This blogging thing takes time and thought. It's been almost two years since I last wrote an entry and some things have changed, while others remain the same.
I'm still diabetic. Still trying to figure out how to eat, live and manage my life in this new paradigm. I've had a couple of kidney stones in the past 5 months - one required lithotripsy, and the other passed on its own. I joined a gym in February and was doing great until Chris shattered his femur in a freak accident in early March. I have not gone back since - the desire is there, but I just need to get out and do it.
This past year has been a year of change and challenge to live a balanced life. Wendi was "called" to go into teaching full-time at an incredible charter school in Fresno, Kepler School. She became an intern - meaning that she is teaching full-time while simultaneously going back to school evenings at Fresno Pacific University to earn her teaching credential. The schedule has been grueling, giving her little time off for doing anything social.
Our time together has become study sessions at Panera, Starbucks or Mia Cuppa Caffe' in the Tower District. I've learned a lot through this experience.
First, women cannot tune out their environment and focus on one thing. Wendi gets distracted when at home - even when it's just the two of us. It's not noise (nor the lack of it) but rather sitting in an environment where laundry calls out to be done, floors call out to be swept, and the house calls out to be decluttered. This was a new revelation after being married for 30 years to this woman.
Second, there are times when one is called to support the other though challenging times in life. When we were married, one of the scriptures we picked at our wedding was Ecclesiastes 4:9-12. Verse 9 says, "Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil." I have found that true throughout my marriage. Wendi has been a great help-mate in life. It is a blessing to do the same for her. She will be finished in May and we can hardly wait for it to be over. The question is, "Will BTSA go away before the start of the 2016-17 year?"
Kaylene and I went to the Dominican Republic in July and it was a blessing to serve alongside missionaries and other believers in Jarabacoa. Kaylene is praying about being an intern next summer and I am hoping that Wendi can go with me in the near future. I can easily see myself (with Wendi, of course) serving there in some capacity. We'll see what God has in store.
Today was the first day of my 31st year in education. I'm starting to sense that my time in the public schools will come to an end. I have an idea of what I'd like to do next and perhaps when I'd like to do move on. For now I'll keep it to myself and see what happens in the next couple of years.
I'll blog more in the future - hopefully about something more specific and less rambling.
I'm still diabetic. Still trying to figure out how to eat, live and manage my life in this new paradigm. I've had a couple of kidney stones in the past 5 months - one required lithotripsy, and the other passed on its own. I joined a gym in February and was doing great until Chris shattered his femur in a freak accident in early March. I have not gone back since - the desire is there, but I just need to get out and do it.
This past year has been a year of change and challenge to live a balanced life. Wendi was "called" to go into teaching full-time at an incredible charter school in Fresno, Kepler School. She became an intern - meaning that she is teaching full-time while simultaneously going back to school evenings at Fresno Pacific University to earn her teaching credential. The schedule has been grueling, giving her little time off for doing anything social.
First, women cannot tune out their environment and focus on one thing. Wendi gets distracted when at home - even when it's just the two of us. It's not noise (nor the lack of it) but rather sitting in an environment where laundry calls out to be done, floors call out to be swept, and the house calls out to be decluttered. This was a new revelation after being married for 30 years to this woman.
Second, there are times when one is called to support the other though challenging times in life. When we were married, one of the scriptures we picked at our wedding was Ecclesiastes 4:9-12. Verse 9 says, "Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil." I have found that true throughout my marriage. Wendi has been a great help-mate in life. It is a blessing to do the same for her. She will be finished in May and we can hardly wait for it to be over. The question is, "Will BTSA go away before the start of the 2016-17 year?"
Kaylene and I went to the Dominican Republic in July and it was a blessing to serve alongside missionaries and other believers in Jarabacoa. Kaylene is praying about being an intern next summer and I am hoping that Wendi can go with me in the near future. I can easily see myself (with Wendi, of course) serving there in some capacity. We'll see what God has in store.
Today was the first day of my 31st year in education. I'm starting to sense that my time in the public schools will come to an end. I have an idea of what I'd like to do next and perhaps when I'd like to do move on. For now I'll keep it to myself and see what happens in the next couple of years.
I'll blog more in the future - hopefully about something more specific and less rambling.
