Well, hello there! I am setting up this blog to be the record of my upcoming sabbatical. What is a sabbatical, you ask? It is based on the Biblical practice of sabbath, or taking a rest on the seventh day of the week. Not only is a weekly rest a good and important practice, but I am also blessed to be able to take a 7th-year sabbath rest as well. The Elders of the church I've served in since 2004, www.creeksidechurch.ca have graciously offered this to me, and over the past many months Carina and I have been praying and pondering about what we should do with this time. In the coming weeks and months I hope to be able to use this blog as the diary of my sabbath break, the period from May 7 through August 5.
I have some plans taking shape for how I will personally use the time, and we as a family have a VERY exciting dream to spend a month down in Quito, Ecuador in July.
I've been instructed that a sabbatical should be 'qualitatively and quantitatively different from your usual routine', and I've been urged to make sure it is a time of rest and recharging for the next seven-year stretch. I am praying that this time will be a blessing and will have great impact in my life and in our family's life together.
Soon we'll start counting down the days! Meantime we have Easter to get through, and a whole lot else besides . . . . . hope you will track with us in this journey!
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