I had a phone interview with a church this evening about a Worship Arts position at a church of about 600 people in a college town in Nebraska. I had previously spoken with the Senior Pastor, two other staff members and one of their elders who is also on the search committee and really enjoyed each of the conversations. I felt like the interview (with a handful of people on speaker phone went fairly well. I can always think of other things that I wish I had said after the fact, but that's just the way I am.
The next step is to see if they want to meet us in person and see where that might lead. A big part of my interest in the position is that they are looking at starting a new service targeting 18-30 year olds which I would love to be a part of shaping. Time will tell. In the meantime, we'll just try to continue to be patient and see what doors God opens. My hope for this church is that they will find the person that God intends for that position. We will rejoice with them even if it doesn't happen to be me.
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
New Ride
I got to bring my new bike home last night and went for my first ride this morning. Oh my...
It was probably about the easiest 60 miles I've ever done. Of course it was in the mid 60's, no wind, good roads, the birds were singing, harps were playing... It was an ideal day to be on the bike. I have never ridden a bike so nice. I felt like I was just spinning for most of the ride. The Ultegra 10 speed rear cluster meant that I was always in the right gear and didn't have to grind too hard a gear or spin to small a gear for the entire ride. The bike is light and I was dancing on the hills all day. It was fun.
The frame is part steel (for stiffness) and part carbon fiber (for weight, flexibility and shock dampening), the wheels are incredibly light with bladed spokes, the Ultegra grouppo exceeded my expectations and the new Crank Brothers Quattro SL Team Fast Freddie pedals were a fun change from the Look style pedals that I've ridden on for years. The pedals take a little getting used to with their egg beater style, but the cleats have a lot of rotational flexibility, so I was able to ride comfortably without having to worry about whether everything was set up right.
It was my longest and fastest ride of the year. Mad props to Dave Brady for helping me build the bike after work yesterday and to the shipping and receiving crew for forgiving my impatience and getting me the bike I never thought I'd own.
Thursday, May 25, 2006
An exhausting day off
Yesterday was the first day off that I'd had in a week and I was looking forward to getting a little rest and a good ride. I started the day with an early ride which wound up being a bit more than I had bargained for as the wind was a good 25+ mph and in my face for the first 29 miles. You might ask why I decided to ride when it was that windy. Waiting for a day without wind in South Dakota is like waiting for a day without rain in Seattle. Those days do occur, but you're better off just making your peace with the elements and riding anyway or you'll never go.
One thing that made it a bit worse was that I had never been on these roads before, so even though I was pretty strong in my resolve to follow the course I'd plotted, I kept having to wonder how much longer I would have to pound the pedals into the wind. Turns out it was 29 miles. I turned to head north, expecting the wind to be slightly at my back, but was disheartened to learn that it had shifted from the southwest to dead west and was now working a crosswind that made it very difficult for me to stay on the road. Thankfully, that stretch was only about 7 miles.
I knew that when I turned east that I'd be flying, but I didn't know whether my legs would let me enjoy it or if they'd scream in protest until I stopped. The road that I turned onto heads straight into town and has recently been resurfaced with asphalt which is a beautiful alternative to all of the brutal, choppy, limestone roads we have around here. With the wind fully at my back I was able to recover a bit over the first few miles. There was a road crew out working on resurfacing the shoulders of the highway and I had to stop for a pilot car in one spot. Once I got restarted, my legs felt pretty good. There were mile long stretches where I was between 30-32 mph without really working and I was able to take the few inclines (I refuse to call them hills) on that stretch of road at about 27-28 mph. Needless to say, the wind was strong.
I limped into home about 11:15 which gave me just enough time to shower, lay inert on the couch for about 20 minutes and then go to lunch with Hal and the rest of the "Elusive Moose" crew.
While I had been on my ride, someone had called from one of the churches that I applied at to see about setting up a phone interview. After luch I called back and had a nice chat with Brad and was able to set up a time for next week to gather their search committee around a speaker phone and do the next interview phase. If things continue to proceed, we'll go for a face to face interview sometime in the near future.
I also did some sermon prep for this weekend when we'll be going back to the Church of the Brethren in Sheldon, IA to lead the service. It will be the third time I've spoken there this year and gives us a good excuse to sneak out of town and spend a little time on the farm with my folks. I'm definitely looking forward to speaking, but need to finish writing my sermon so that I can practice a time or two before Sunday morning.
