Vacationing

I’ve taken this week off of church ministry to accomplish two things:

1. Have fun with my family.
2. Come as close as I can to finishing the New Testament Distance Education course I’ve been writing.
Here’s an update:
Yesterday we spent the day at Canada’s Wonderland. Since Elijah is only 4 years old we were limited to certain rides by his 40 inch height. My two favorites were Thunder Run and the Ghoster Coaster. The ice cream and strawberry funnel cake was a close third.
Today I submitted my supplementary notes on apocalyptic literature to the College Distance Ed. office. The director liked what I had written so this evening I’ll be writing at least one more section. If it sounds like fun, it’s not. It’s certainly not something I’d recommend doing on a vacation.
For supper tonight we’re eating vegetable stir fry and cucumber salad. The green beans, cabbage, cucumbers, and broccoli have all been freshly picked from our garden.
Too bad ice cream doesn’t grow on trees.

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