Today I realized that it was Friday and that normally on Friday’s back when I had some sort of schedule or routine (well over a year ago) I would write some sort of week in review. In part it was so that people I care about could know what I was up to but mostly it was so that I could know that I was indeed doing things.
So it is with great pleasure that I inform you that I am officially now back at my old job in sunny Southern Spain. Yes, things are back to “normal” even though I don’t really believe that normal exists, and routine has returned.
My last status update took place at the end of January and at that point in time I still didn’t feel like I had been guaranteed an exit from the bitter cold that was gripping the region of Northern Alberta. I had plans (sell car, finish paper work, get passport) but the only detail that did come to fruition was the return of my passport. My car still hasn’t been sold (I don’t think), I still haven’t finished all my paperwork, my flights were a porqueria and I don’t have a visa to actually be in the country yet (God bless diligent Spanish customs).
Which brings us to right now, I am active in number of different things here at work and in the community: I am involved in improving our arabic outreach site, our work website, our spanish youth discipleship site (which needs to be finished this month, we’re praying that that happens), a work bible study, a church bible study, and a weekly Campus Crusade gathering. Suffice it to say that I sometimes feel I am without time to breathe. Yet, like my character seems to dictate, one step at a time, and everything seems to be coming together.
Also worth noting is that in the last four weeks I’ve participated in two ALL night events, one was a video game party and the other was Star War from five in the afternoon until nine the next morning. And with Easter just around the corner I won’t be surprised to find another on the agenda.
So with the concept of routine in mind I don’t feel that any that I’ve developed so far is going to last. It appears as though I am going to be moving to Morocco for a yet to be determined time later this month to learn the Arabic language. Details are slow in coming despite my imminent departure (Deja Vu anyone?) so it’s on that note that I conclude this update.
I do in the future hope to be more regular in posting things, but with time being such a difficult fish to catch and routine on the chopping block I wouldn’t hold my breath.
