It's been awhile between posts. I have been busy - since the last post the church I am at has gained status as a society under the government which allows us to buy land, pay bills, hold insurance etc etc. This means that I no longer will be held as a staff member at our founding church.

It seems strange to feel sad about this - to say it has been a bumpy ride over the last five years would be very diplomatic (and I am trying to be more diplomatic these days). And yet there was a lot of really significant ministry done during that time. Dozens of people got baptized, many good friends were made and I learned a lot about who I am in the process of those struggles. don't look forward to handing in my resignation.

I haven't had a lot of time to think about it though as I am currently teaching daytime classes at the college I serve as an adjunct professor. The courses I teach are Applied Linguistics and Intro to Second Language Acquisition. Because the course leads to a recognized certificate it has been very demanding. I have to make sure I cover all of the pertinent topics, log my contact hours and keep track of homework assignments etc. to be turned in to TESL Canada.

I am getting ready to go back to Regina - a little business a little pleasure. This Sunday I am preaching at the church I was baptised in. I was supposed to do some work with the Saskatchewan government (consulting/training) later in the week but it got pushed to the fall for some reason or other. I will get to visit some friends and family but not for long as I have to finish out the courses I am teaching.

More doodles to come, but for now...

Ehkosit,
Migwec.

I should know better than have meetings the week that income taxes are due. Either that or I should do my taxes earlier...

I actually felt my gyri (brain ridges) uncoiling like frayed bungee cords and unfurling like those noisemakers from a New Years party.

Oh well enough of my ranting, I think I should get a tattoo that says "Live to Whine / Whine to Live"

Ehkosit,
Migwec

The first week of Kids' soccer arrived, but it was looking like it would be snowed out up until the last second. The snow was gone, but the fields could still have been shut down because they were still wet. It has been a real climatological roller coaster here for the last few weeks - hopefully spring has sprung and we can put away the snowpants and winter coats for a while.

I sketched this picture from a game before my oldest son's match. I am still not comfortable drawing too publicly, but it was fun and I am goping to try to colour it in with photoshop and fool aropund with some of the filters and brushes - if I do I will put it up on the blog later.