The kids are making a lot of noise in their room right now, so I suppose I'd best get them up and get ready to head to work. Another day...
One thing that made it a bit worse was that I had never been on these roads before, so even though I was pretty strong in my resolve to follow the course I'd plotted, I kept having to wonder how much longer I would have to pound the pedals into the wind. Turns out it was 29 miles. I turned to head north, expecting the wind to be slightly at my back, but was disheartened to learn that it had shifted from the southwest to dead west and was now working a crosswind that made it very difficult for me to stay on the road. Thankfully, that stretch was only about 7 miles.
I knew that when I turned east that I'd be flying, but I didn't know whether my legs would let me enjoy it or if they'd scream in protest until I stopped. The road that I turned onto heads straight into town and has recently been resurfaced with asphalt which is a beautiful alternative to all of the brutal, choppy, limestone roads we have around here. With the wind fully at my back I was able to recover a bit over the first few miles. There was a road crew out working on resurfacing the shoulders of the highway and I had to stop for a pilot car in one spot. Once I got restarted, my legs felt pretty good. There were mile long stretches where I was between 30-32 mph without really working and I was able to take the few inclines (I refuse to call them hills) on that stretch of road at about 27-28 mph. Needless to say, the wind was strong.
I limped into home about 11:15 which gave me just enough time to shower, lay inert on the couch for about 20 minutes and then go to lunch with Hal and the rest of the "Elusive Moose" crew.
While I had been on my ride, someone had called from one of the churches that I applied at to see about setting up a phone interview. After luch I called back and had a nice chat with Brad and was able to set up a time for next week to gather their search committee around a speaker phone and do the next interview phase. If things continue to proceed, we'll go for a face to face interview sometime in the near future.
I also did some sermon prep for this weekend when we'll be going back to the Church of the Brethren in Sheldon, IA to lead the service. It will be the third time I've spoken there this year and gives us a good excuse to sneak out of town and spend a little time on the farm with my folks. I'm definitely looking forward to speaking, but need to finish writing my sermon so that I can practice a time or two before Sunday morning.
The kids are making a lot of noise in their room right now, so I suppose I'd best get them up and get ready to head to work. Another day...
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Idol Finale?
We just finished watching what was rumored to be the season finale of "American Idol." I will confess that I have not been able to watch much this season, so my familiarity with the Taylor and Katherine is extremely limited. That said, in three years of watching the finale of "Idol", tonight was easily the worst finals I've seen. In my opinion, there was not a single song sung tonight that showed why Taylor and Katherine were in the finals. If you were to take the finals performances from the last three seasons, tonight's performances would rank fifth and sixth. I have to say that the appeal of Taylor's slightly off key, closed vocals and awkward stage presence is lost on me. I would say that Katherine strikes me as a singer with great potential who needs a few more years before she'll hit her peak vocally, but she didn't do very well tonight.
Daniel Powter's closing song "You had a Bad Day" was an apropos selection for tonight's performances. This was probably the season for me to miss.
Monday, May 22, 2006
Monday Evening
Monday night and all is well. Okay, at least I'm enjoying my day and nothing is crashing down around me at the moment.
I did hear back from the church I did the phone interview with. They are taking a little more time and should let me know something more definitive shortly. The fact that they are wanting to make a decision by next week and haven't asked when they might be able to meet me is a pretty strong indicator that they're more serious about someone else. Not a problem. If we're supposed to be somewhere else, we'll be somewhere else. The opportunity was an exciting one and would have pushed us a bit beyond where we've been which made it pretty exciting to consider, but I'd rather be wherever God desires us to be and if this door closes, it means we're one door closer to the right one. Of course, there's a part of me that still hopes for an eleventh hour call to go interview.
I applied for another ministry job today. This one is part time worship and part time youth at a non-denominational church. The prospect of getting involved in youth ministry is a little intimidating, but I definitely enjoyed the youth settings that I was able to be a part of at Hanfield and Impact Summit Camp (it probably had a lot to do with the youth that we were around). I definitely believe I can do the job, if it's the one that God is calling me to.
