Kim and the kids hit the road for Spring Break, headed for the Show Me State. That leaves me with the dog, 3 cats, and lots of quiet time. I don’t generally like being alone. I mean, I like having some downtime, and the quiet is good for thinking. But it can be a little monotonous, too. I love having my kids (and beautiful wife) home with me.
So what did I do today? Well, Monday is typically my day off, and I try to stay away from “office/church stuff.” I don’t reply to most emails, don’t make work-related phone calls, etc. I sleep in, putz around the house, read a little…nothing really exciting, I guess.
So that’s what I did today. I slept in, cleaned out some boxes from the garage (leftovers from Christmas and the coffee fundraiser that we did for our adoption fund), swept the living room and kitchen, took out the garbage, cleaned out the dogs ears (yummy…you’d understand if you had a hound), grilled up some meat for supper, and read a good bit of Dave Gibbons’ The Monkey and the Fish.
I’m jazzed at what I’m reading. It’s hitting pretty close to home, as far as church and leadership goes. I’ll be posting a review of the book in the days to come.
I’m planning on spending the week close to home. Silence and solitude are not necessarily easy to come by, so I am looking at this week like a gift. I hope to spend a good part of each day reading, thinking, and listening for the voice of God.
I think it’s going to be a good week.
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