How Can It Be?

How can today at work have been better than yesterday, a supposed day off? Your guess is as good as mine, but I think it had a lot to do with expectations. I took yesterday as a "comp day" following the STINT Briefing, and that, a day late because of a meeting I had to attend on Monday.

I had grandiose dreams of lying poolside yesterday. But then I, the extrovert, planned every meal with different friends, and since we had a lot to catch up on after a summer apart, each meal took a couple hours. And then the evening was...well...work. Don't get me wrong. I loved the time with friends. I needed it. But the day didn't go as I'd anticipated.

But you know what? Today was a great day at work. I sensed God's presence in what I and others were doing and have come into the school year with an attitude of hope. Plus I talked to several others who feel the same way. Rest is great, but work is quite fulfilling. I loved "work" today...precisely because it didn't feel like work.

Back to Real Life

I've been gone so long from this blog that I had to repeatedly try logging in until I finally got it right. It turns out that the third time IS a charm. Good thing, too; I don't know how many tries I'd get before I'd be banished from the site.

Today I'm working on a seminar talk for the STINT briefing. The topic is, "Spending a Day with the Lord." Honestly, I'd rather be doing that than writing a talk about it. And that's a good thing.