The Journey Continues…

Hello, dear friends and readers —

I apologize for not writing for a while, but things are going crazy in my life. I’ve been called to The Park Church in Elmira, NY to be their next pastor. It’s a bittersweet adventure because I have so many friends (and my wonderful son) in California while I’m also excited by the prospects in Elmira.

But what else is new? Isn’t the journey always bittersweet?

In any case, Kyrie (the dog), Eleison (the car) and I will be driving East along Rt. 80 beginning next week. It truly will be traveling mercies as we hope to discover new delights along the way. We have 8 days to get to Elmira, and then up to northern New Hampshire for a family reunion and my Uncle John’s 95th birthday! Wow — a good life, well lived. I hope that I can do as well.

I am looking for suggestions on good places to visit along the way. It’s a geography issue: where does your soul live?

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