Time for another random post...

It's been quite a while since I posted a string of random observations, and you know you love 'em! So here goes....

We had a baptism at Grace recently. The little guy did remarkably well through the entire service. His brother (who was probably 2) did well too, but was a quintessential 2-year-old. He roamed a lot and provided endless entertainment for all of us. Here's Pastor Judy holding the newly baptized during the final hymn. (The fact that I just up and took a picture should give you an idea about the laid-back vibe of this service! For the record, I do still remember the main point of the sermon.)




This frightens me a little. It's outside the gas station in Dennison. I have yet to open it, though there is a bit of morbid curiosity compelling me to do so. Sorry about the night-time picture. It's hard to tell, but it's just a big box with a flip-up lid.




It was bound to happen eventually...I finally met someone from one of my churches who attends Zion Lutheran Church of Amor when she and her husband are "up north" at their cabin or lake house or whatever. This is the church where my friend Phil is serving as intern, accompanied by his wife Rachel. I visited them in early October. Minnesota is a remarkably small state when it comes to this sort of thing!

My hair is turning white more rapidly than ever. I don't know if it's because I'm solidly 30 now (can't even say "just turned 30" anymore) or if it has to do with internship. Maybe both? Not sure how much longer I can hold out on the coloring....

And, finally, my mileage for November: 1,070 miles total, 654 of which were for Official Intern Business. I'm still not fully in the swing of visitation, so I'm sure it'll go up when I'm doing more of that driving on my own. Cumulative total is now 4,585. And I'm sporting some nice new tires as of late November.

So there you have it. Random minutiae. Consider yourself informed.