New Brunswick, Canada
At the end of the round of meetings, I flew to New York to interview a potential worker in the vineyard in Alaska, then on to Bangor, Maine where I rented a car. The 4 hour drive to New Brunswick was beautiful, although the leaves were all gone and winter was in waiting.
I was born and raised in eastern New Brunswick on the shores of a large lake called Grand Lake. I am the fifth generation from these Atlantic shores and I get homesick every time I return. My Mother still lives there in a private care home, however the ravages of Alzheimer’s have taken a deadly toll on her once productive life and it was a hard visit.
The compensation was spending one night of seclusion at our old lakeside cabin. The solitude was healing and the late fall scenery was beautiful.
A few days were spent helping my two sisters on their Organic farm. It was refreshing to get some physical work in the out-of-doors.
On November 14th, I drove back to Bangor and caught a flight to Seattle via JFK in New York city. (I am certainly glad God hasn’t called me there) Because I couldn’t get a flight from Seattle to Portland, I ended up renting another car and driving. It had been a long day, I finally was able to connect with my wife, who had flown in from Anchorage. We stayed at my daughter Heather, and son-in law, Dallas’s Condo. It was nice to reconnect with them after several months of not seeing them.
Sabbath, November 15th, Colleen and I went to church at Meadow Glade, our old home church, where I served as Senior Pastor for almost a decade. It was lovely to reconnect with everyone from our former days. The afternoon and evening were spent at Jere Patzer’s memorial service. It was a moving service and I hope to leave such a profound legacy as that dedicated leader did.
Sunday, I flew to Walla Walla, Washington and was picked up by my son, David. He is a Professor at Walla Walla University, so I again had a place to stay and again saved the cost of a hotel. His wife Nelita is a wonderful hostess, but she sure makes spicy curry.
At the end of the round of meetings, I flew to New York to interview a potential worker in the vineyard in Alaska, then on to Bangor, Maine where I rented a car. The 4 hour drive to New Brunswick was beautiful, although the leaves were all gone and winter was in waiting.
I was born and raised in eastern New Brunswick on the shores of a large lake called Grand Lake. I am the fifth generation from these Atlantic shores and I get homesick every time I return. My Mother still lives there in a private care home, however the ravages of Alzheimer’s have taken a deadly toll on her once productive life and it was a hard visit.
The compensation was spending one night of seclusion at our old lakeside cabin. The solitude was healing and the late fall scenery was beautiful.
A few days were spent helping my two sisters on their Organic farm. It was refreshing to get some physical work in the out-of-doors.
On November 14th, I drove back to Bangor and caught a flight to Seattle via JFK in New York city. (I am certainly glad God hasn’t called me there) Because I couldn’t get a flight from Seattle to Portland, I ended up renting another car and driving. It had been a long day, I finally was able to connect with my wife, who had flown in from Anchorage. We stayed at my daughter Heather, and son-in law, Dallas’s Condo. It was nice to reconnect with them after several months of not seeing them.Sabbath, November 15th, Colleen and I went to church at Meadow Glade, our old home church, where I served as Senior Pastor for almost a decade. It was lovely to reconnect with everyone from our former days. The afternoon and evening were spent at Jere Patzer’s memorial service. It was a moving service and I hope to leave such a profound legacy as that dedicated leader did.
Sunday, I flew to Walla Walla, Washington and was picked up by my son, David. He is a Professor at Walla Walla University, so I again had a place to stay and again saved the cost of a hotel. His wife Nelita is a wonderful hostess, but she sure makes spicy curry.
Monday, November 17th was Walla Walla University board of trustees and Tuesday was President’s council. Wednesday was North Pacific Union executive committee and then I finally got to fly home on Wednesday night.
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