I always spend a few days before Mother's Day fishing for trout in the White Water Valley not far from Altura, Minnesota. The valley has really changed since rains at the end of August last summer.The White Water River has changed from the River I've fished with friends since college; in a matter of a day the channel moved, rocks ended up where they'd never appeared before.
I caught my full limit of trout and now I'm anxious to start to eat.
I'm almost ready to start thinking about church again (beyond preaching and visitation) after a couple good days off. Right now members of the church council and I are contemplating shared ministry: that means we will
have multiple pastors on a staff with no senior and no associate pastors; just two or three people called pastor sharing the ministry. It's a relief to me to have a different model to look at right now. I don't much look forward to working with a new senior pastor, nor do I feel ready for the job: and this point in the middle seems to be best. Who knows what's next? I guess it's time for discernment.
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I enjoyed checking out the pictures and this site. I hope you feel refreshed from your time away. It does sound like a different perspective for ministry. Prayers for the discernment and I tagged you for a meme over at my place when you have had your fill of the trout.
NOw that semionary is over I do plan on getting reacquainted with my fishing gear. My girls are also ready to go. They love fishing with their dad. Not really sure if it simply to spend time with me, or if they really do enjoy fishing. Doesn't matter I guess, it is good time together and all three of us love that.
Man....look at the spelling in that last comment. Can you say "proof reader?"
Great Pix John. it looks really peaceful.
David, jealously guard every moment spent with your children. They'll be grown up and gone before you know it.
Looking at these photos reminds me of a summer afternoon in the parking lot of the Watonwan County Library.... with John demonstrating his flycasting technique and the locals looking on at these two strangers waving a rod around, wondering if they should dial 911
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