On a completely different note, I ordered a new bike today. It's a LeMond Zurich and is a much better bike than I ever thought I would own. Working at a bike shop has its perks. I was basically to the point where I was going to have to put some cash into my current bike to get ready for the Tour de Kota and decided that if things are going to move forward with the job search, now might be the best time to buy the bike. I'll be building a lot of bikes off the clock at work this summer to help pay for it and hope I can get my current bike in solid working order so I can sell it to recover some of the cost. I also asked Amy if I could order pedals for it as an early Father's Day present, so I ordered a set of Crank Brothers Quattro SL Team pedals (in blue to compliment the bike). I'm hoping that I'll be hitting the roads with the new gear in the next two weeks and that I'll have the bike paid off in the next six months.
I did hear back from the church I did the phone interview with. They are taking a little more time and should let me know something more definitive shortly. The fact that they are wanting to make a decision by next week and haven't asked when they might be able to meet me is a pretty strong indicator that they're more serious about someone else. Not a problem. If we're supposed to be somewhere else, we'll be somewhere else. The opportunity was an exciting one and would have pushed us a bit beyond where we've been which made it pretty exciting to consider, but I'd rather be wherever God desires us to be and if this door closes, it means we're one door closer to the right one. Of course, there's a part of me that still hopes for an eleventh hour call to go interview.
I applied for another ministry job today. This one is part time worship and part time youth at a non-denominational church. The prospect of getting involved in youth ministry is a little intimidating, but I definitely enjoyed the youth settings that I was able to be a part of at Hanfield and Impact Summit Camp (it probably had a lot to do with the youth that we were around). I definitely believe I can do the job, if it's the one that God is calling me to.
On a completely different note, I ordered a new bike today. It's a LeMond Zurich and is a much better bike than I ever thought I would own. Working at a bike shop has its perks. I was basically to the point where I was going to have to put some cash into my current bike to get ready for the Tour de Kota and decided that if things are going to move forward with the job search, now might be the best time to buy the bike. I'll be building a lot of bikes off the clock at work this summer to help pay for it and hope I can get my current bike in solid working order so I can sell it to recover some of the cost. I also asked Amy if I could order pedals for it as an early Father's Day present, so I ordered a set of Crank Brothers Quattro SL Team pedals (in blue to compliment the bike). I'm hoping that I'll be hitting the roads with the new gear in the next two weeks and that I'll have the bike paid off in the next six months.
Friday, May 19, 2006
Work, Job Update and Ride Musings
I wish I could say that my work week was over, but I get to work my first weekend starting tomorrow. Tonight was the first time I've closed at the shop in almost a month and the pace was a bit hectic. We did a lot of bike tube changes in the last three hours and Lane and I were both kind of scrambling to stay on top of things.
On the job front: I still haven't heard from one of the churches that I was expecting to hear from by now. I did a phone interview almost two weeks ago and was expecting to know something on Monday or Tuesday at the latest, but no word as yet. If I had to guess (which I suppose I do), I would say that I am not their #1 choice, but they are waiting to hear something from other prospects before cutting me loose. Not the end of the world, but I would love to at least have an idea of where I stand.
As I rode this morning before work, I had a few things that I was pondering. I spent a good portion of the first part of the ride wondering if vocational ministry is my promised land or my Egypt. This isn't the first time the thought has occurred to me. I feel as though I've been wandering in the desert for the last year and recognize that there have been thoughts of "returning to Egypt", or at least thoughts of what things would be like had we never left Marion, IN (not that Marion is Egypt in the Israelite/Exodus story sense, but it's the metaphor we're working with).
I really have a heart for the local church and have been excited about the possibility of getting back into vocational ministry, but is it the easy way out, or is it what God placed me in the desert for? A year ago I still loved the local church, but was looking forward to stepping away to experience something different. Now I sort of see it as a life line. It is the one thing that I am undeniably qualified to do. It is also one of the few vocations that I really enjoy the thought of doing. I enjoy the bike shop, but I know it's not going to be a career for me. It is a seasonal thing to pay the bills. Whether that season is a few months, a few years or longer is unclear to me. I'll enjoy it while it lasts.
I didn't come to any conclusions on the promised land/Egypt thing, but spent some time thinking about it anyway.
Another musing that crossed my mind relates to the show "Lost." Amy and I love the show, have been on board since the beginning and I intend to hang around until the series has completely exhausted itself. I got to thinking about the character of Locke and how I have reacted to him over the past two seasons. In season one, Locke was the guy who had things pretty well in hand. He seemed to relish being on the island, seemed to have a grasp of what was going on and carried himself with a confidence that nobody else had. In season two, he seems to doubt everything, can be easily manipulated (i.e. his interaction with Henry) and seems to be at a loss as to how to proceed.
