Monday Brief: Another Weekend Away Edition
Submitted by dsimmer on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 01:00
Highlight of the week: Spending the weekend up north with my family, including trips to Mackinac Island and the Macinac Bridge, St. Ignace in the Upper Peninsula and Mackinac City on the south side of the bridge. And that was just Saturday! Sunday we spent the afternoon on a boat in the Grand Traverse Bay with some good friends. I swam (albeit briefly) in two Great Lakes over the two days (Huron and Michigan, for those playing along at home). I feel rested and couldn't have had a more stellar weekend.
Book(s) I’m reading: Picked up a few books on the Island over the weekend, although I was generally disappointed with the selection of comprehensive history books (the Island was first "discovered" in the early 17th century and played a vital role in the fur trade, the American Revolution, and the War of 1812). Also made some hefty progress in Hays over the past week, and continue to be impressed by the amount of knowledge and exegesis in the text. I can say with certainty that it will be a constant reference moving forward.
Music I’m digging: We listened to Lady Gaga a lot over the 500 miles of driving we did. And I've had ABBA's "Money Money Money" in my head since Saturday morning at Fort Mackinac. No idea why.
Something(s) that blew my mind: The fact that Mackinac Island has been a tourist spot since basically the 1840s. Considering how far it is from a large city or settlement, this is pretty impressive to me. It was also odd how many family and friends have been through Mackinac this summer.
Ministry update: A ministry team gathering scheduled for later this week to discuss fall/spring opportunities in Livonia. Lots of emails need to be sent to get some things on the schedule for this fall in Corktown too. Very busy, but it is good to be working with such incredible people. Also was interviewed by Justin for his blog. He asked lots of good New Way Corktown questions and posted my answers in depth here.
Looking forward to: Catching up. I'm feeling very behind right now.
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