And we're off... like a herd of turtles.

"But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the steadfast love of God forever and ever. I will thank you forever, because of what you have done. In the presence of the faithful I will proclaim your name, for it is good." Psalm 52:8-9

September is here, and the Fall season of programming has commenced. I always find it interesting that we consider the Tuesday after Labour Day to be the unofficial beginning of Fall. Maybe it's because we don't like the idea of kids going back to school in the summer? I'm not entirely sure.

Normally, I would be gearing up for a semester's worth of courses at this point, but I'm not. It's Internship year! I can't believe we're here already.

I'm in Winnipeg, MB for the year with a lovely and large congregation. I've been at work for almost two weeks, and I am slowly getting accustomed to a new schedule. Over the next twelve months I expect to learn a lot, and grow a lot too. It will be interesting to document this journey for all the readers out there who care to know what's going on.

I am amazed at the amount of work this congregation is doing and look forward to getting to know as many of them as I can. I really like the staff I work with, and can easily see loving them all quickly. My supervisor and I get along and we talk about a lot of things. His door is open, and I'm often across the hub asking one question ro another. I'm now working on sermons and getting to know folks, but I'm finding that there are many things that I get to experience in a regular week here. It's easy to see that the time will pass quickly and probably in more of a blur than I expect.

Peace to all who are also venturing out into something new. May God bless your journey and give you the strength to accept the new with wide arms of joy.