the grass
If that wasn’t enough, here’s the icing on the cake:
I witnessed Shawna’s kitten get run over by her bus.
I can’t wait till next week.

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