What a great day! My cold lingers on but today it feels like it is turning a corner. I had a great time today with Sarah and Josh Derck. Sarah and I went to her school and work--Nazarene Theological College. We met up with Deidra Brower Latz and headed out to the village center for coffee. I enjoyed the company and conversation. It was definitely the highlight of my week to be sitting at a coffee shop with 2 awesome ladies. We talked church, theology, and PhD studies. We talked about the need for rest. It seems to be a common theme not just in my own life but for so many in academia and ministry! Yet here in the UK they at least have a culture that supports rest more than in the US. Tea time...more holidays...longer vacations....shorter work days....less emphasis on efficiency.... very interesting!
I love the little village Sarah lives in! Everything is within walking distance. It reminds me so much of Korea except her village has so much beauty. The gardens here are wonderful. We picked up her son after school and I was pretty amazed by all the parents there waiting for school to let out. It was fun to see the people of the village meeting and talking as they waited for their kids.
Sarah volunteered to watch her friends new born baby girl this evening. While she was packing for her trip to the USA I was put in charge of the little 3 week old girl. Ok, so it was fun! I'm not going to lie. In one hand I'm holding the little girl because earlier she had started crying and with the other hand I'm searching for an e-mail for Gene. : ) She was just fine!
I had Fish and Chips for dinner and then Ben and Jerry's for dessert. It was the quintessential English dinner with the quintessential American dessert. Great!
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