I have found myself saying that I enjoyed Locke more in season one because of the certainty that he had and hope that he comes back to that place again. This morning it struck me that a year ago I had a confidence that now eludes me and a certainty that has given way to questioning much like Locke. I began to wonder if my desire for him to return to his roots is a desire to refind those same characteristics in myself.
On the job front: I still haven't heard from one of the churches that I was expecting to hear from by now. I did a phone interview almost two weeks ago and was expecting to know something on Monday or Tuesday at the latest, but no word as yet. If I had to guess (which I suppose I do), I would say that I am not their #1 choice, but they are waiting to hear something from other prospects before cutting me loose. Not the end of the world, but I would love to at least have an idea of where I stand.
As I rode this morning before work, I had a few things that I was pondering. I spent a good portion of the first part of the ride wondering if vocational ministry is my promised land or my Egypt. This isn't the first time the thought has occurred to me. I feel as though I've been wandering in the desert for the last year and recognize that there have been thoughts of "returning to Egypt", or at least thoughts of what things would be like had we never left Marion, IN (not that Marion is Egypt in the Israelite/Exodus story sense, but it's the metaphor we're working with).
I really have a heart for the local church and have been excited about the possibility of getting back into vocational ministry, but is it the easy way out, or is it what God placed me in the desert for? A year ago I still loved the local church, but was looking forward to stepping away to experience something different. Now I sort of see it as a life line. It is the one thing that I am undeniably qualified to do. It is also one of the few vocations that I really enjoy the thought of doing. I enjoy the bike shop, but I know it's not going to be a career for me. It is a seasonal thing to pay the bills. Whether that season is a few months, a few years or longer is unclear to me. I'll enjoy it while it lasts.
I didn't come to any conclusions on the promised land/Egypt thing, but spent some time thinking about it anyway.
Another musing that crossed my mind relates to the show "Lost." Amy and I love the show, have been on board since the beginning and I intend to hang around until the series has completely exhausted itself. I got to thinking about the character of Locke and how I have reacted to him over the past two seasons. In season one, Locke was the guy who had things pretty well in hand. He seemed to relish being on the island, seemed to have a grasp of what was going on and carried himself with a confidence that nobody else had. In season two, he seems to doubt everything, can be easily manipulated (i.e. his interaction with Henry) and seems to be at a loss as to how to proceed.
I have found myself saying that I enjoyed Locke more in season one because of the certainty that he had and hope that he comes back to that place again. This morning it struck me that a year ago I had a confidence that now eludes me and a certainty that has given way to questioning much like Locke. I began to wonder if my desire for him to return to his roots is a desire to refind those same characteristics in myself.
Monday, May 15, 2006
Back Home Again in South Dakota
Home again, home again...
800 rainy miles, five states, two stops at McDonald's, three movies, about eight phone calls from Amy to Casey due to a poor signal, one two year old, one six year old and one couple thankful to be out of the car.
We rolled in about midnight last night with just enough time to unload the car, fall into bed and roll out of it again in time to be at work this morning. I was able to get back into the groove in the shop pretty quickly, but have been exhausted tonight. I think I'm headed to bed and will hopefully have something more to say about our trip when my brain is no longer mush.
800 rainy miles, five states, two stops at McDonald's, three movies, about eight phone calls from Amy to Casey due to a poor signal, one two year old, one six year old and one couple thankful to be out of the car.
We rolled in about midnight last night with just enough time to unload the car, fall into bed and roll out of it again in time to be at work this morning. I was able to get back into the groove in the shop pretty quickly, but have been exhausted tonight. I think I'm headed to bed and will hopefully have something more to say about our trip when my brain is no longer mush.
Saturday, May 13, 2006
Vacation Nearly Over
It's hard to see a week like this come to an end. We've had a great chance to catch up with a lot of friends, but of course haven't been able to see everyone that we would like to see. Our social calendar has been very full with lunches, dinners, playdates and coffee. It has been a huge blessing to begin and end each day at Brent and Kathy's. Just that little bit of refuge has helped keep us from burning out on all of the visiting.
Today's agenda is really relaxed compared to every other day this week. We need to head to Lowe's to pay for the carpet that we'll have installed at the house which will hopefully happen just in time for that lucky house hunter to discover that they can't live without buying the place from us. The house has been on the market 14 months and we haven't had anything resembling a serious offer. It's a depressed market with little sign of improving, but we're still praying that it will work out in time.
