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July 16 Second Semester Reading
Second Semester MoviesSummer blog-cleaning... If anyone cares what movies we've watched and enjoyed in the past few months, here's a handful. Movies Loved by Us or Our Students (Term 2) "Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" Great story, decent movie. You've got to understand: I LOVE those
books. So any movie is going to have trouble meeting the standard
already in my mind. Worthwhile, for sure, but a bit disappointing to
this fan. "Grizzly Man" Never heard of it? I hadn't either. A documentary on the life of Timothy Treadwell, who lived several months each year among Alaska's grizzlies. Strange fellow? You could say so. Odd film? Yeah. But I quite enjoyed it--interesting look into one life. "Luther" Strong movie following the life of Martin Luther, famous figure of the Reformation Movement. Enjoyable, informative, and even inspiring. A painless way to ingest a bit of significant history! "Band of Brothers" Not exactly a movie, but we've been watching it lately. WWII mini-series that shows much of the war experience of those who lived it. I cannot imagine. "Groundhog Day" We recently re-watched this one after years since first seeing it. I forgot how funny Bill Murray is. Blog Future?I'm debating what to do with this blog. Just continue on? Wind it up and move to another one? Wait until work starts and tie a blog to that new role? Stop altogether? My answer likely hardly matters to any but me. But if you show up one day to see a link to another blog or a sign saying "Closed for Good", now you won't be surprised. Summer TimeWell, it feels like forever since the last post. We're back in Canada in the middle of July. This is our month to be free for travelling, visiting family and friends, and trying to sort out some life details before we enter a new pattern of life. My job starts on August 1 at the Glen Elm Family and Shannon will begin searching for work before this month is up. Those things alone will ease us into daily routines. Looking for a place to live in Regina is also one of the more interesting things right now. We'd love to buy a place to call our own, so we've done a lot of thinking about mortgages (man, does that sound like a big word!) and have done some online browsing of Regina real estate. It's kind of fun and certainly exciting though it is a big step and one in which we're curious about God's plan. Words like "simplicity" and "contentment" hit hard in my mind, and sometimes the "grab as much as you can" feel of buying a house doesn't jive easily. I'm not saying it's bad to buy a house. I'm just a guy who hates debt and has no desire to have life squeezed more than necessary by financial burdens. So that leads to a handful of questions that we as a couple need to answer before making such a major decision about such a major chunk of our change. That's all. A mundane matter like a mortgage has felt quite spiritual in the last week of thought, and I like that. Imagine... a life where the common and the sacred mingle and mix... and it just feels right!  Today finds us in Calgary, visiting Shannon's sister Rebecca and her family. The week's allowed us to visit a handful of friends (Heather, John & Angie, Malcolm "Mike Weir" & Suzanne, Curtis & Heather) that now call Calgary home and to spend relaxed time with Steve & Rebecca and their three kids. It's been fun! Add to that a Rider victory over BC (I never doubted it for a second!), and that's a pretty decent week. |
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