Heading Home
We leave Italy soon and will be heading home. The last few days in Tuscany have been filled with great food, beautiful sights, shopping, and relaxing with a glass of Prosecco. The private tasting at…
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Ciao from Italy!
Ciao from Italy! Wish I could post photos but WordPress seems to hate iPads. But trust me, we are seeing great stuff! D’Aun and I spent the first few days in Rome overcoming jet lag…
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Sabbatical Contentment
About the time I started planning my sabbatical break, John Ortberg began his. John and I have known each other for a few years and I serve on the Emerging Ministries board with his wife…
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Reading List
Yesterday I posted an update about my October sabbatical. So today I’ll update my reading list. I finished John Ortberg’s The Me I Want To Be. A good book, very Ortberg-ish. Focuses on…
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October Update
Since it’s a third of the way through the October break, it seems time for an update. The first few days were spent working on D’Oliva Olive Oil projects. Obviously the big accomplishment was getting…
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Lord, have mercy!
I’m heading out of town tomorrow for some solitude. Or as friends in the past have described it, my “leave me the hell alone” time. Hopefully I’ll update this blog with whatever thoughts come my…
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The House of the Lord
My month long break begins today. Hallelujah! For the last month and for the month to come, I’ve been working through prayers and readings in the book “Celtic Daily Prayer”. The Morning Prayer begins like…
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Last Day
Tomorrow I begin my October sabbatical. Or as my friend Ian calls it, my October Jubilee. I’m really looking forward to the partial “digital fast” of no email or voicemail (though I will still write…