The other thing on the schedule for the day is a trip to Brooks Upper Crust Pizza 'N' Grill owned by our friends Jeff and Stacy Brooks. We sent emails to everybody in our Marion, IN list and invited them to join us at 4:00 in the hope that we would be able to catch some of the folks that we didn't get a chance to see during the week. It could be a big day of business for the Brooks family or we could get to spend an intimate time with them at their new place of business. Time will tell.
Unfortunately, the weather decided to turn midweek and cut my riding short. I did some good riding early in the week, but haven't wanted to risk getting sick by being out in the rain and cold conditions the last few days. I had originally targeted today as a 50 mile ride to help me step it up for the Tour de Kota, but it's only about 45 degrees out, rainy and a little windy. I had also hoped to mow the lawn at the house and, based on an earlier forecast, had planned on doing so either yesterday or today. It's rained the entire day the last three days, so that's not going to get done either.
Those few disappointments aside, it's been a great week. We miss everybody here so much and know that a couple hours can't hope to make up for an entire year's absence, but it is a joy to know that everybody that we've been hanging out with this week is a brother or sister in Christ and that we have a reunion ahead which will surpass any momentary, finite chance we have to get together here. These are just some of the people that we will be "doing heaven" with and it makes me yearn for it that much more. God is good and in His grace gives us friends to share the journey with.
Today's agenda is really relaxed compared to every other day this week. We need to head to Lowe's to pay for the carpet that we'll have installed at the house which will hopefully happen just in time for that lucky house hunter to discover that they can't live without buying the place from us. The house has been on the market 14 months and we haven't had anything resembling a serious offer. It's a depressed market with little sign of improving, but we're still praying that it will work out in time.
The other thing on the schedule for the day is a trip to Brooks Upper Crust Pizza 'N' Grill owned by our friends Jeff and Stacy Brooks. We sent emails to everybody in our Marion, IN list and invited them to join us at 4:00 in the hope that we would be able to catch some of the folks that we didn't get a chance to see during the week. It could be a big day of business for the Brooks family or we could get to spend an intimate time with them at their new place of business. Time will tell.
Unfortunately, the weather decided to turn midweek and cut my riding short. I did some good riding early in the week, but haven't wanted to risk getting sick by being out in the rain and cold conditions the last few days. I had originally targeted today as a 50 mile ride to help me step it up for the Tour de Kota, but it's only about 45 degrees out, rainy and a little windy. I had also hoped to mow the lawn at the house and, based on an earlier forecast, had planned on doing so either yesterday or today. It's rained the entire day the last three days, so that's not going to get done either.
Those few disappointments aside, it's been a great week. We miss everybody here so much and know that a couple hours can't hope to make up for an entire year's absence, but it is a joy to know that everybody that we've been hanging out with this week is a brother or sister in Christ and that we have a reunion ahead which will surpass any momentary, finite chance we have to get together here. These are just some of the people that we will be "doing heaven" with and it makes me yearn for it that much more. God is good and in His grace gives us friends to share the journey with.
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Back Home Again in Indiana
We landed in Marion last night about 16 hours after leaving Sioux Falls. The trip was fairly uneventful with the exception of doing a phone interview with a church that I had applied at a few weeks ago. Things are moving quickly with that church and I expect to know whether they want to meet me in person before the end of the week.
We went to church at Hanfield this morning and got to see a lot of folks, but obviously couldn't talk to everyone that we had a mind to talk to. We've got a lot of lunches and dinners planned this week where we will be better able to catch up with friends.
We had lunch with Tim & Karen Helm, Tim's mom Jackie and John Hines. John and his wife Becky moved from here about the same time that we did and are now in the Des Moines area. He happened to be in town which wound up being an unexpected surprise for us.
Topics of conversation during lunch ranged from the usual "catching up" kind of topics to ministry to "Lost" to basketball. It was great getting a chance to catch up a bit, but I'm already feeling like this week is going to go by way too fast. We're headed to Kent and Melissa Kessler's tonight to hang out, eat and let the kids entertain each other.
In the morning I'm hoping to get the first of four or five bike rides in on some familiar roads followed by coffee with Christer Lagerqvist. Bikes, brew and a great brother; I wish I could stretch tomorrow morning into a week long visit!
We went to church at Hanfield this morning and got to see a lot of folks, but obviously couldn't talk to everyone that we had a mind to talk to. We've got a lot of lunches and dinners planned this week where we will be better able to catch up with friends.
