Yesterday it was officially official, my three month sabbatical is over. I spent the day in the office, created a todo list longer than the paper I was using, threw out junk mail, changed voice mail, submitted financial reports, caught up with staff, and I'm back on at DRC! And it is good!
The past three months have been great. And that great is on many different levels. Great because of what I was able to do, and great because of the things I didn't do. Great because of what I learned and thought, great because none of my learning or thinking was out of a pressing urgency of ministry. It was a time without lasting pattern or routine, but pointed me back to the benefit of pattern and routine. I thank God for the opportunity to have this sabbatical, and for the fact that I have a ministry I am excited to return to now that it is over.
