It has been great for me and my family to get away to visit with some other ministries and take some time to enjoy some vacation from our normal everyday duties!  I have honestly done much better at this vacation thing than I thought I would.  I have not worked on any sermon stuff – and that is saying a lot for me, because almost everything I see, read or think almost always leads to a sermon.  I have missed preaching just a little bit, but really the break has been good.  I have not taken a serious break from preaching since I first started pastoring in 1992.

While I have done good at not doing the sermon thing.  I have not been quiet so disciplined in the area of being a pastor.  In fact, I have thought a lot about Northwood and all of the people that make Northwood so special.  The truth is, we just can’t help it!  Northwood is more than a church to me and my family – Northwood is a family to my family and Northwood is home!  While I have enjoyed some time to enjoy and learn in different environments, I am thankful for a home to head home to and looking forward to the day that we get back there.  Until then, I hope everyone knows how much we love them and just in case they don’t, I know that I will be sure to tell them when I get home!