A week in the life...

Just so you don't get the impression that my life is one big vacation, I thought I'd share a bit of my life this past week or two. I preached in our congregation the last two weeks. My text was John 15 where Jesus says, Abide in Me. The first week the sermon topic was Abiding in the Truth and this past weekend Abiding in Love. I devoted a good deal of time each day to sermon preparation and study. Each day I set out to accomplish some necessary task that has been neglected during the busy school year. One morning was devoted to taking the car in for its 75K check-up which included a new set of brakes. While the car was in the shop I walked over to the office of my cell phone company to rework the contract. I wrote and faxed a letter to the immigration office regarding my visa status (in the local language, of course). I tried to open a new bank account since we live in a new part of town. Here, the branch where you open your account is your branch where you must conduct your business. If you move, you must travel to your branch or close your account and open a new one at a different branch, even if it is at the same bank. One morning I stood in line at the Post Office to pay some bills. The Post Office is a catch-all for mail, bill paying, check cashing, etc. etc. If you don't like waiting in lines, don't move overseas. Finally, one morning was dedicated to the License Bureau to give them my new address. There is no such thing as forwarding mail when you move, so you must return to your old residence to collect mail until you notify all of your creditors of your new address. My oldest son began a school project yesterday of 40 hours of community service. He was assigned to a local vets office to clean cages and walk the dogs-something which he didn't seem to mind. In reality, my life is probably not a whole lot different from yours!