6/2/2012
Today was
graduation for BFA’s Class of 2012. This is a great bunch of kids and I so
enjoyed my first semester teaching Worldviews with them. I also benefited from their fine example of
appropriate messages of comfort and encouragement throughout the treatments I
endured over second semester.
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| Class of 2012 |
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| Just a few of the grads lined up for commencement |
I couldn’t
feel more proud or more fortunate to have them as a focus of ministry and vice
versa. We’ll always have Rome! Congratulations to all sixty of you!!
Health wise I am
doing great. My white and red counts are
back in the “normal” range and I’m getting my strength back. I know I’m only supposed to boast in the Lord
but Diane and I walked the “Lonely Tree” walk a few days ago. It’s over 5km long and has some significant
slope. Wielding my Nordic (aka “Nerdic”
– thanks for this perfect label Len Reed) walking sticks we completed it in the
same time as last summer and fall (65 minutes – 5km=3miles – no brag, just
fact!).
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| That's the lonely tree hill - looks closer due to telephoto effect - it really is a rigorous hike! |
I’m eating without needing to do
anything regarding nausea (Yipee!) and sleeping well at night.
The day after
tomorrow we, Lord willing, fly to Boston via London and arrive in RI early
Monday evening. We’ll be there for one
month but we’re deliberately not doing the all out missionary deputation
thing. We’ll be mainly reconnecting with
friends and family. I don’t know what it has been specifically like for family
to experience my illness from afar but I know it has been difficult. It will be so good to share recovery in
person. I’ll be working on recovering
strength through a strict regimen of beach walks and seafood intake. We certainly look forward to seeing many
folks informally. We’re staying with my Mom (401.783.7255).
Well it’s a short
update but that’s where we’re at.
1 comment:
"Seafood and beach walks". Good to know you're still a Rhode Islander at heart!
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