Monday is when I get to rest after a weekend, which, for a pastor is like a 40-hour workweek packed into 3 days. This past weekend was an especially long one for me: Gave a Bible study at UCD campus on Friday, led an 8-hour quarterly staff rally on Saturday, and gave a sermon on Sunday (followed by a 3-hour directors meeting). I’m an introvert, so being with that many people and speaking for all of those occasions does require a lot out of me…
That’s why I take Mondays to just rest and do things that don’t require much talking. This morning, I caught up with lost sleep from Saturday night sermon prep. Afterwards, I got caught up with some e-mails, and then Susanna and I went out for our weekly lunch date…this time, to Costco! For some reason, we’ve been craving their $1.50 Polish dogs, so we went to the newly opened Costco in nearby Woodland (which is the 2nd largest Costco in California!) where we had a leisurely lunch, topped off with their strawberry sundae.
I also got caught up with my hair cut. (Did you get that pun?) I also cut my son’s hair, but he’s complaining that I cut too much off his bangs. I guess he’s not going to give me a tip for this haircut! “Don’t worry, son, it’ll grow back!”
Today was also a good day because I got to mow our lawn — the first cut of the season! There’s something relaxing about being in nature (even if it’s merely the backyard of a suburban home). The green grass growing and the cherry blossoms blooming tell me that the cold Winter has gone and Spring has come! That reminds me — I better start taking my allergy medicine soon!
TGIM (Thank God it’s Monday)!
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