Home Stretch

How come, even though we grow up in such cold climate, that we still can't be used to it? I don't like cold weather! Have I mentioned that I dislike cold weather? Well, I really don't like cold weather.

Anyhow, since November started, it's been relatively busy. I've been sick for a little bit, but I'm not doing anything to help myself - I still go to bed way too late. I like 8 or 9 hours of sleep; that's my sweet spot for having a good day.

I am just over a month from completing my internship here in Assiniboia. The difficult thing is having to come to terms with this being an internship, not my job. So while I will have to move on and accept that being here was a school assignment, I can hold out for the hopes that when I do get to work for real, it'd be much longer so I can have a much more lasting impact, both on the church and for the church on me.

We had a Remembrance Day service this morning. And while I appreciate and respect the people that want to pay tribute to the veterans and people who have served in the wars, I wonder how long before  this type of "remembrance" will start to fade. Even with the old people that do them now, they are telling us the stories that they hear from their parents that lived through the war. So by the next generation, does this mean the core meaning and value of this type of a memorial will be lost? For me, while I have huge amounts of respect and appreciation for the people who fight for our freedom, I have no attachment to this type of a thing. Therefore, I find Remembrance Day ceremonies or services rather boring. Sorry. But because I know it's really important to a lot of people, I will do my best to make it important to me too.

In the last month of things here, I have a few things left to do. I will be preaching one more time, as well as leading worship one more time. I still need to find someone to take over Club DJ for the kids as well. I have someone in mind, but I am not entirely sure if she'd be willing to do it. In order for me to really see this program go where I feel it could, I probably would have needed to be around for at least 2 or 3 years. Three months is hardly anything.

But yeah, I've still got a few things to do, and I am excited about them. It will definitely be really difficult to leave this place that I've really grown comfortable with. It's been easier for me to call this place home than for me to call Calgary home. I'll admit I've had trouble settling down in Calgary over the three years I'd been there. It might just be because I never really found the group of people that I really want to hang out with. Who knows?

I better get to sleep soon.