The end of a second week

So, I am currently stranded in Regina...

I am waiting until the morning to find out if it's the car battery, the alternator, or something more or less dire. In any case, I will be missing classes tomorrow. And I find that I am disappointed about it.

This past week has really been all about classes, but there have been a few interesting observations. Like the following:

- The biggest thing that I have noticed, and already said to other people is this: My life is best imaginable if you take everything that the regular Joe would do on a Sunday and stretch it from Sunday through Friday. I am living a new life that seems to revolve around church. Combined with the fact that I live on campus in the dormitory, it would seem that I could easily forget the "real" world and lose myself entirely to the wonder and awe of studying my faith.

- There is a lot of paperwork to my studies. It's very easy to say I will get to something at a later time or something else can wait to another day. And I very quickly start to fall behind. Practicing any kind of discipline takes concentrated effort on my part - at least until it becomes second nature. Then I will be fine.

- My Synod has a great bunch of people in it. I am always happy to meet new people, but I really feel lucky to meet so many people who care about the things that I do. I met all the folks with CTEL (Committee for Theological Education and Leadership) on Thursday - we had a nice group mingling session. It was nice to sit and chat with Bishop Cindy too.

It was a good week with lots of work - and hopefully, with a little luck, I will be on my way back to the school tomorrow.