Confessions of an Activity Junkie...

Day 2. 7:40am. Wake the other 2 kids up. Make lunch. Get them ready for school. Drive them to school....then get on to the other list I've made up for the month of May: Yard, paint, Uganda details, etc, etc, etc...

Hello....my name is Scott and I am an Activity Addict.

Sabbatical is not meant to be 4 months at an all-inclusive beach resort (hmmm?)....but I realized yesterday as I drove to Langley at 9:05am with my list in hand that simply switching my work 'to do' list for my sabbatical 'to do' list would be a serious mistake.

"Step away from the list....there's nothing to see here"...

One of the ironies of getting ready for a sabbatical is that you're so busy preparing to leave that you don't have a lot of time to actually think about the sabbatical itself. I know I'm going to visit other missions pastors at other churches and take a class at Regent...I also know I'll still have home responsibilities as dad and husband...but the specific details of how I'm going to ensure this time is most beneficial is yet to be painted out.

Enter Ross Hastings and lunch (yesterday) at Cactus Club. Apart from catching up with each other's lives, Ross gives me great advice about how to use my sabbatical (Ross being the local expert on slowing down!....read: sarcasm).

So, my old list is gone, my new 'to do' list for this week is to sketch out a more detailed plan on what these four months will look like...particularly May and August. The books to read, the disciplines to engage in, the topics to address, the times to relax & be with family....I'm hoping to sketch something out (but not be manic about it) to ensure that I squeeze every drop of benefit out of this experience.

But first....kids have to get to school...

5 Days And Counting...

It's the last week of work for me (Scott). A few people have asked if I'm 'counting down the days' yet. Despite the misleading title of this post, I actually haven't been. What I have been counting is the number of items on my work 'to do' list so I can leave with some semblance of peace.

I certainly couldn't do that (leave feeling peaceful) if it wasn't for a great group of people who are holding down the fort for me while I am away. So I need to say 'thanks' to a few people:

-the Elders Board for allowing us this unique season in our lives

-the Pastors who are sharing some of my work load

-the Leadership teams who will continue to move ahead in my absence

-the people who have committed to pray for us throughout our sabbatical

-the people who financially contributed so we could go and do ministry in Uganda

Thanks to you all. Now, before this gets sounding like an Oscar acceptance speech (too late?)...I'll sign off.

This coming Sunday is my last day of work. We'll be in front of the congregation in both services and we'll let people know about this blog address. After that....I won't be back at PPAC until the end of August. Until then...