Tis The Season......for lights

Day 2

DAY 1

Been a long time...

It has been a long time since I have posted any pictures....simply because I haven't been taking many. I got up early this Saturday with hopes of getting a nice sunrise like the kind I got all week long while driving to work. No such luck. I did however get this nice shot of the river.

Skizzles

Yeah - this is my niece.....great gal and even better tennis player. Click on the pic to see some great action shots of her tournament from this past weekend. She is known to be pretty good at cards too.

Grace-ful times...

Here are some pictures from our wonderful vacation at Bella Beach on the Oregon Coast. Our day at Pacific City was the only clear day we got and a great day to take some pics with my niece. Nice weather or not it was great to have a week with family and to rest. This past weekend I went through the ordination process and passed....whew! It was stressful but, as always, God's grace proved once again to be more than sufficient. It was great to share the experience with close friends and family. Another piece of the puzzle is in place and we look forward to where God is leading us next. My residency ends on the 21st of August but I am allowed to stay until around the third week of September. By then I hope to have a job. Next things to check off the list are endorsement by my denomination to go along with ordination; applying for provisional certification through the Association of Professional Chaplains; and GET HIRED! Enjoy the pictures.

Lack of Time

Taking pictures is therapeutic for me. I haven't been posting any pictures for the simple reason that I haven't been taking very many. Completing this chaplain residency program, looking for jobs, and preparing for ordination has been all consuming. Thankfully, we were on a chaplain retreat yesterday that was conveniently located by some wonderful hiking trails that Sarah, the kids, and I visited last summer. It was good to hike and take pictures. I was reminded not to miss the beauty all around by getting caught up in the "busy-ness" of life. My ordination process takes place the first week of August, the program ends in late August, and I still have no idea where we will end up next. What a fun, scary, exciting, and deeply satisfying ride this continues to be....