We had lunch with Tim & Karen Helm, Tim's mom Jackie and John Hines. John and his wife Becky moved from here about the same time that we did and are now in the Des Moines area. He happened to be in town which wound up being an unexpected surprise for us.
Topics of conversation during lunch ranged from the usual "catching up" kind of topics to ministry to "Lost" to basketball. It was great getting a chance to catch up a bit, but I'm already feeling like this week is going to go by way too fast. We're headed to Kent and Melissa Kessler's tonight to hang out, eat and let the kids entertain each other.
In the morning I'm hoping to get the first of four or five bike rides in on some familiar roads followed by coffee with Christer Lagerqvist. Bikes, brew and a great brother; I wish I could stretch tomorrow morning into a week long visit!
Thursday, May 04, 2006
More movement and leaving on vacation
I can't believe the week is almost over. There's been a lot going on on the job front which has eaten up a lot of my time. Other than simply going to work at the shop, I applied for another ministry job near St. Paul, MN that looks like a possible fit for us. The Executive Pastor called me back the day that I sent my resume and we talked for awhile. He also sent me a long form application to fill out that wound up being about 10 pages long by the time I sent it back last night. The questions on it were good questions and I wanted to give thoughtful answers, so it took me several hours to get that sent back. They seem to really want to move the process along and may even call this weekend for a phone interview. The hope is that they will have somebody in place in the next four to six weeks.
I also received a call from the third staff person at a church in Nebraska last night. We had a good conversation and they seem pretty serious about continuing the conversation as well. He told me that the process was moving along and that I might even hear back from them about what some possible next steps might be.
In the meantime, I've been putting in 8-9 hours at the shop each day (M-F) and have been building a fair amount of bikes. I'm getting faster, building better and even had my first chance to get my hands on a road bike yesterday. I had, jokingly, asked Lee the other day when I might get a chance to build a road bike and he had said it probably wouldn't be long. I mentioned it to Dave yesterday morning and he said that if I'd grab one, he'd walk me through it. It wasn't too different from building the other comfort/hybrid and mountain bikes that I've been doing, so I was able to do it without as much help as I thought I'd need. A road bike is a little more temperamental and intricate than most of what I've been working on, but I feel fairly competent with it.
On Saturday, I get to take a break from building bikes and may actually get to ride one a bit more as we head for Marion, IN for a week or so. We're going to visit friends and our church family at Hanfield. This is a trip we've been looking forward to for months and we can't wait to see everybody. It promises to be a busy week on our social calendar.
We're also probably going to devote a little time and attention to seeing what can be done with our house there. It's been on the market for over a year and we haven't had anything resembling a serious offer yet. We tried renting it a few months back, but were unsuccessful in finding someone who wasn't a smoker or didn't want to use the house to let a loved one die in while we tried to continue selling (I wish I was joking). That house is seriously draining us financially and something needs to happen with it soon.
I also received a call from the third staff person at a church in Nebraska last night. We had a good conversation and they seem pretty serious about continuing the conversation as well. He told me that the process was moving along and that I might even hear back from them about what some possible next steps might be.
In the meantime, I've been putting in 8-9 hours at the shop each day (M-F) and have been building a fair amount of bikes. I'm getting faster, building better and even had my first chance to get my hands on a road bike yesterday. I had, jokingly, asked Lee the other day when I might get a chance to build a road bike and he had said it probably wouldn't be long. I mentioned it to Dave yesterday morning and he said that if I'd grab one, he'd walk me through it. It wasn't too different from building the other comfort/hybrid and mountain bikes that I've been doing, so I was able to do it without as much help as I thought I'd need. A road bike is a little more temperamental and intricate than most of what I've been working on, but I feel fairly competent with it.
On Saturday, I get to take a break from building bikes and may actually get to ride one a bit more as we head for Marion, IN for a week or so. We're going to visit friends and our church family at Hanfield. This is a trip we've been looking forward to for months and we can't wait to see everybody. It promises to be a busy week on our social calendar.
We're also probably going to devote a little time and attention to seeing what can be done with our house there. It's been on the market for over a year and we haven't had anything resembling a serious offer yet. We tried renting it a few months back, but were unsuccessful in finding someone who wasn't a smoker or didn't want to use the house to let a loved one die in while we tried to continue selling (I wish I was joking). That house is seriously draining us financially and something needs to happen with it soon.
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