Another Progress Report
Just wanted to keep things somewhat updated. I say "somewhat" because it is clear that I have already broken my previous "promise" to be more diligent with my posting ("Oh, yeah... do bettah nes time."). All I can say is... "Sorry". As I continue, I think that it may become clear why I have not been a very faithful blogster these days.
OK... so what's the story? Well, things are nutty at our house. Our second daughter, Joanna, is going to be married on June 2nd (yes, of this year...). This will mean that, since our oldest daughter (Rachel) was wed last July, we have had the "pleasure" of hosting two weddings in the span of one year ("pleasure" is in quotes because it IS a pleasure to celebrate these wonderful weddings... it is also very stressful and time consuming... and expensive...).
You'd think that wedding preparations would be enough to make us all pretty whacked-out... but, oh no... we needed more. You see, since our daughter and her new husband, Dan, will be living in the third floor apartment of our triple- decker, we have been doing alot of renovating. Actually, my hard working wife has been renovating that apartment (along with the soon to be newly weds)... demo-ing, spackling, sanding, painting, etc., etc., ad infinitum!
And what have I been doing? Well, because the newly weds will be residing on the third floor that means that our baby (19 year old, Andrew) has moved into our guest room on the second floor... and his music rehearsal space will be relocated to the cellar. So, I have been "enjoying" my own remodelling projects (a loft bed and shelves in the new bedroom... and partitioning-off, "sound proofing" and creating a raised floor in the cellar).
Enough already, you say? Not nearly. Joanna will be receiving her Bachelor's degree this month and I have been asked to offer a prayer at the Bacalaureate service the evening before. AND... our oldest, Rachel, will be singing at Carnegy Hall (as part of a choir debuting some composers new work) which will mean a weekend in NYC (Yes, I will proudly wear my Red Sox hat all around "The Big Apple"... OK, not at Carnegie Hall... but everywhere else!). That's it... I'm exhausted, already. Do you see why I have not had time to post anything?
Nor have we had time to really act on the dreams and visions that are always present in our hearts and minds. We've taken a few baby steps... I am currently reading a book on how to create and run a Bed and Breakfast (Oh yeah... did I mention that a B and B is how we see God bringing this to fruition? I'll add more about this later...). I am also going to be attending a conference at Gordon-Conwell Seminary on Spiritual Formation and Spiritual Direction. Small steps but important, I think.
So, please keep us in prayer. No, really... I mean it. God is so great to us! He is so patient. He is working in all our circumstances and He is working deep within us to prepare us for the work to which He has called us. It's all good!!
Love, Mark (Barnabas)
Just wanted to keep things somewhat updated. I say "somewhat" because it is clear that I have already broken my previous "promise" to be more diligent with my posting ("Oh, yeah... do bettah nes time."). All I can say is... "Sorry". As I continue, I think that it may become clear why I have not been a very faithful blogster these days.
OK... so what's the story? Well, things are nutty at our house. Our second daughter, Joanna, is going to be married on June 2nd (yes, of this year...). This will mean that, since our oldest daughter (Rachel) was wed last July, we have had the "pleasure" of hosting two weddings in the span of one year ("pleasure" is in quotes because it IS a pleasure to celebrate these wonderful weddings... it is also very stressful and time consuming... and expensive...).
You'd think that wedding preparations would be enough to make us all pretty whacked-out... but, oh no... we needed more. You see, since our daughter and her new husband, Dan, will be living in the third floor apartment of our triple- decker, we have been doing alot of renovating. Actually, my hard working wife has been renovating that apartment (along with the soon to be newly weds)... demo-ing, spackling, sanding, painting, etc., etc., ad infinitum!
And what have I been doing? Well, because the newly weds will be residing on the third floor that means that our baby (19 year old, Andrew) has moved into our guest room on the second floor... and his music rehearsal space will be relocated to the cellar. So, I have been "enjoying" my own remodelling projects (a loft bed and shelves in the new bedroom... and partitioning-off, "sound proofing" and creating a raised floor in the cellar).
Enough already, you say? Not nearly. Joanna will be receiving her Bachelor's degree this month and I have been asked to offer a prayer at the Bacalaureate service the evening before. AND... our oldest, Rachel, will be singing at Carnegy Hall (as part of a choir debuting some composers new work) which will mean a weekend in NYC (Yes, I will proudly wear my Red Sox hat all around "The Big Apple"... OK, not at Carnegie Hall... but everywhere else!). That's it... I'm exhausted, already. Do you see why I have not had time to post anything?
Nor have we had time to really act on the dreams and visions that are always present in our hearts and minds. We've taken a few baby steps... I am currently reading a book on how to create and run a Bed and Breakfast (Oh yeah... did I mention that a B and B is how we see God bringing this to fruition? I'll add more about this later...). I am also going to be attending a conference at Gordon-Conwell Seminary on Spiritual Formation and Spiritual Direction. Small steps but important, I think.
So, please keep us in prayer. No, really... I mean it. God is so great to us! He is so patient. He is working in all our circumstances and He is working deep within us to prepare us for the work to which He has called us. It's all good!!
Love, Mark (Barnabas)
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