and cooking up a storm.
If only it was good for us to consume large amounts of dessert! She has three things baking right now.
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What?????
There are white flakes beginning to fall. I do not want this yet!
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And back again
This weekend I traveled out to Calgary to a retreat centre called Entheos where the Canada Covenant was holding a leadership retreat to help with Spiritual Direction.
The weekend was rewarding in many ways. I met new friends, was able to do some spiritual direction and heard some phenomenal speakers. 
And for me it was great to get out into nature again. There were some great walking paths and so I’ll post some more pictures on Flikr. That will probably happen tomorrow since I am tired from the long drive home and have a full day of work tomorrow.
Update: you can see more photos here
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Today
I managed to change the picture on the blog header – with some minor glitches that I actually was able to figure out. Things were looking a little blank earlier. It has been one of those days.
At work we had people lined up it seemed and we were trying to help these guys who have totally neglected themselves. It seems a bit as if they wait till they are desperate till they come in. So we do our best, we decide that somehow in the next fifteen minutes we are going to achieve anesthesia,have the tooth out and the patient on their way, getting the room ready for the next patient. Only sometimes – well – all the great plans fall through and the extraction requires some extra surgery or the patient doesn’t get numb as fast as we hoped. Then all of a sudden we have four more patients lined up and we are a bit behind. At about 4:45, all of a sudden everyone has been cared for and we are shutting down right on schedule, surprised that the afternoon went as well as it did.
Not only was it a busy day at the office but after work I swung by the store to pick up milk and wraps so that I could make supper and leave some food in the cupboards for the boys who will be dropping in over the weekend.
Then home for a quick supper, packing up my bass as I eat and finishing my packing for the weekend. To orchestra practice then up to the bank, to the gas station and car wash. Dropped a book off at the church, returned home, vacuumed out the car and loaded up my stuff into it. Randall drives it out to Calgary and after a meeting tomorrow, I fly out there to participate in a leadership retreat.
I also started something which I hope will be the beginning of a rewarding pursuit. I signed up for Introductory Greek. Distance learning. I may be crazy but it seemed as if for me this was the place to start.
And I realized that this is not going to be a cheap endeavor!
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Autumn Blue
There should be a colour called autumn blue.
The sky is an incredible clear rich blue. The leaves are golden. There is no wind. It is warm.
At least I have windows to watch this autumn day pass as I work. But I wish I were out lying under this sky not looking at it through glass.
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Made Me Think
Reading Randall’s post and the words to the old hymn came to my mind; My Hope is Built on Nothing Less by Edward Mote. Here are the words thanks to Cyberhymnal.
My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness.
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
But wholly trust in Jesus’ Name.Refrain
On Christ the solid Rock I stand,
All other ground is sinking sand;
All other ground is sinking sand.When darkness seems to hide His face,
I rest on His unchanging grace.
In every high and stormy gale,
My anchor holds within the veil.Refrain
His oath, His covenant, His blood,
Support me in the whelming flood.
When all around my soul gives way,
He then is all my Hope and Stay.Refrain
When He shall come with trumpet sound,
Oh may I then in Him be found.
Dressed in His righteousness alone,
Faultless to stand before the throne.Refrain
Even economic Tsunamis should not wash away really solid foundations. Not to say that they won’t be shaken but the rock under us should be solid. We must not let our affluence trick us into choosing to build our lives on wealth which can come and go seemingly overnight.
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Morning coffee
I normally make good strong coffee at home but this morning I had some errands and needed to get my car up to the Honda people early for an oil change and such. So, I stopped in at The Great Western Coffee for a mocha. I like ti that they have free wifi too.
Its 7:30 now and beginning to get busy. I’ll leave in a few minutes but it is sort of good to sit here in relative quiet, in a different place than home, posting to my blog.
A lot has gone on in the past few days and lots of my family has been home. I’ve been the babysitter and chef and hostess and it has all been good. Nea was dedicated and it is good to see my kids take this step with their children. God has been good to me. I haven’t always felt that way about my kids but I see His goodness more clearly with time. He hears me when I place them in His hands.
Now off to work.
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