Haven't had a whole lot to say. Which means I'm getting stale. Not learning much of anything new. No amazing discoveries. Just treading water. What a year this has been. Many good things. Much adversity. Many, many new challenges. But not much learning. This is one area I'm really looking forward to over the summer. I'm not planning very much, so there will be lots of reading time. Lots of studying. I've been looking forward to digging in to Mere Christianity and The Case for Christ now for many moons. So many a day will be spent laying under the sun and reading these two books. I'm looking forward to a real growth spurt over the summer. It's been quite some time since I've disciplined myself to just sit and read a book cover to cover. Mix church camp, a leadership conference, Spirit Song, a family vacation and church softball games in there, there shouldn't be much boredom.

On top of that, we're looking at some minor changes in our personal life that should be very positive. Life is good. Very rarely is it easy, but it's good. Which is a testimony to a good God that has so certainly taken care of us. Mikaela has her 6 month MRI and it came back that her tumor is shrinking. How cool is that? Still benign, non cancerous. And shrinking. Our septic system is in and all is flushing smoothly. No more pee water on the floor. The exercise is becoming less and less painful. And I just got challenged last night to a race at the end of the summer. If I win, this student will bow and kiss my feet and put a crown on my head in front of the group. I can't lose this bet. I really love it when kids think they're invincible. I just let them talk. It's more fun that way. Well, the kiddies will be getting home soon and I have a bit more studying to do. So, I'll say, adieu to anyone who might be reading this.