Sabbatical Day 4

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Saturday, May 4, 2024
I’ve always taken Saturdays off from work. But because the next day is sermon day, I am usually pondering the message in the mind. Not today! I did much of the same kind of stuff I normally do on a Saturday, but my mind was freer, more relaxed. That was nice.

  1. Went for a 6k walk with our backpacks.
  2. After finishing my morning jobs (dusting, vacuuming, a family tradition!), I worked on the trailer again. It is nice to use my imagination and hands to design and create ‘fixes’ for the trailer. This has been a 10 year project.
  3. Another 6k walk, it was a beautiful day! I do feel all this walking in my legs and feet. What we’re we thinking???
  4. Enjoyed homemade pizza dinner and a movie night with Nathan. He picked ‘Knives Out’, a humorous whodunnit.

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Sabbatical Day 3

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Friday, May 3, 2024
A trip down memory lane. My brother Greg and I went to Hamilton to walk through the places we lived, played and went to school. As we shared memories, more memories surfaced, and our perspective added to the others’. It struck us both how our memories are positive, and what a gift that is.

  • Standing in front of our homes on Deschene, Upper Wellington and Meadowlark.
  • Walking to Calvin Christian School on the same route we walked as kids (hard to believe we walked that far at so young an age).
  • Going to Hillpark Secondary School, and being able to walk down the halls.
  • The exact place where I fell off my bike, did a face plant and my front tooth died, needing a root canal. Reliving the moment.
  • Eating lunch at Limeridge mall, sitting where the arcade was so many years back. A lot of quarters and time spent in that arcade.
  • Visiting with my parents, then having dinner with Greg and Christy.

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Sabbatical Day 2

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Thursday, May 2, 2024

  1. Worked on my trailer again. I’m installing a new mini fridge.
  2. Went for a long walk with my backpack. I walked into Galt, then through Preston, then along Blair and back home. It was a 5 hour walk with a 1 hour break at Tim Hortons.
  3. Cut the grass, then made dinner – Tofu pulled pork. Having our vegetarian son home allows me to experiment in the kitchen. It was good, except I added balsamic vinegar by mistake, and that is a every strong taste.

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Sabbatical Day 1

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024
A brief record of my daily activities. If you are reading this, I am not writing this for you but for myself. Writing is therapeutic for me, and a good way to remember how I experienced this sabbatical gift. But you are welcome to join me for the journey.

  1. Morning walk. We have some nice trails around our neighbourhood.
  2. Spent the morning working on my trailer.
  3. Walked into downtown Galt, spent time journaling at Flight Cafe.
  4. Walked with Valerie (all this walking is good preparation for the Pieterpad).
  5. Had dinner with brother Rick and Teresa in St. George.

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Thankful for this guy!

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We are looking forward to spending time in Europe visiting the Netherlands and seeing our daughter and son-in-law. But being away from home and leaving it empty for so long does make us nervous. For this reason we are thankful for this guy, our second born son. Nathan’s been living with us for two months now, and is a hoot and a half (except when he and Val gang up on me). Nathan is able to do his work hybrid, so he can watch our house while we are gone.

As you can see he is the spitting image of me. Here he is preaching at the kids in the neighbourhood to ‘stay off the lawn!’

With this loveable lug in our home, and his ferocious tiger named Hobbes, our house is in good hands.