Summer Sizzles

Well, I'm doing a little better on posting since it's only been a month and a half instead of two or more years!  I am still surrounded by boxes, both in my office and at home.  I have moved.  I am now back in Augusta, Georgia.  I was here five years ago.

This moving thing is for the birds.  Well, that, and the fact that I still have entirely too much stuff!  Seriously.  I really did get rid of quite a few things for this move and yet, I am still burdened by all these things.  And it truly is a burden. 

As I have been unpacking and putting things away, I can't help but think back to where I was just a little over a year ago.  Cape Cod!  What a wonderful, wonderful place.  It was on my bucket list for literally decades.  I had wanted to go there for the longest time.  I finally made it.  And now I'm thinking back on how special it was.

This was the view from the deck of my house that I rented last year.  To the right, at night, I could see the lights of Provincetown way off in the distance. To the left, I could see around from Sandwich toward Plymouth.  This is Cape Cod Bay.  The sounds, the seagulls, the skies, the sunsets...all were so glorious and so relaxing.  It helps to picture myself there now, instead of seeing myself buried in piles of boxes and stuff and things.

I hope this summer is a time when I can find the energy and the determination to jettison some of the stuff and things, whether they are tangible or not, that are a burden on my life.  May it be so with you, too.  May we rid ourselves of the things holding us down or holding us back. 

If you've ever tried to visit my blog, you will note that I am a terribly sporadic blogger.  That is obvious, since this is the first time I've been here in over 2 years.  I can only laugh at myself.

It's not that I haven't taken any pilgrimages.  It's that I haven't taken time to document them.  Somehow, I get caught up in the moment and forget to post.  So, here I am again.  Ready for another adventure, and this time, I'm writing about it, at least for today! 

I am moving.  I have been serving as a Pastor in the Acworth-Kennesaw, Georgia area for 5 years, but now I am headed to Augusta to be the Pastor-in-charge at St. Mark UMC on Washington Road.  I am looking forward to new challenges, new adventures, new ministries and new friends.

Later this year, I am headed to Italy.  I will try to post here about THAT adventure!  For now, I am in the throes of moving -- trying to sell a home, buy a home, pack everything up, still go to work, and not lose my mind in the process.  A daunting task at best, it is made even more difficult because, as much as I am looking forward to my new appointment, I will be leaving behind good friends, good memories, and hopefully some good ministry moments.  Stay tuned.  Here I go again!