June 10, 2011

     This is a special day for me.  Sarah and I were joined in marriage thirty-nine years ago.  It doesn't seem like that many years.  I still can see her as she entered the door to the church in her wedding dress.  It was a windy day, her veil got caught on the handrails as she ascended the steps.  But it was not humor of that moment that is embedded in my memory so clearly.  I remember seeing her face and realizing that in just a few moments I would be marrying this beautiful girl.  My eyes glistened with joyful tears as she made her way down the aisle. 
     For the last three years we have celebrated our anniversary by going out, making hospital calls on the way.  We laughed at that repeating cycle.  This year, no hospital calls!  No, this year I am officiating a wedding for a young couple.  Tonight is the rehearsal.  Sarah and I celebrated our anniversary today at noon by going our for a dinner. 
     Life gets busy, ministry makes demands...I thank God for the blessing of a great wife who enjoys the ministry as much as I.

My first blog

I remember the first trip I took out of the US and into a foreign country.  Stepping off the plane I immediately was aware that I had entered a different culture.  I had taken Spanish in high school (1967), but the language was moving quicker than my translator could handle.  I felt my every word and action would stand out and come under close scrutiny by those in that culture and language group. 

That is closely related to how I feel right now entering a blog for the first time.  It is a whole new world to me, a new culture, and yes even language differences.  Well, every journey begins with the first step ...    hello blog.