I spent most of this week in Logan, UT, on the campus of Utah State University for a Higher Things conference with one of my members and his daughter. As anyone who goes to these conferences would tell you, the highlight of each day is the worship services; three the first day (Opening Divine Service, Evening Prayer, and Compline), four each the next two days (Matins, Vespers, Evening Prayer, and Compline), and two the last day (Matins and Closing Divine Service). However, the catechesis and free time activities are something to behold, too.

Another short entry this week, as I’m pressed for time. The week was pretty normal, as there were no major events. Sunday was a pretty typical Sunday. Monday was a regular day off. Tuesday was back in the office, though I did make a shut-in visit. Wednesday I had my time in the office and Confessions class in the evening. Thursday was a regular office day. Friday was a regular office day, too.

However, Friday is where something out-of-the ordinary happened. We made our way to Golden to pick up an in-window air condition unit. It’s a little something to keep the living room comfortable on extremely hot days, at the hottest time of the day. I’m amazed at how such a small unit really helps, but then, we do have a small living room.

Then, it was back to normal after that. Bible Study in the evening.

Saturday was spent preparing for a trip to Utah on Monday. That day, two members and I spend the week at Logan—Utah State University—for a Higher Things youth conference.

It was a short week in one regard, but it ended on a bang.

It’s nice to have a week that is back to “normal.” I was able to be in the office every work day this week. I was able to get to Bible Study on Thursday morning. The regular weekday classes were held this week. It was quite a contrast from last week. Oh, and there was Cow Appreciation Day.

There are a lot of deer in Elizabeth. The Town just approved a plan that will allow hunters to thin the herd. As part of the report on this news, the Denver CBS station filmed some of the deer in front of our house.

I’m going to do a short entry this week.

It was the usual far on Sunday and Monday. I was told that Sunday’s sermon was the best I had ever preached there. My first thought was that the sermon from Mid-week Lent was better, but then I remembered that the person who told me that is one who either cannot or does not come to the Mid-week services. And Monday was a day off like any other.

The week, however, was dominated by a hospital stay for Genevieve. Intestinal problems came to a head—coeliac flare up and perhaps some Crohn’s combined to “twist” a length. Some medications later, and they problem resolved itself, but she spent two nights in the hospital, Wednesday and Thursday. She was able to get home in time Friday for us to enjoy our own fireworks. Consequently, I didn’t have much time in the office, there was no Wednesday evening study, and I didn’t make it to Thursday morning Bible Study. So, this coming Sunday’s sermon is a borrow as I had no time to develop an idea that I came up with on Tuesday.

I turned another year older this week. If you stop and think about that, it sounds weird. I mean, I’m only a week older than I was last week. However, Sunday was my birthday, so I turned a year older. Technically, as that’s how birthdays work, I began my 39th year of existence on this planet. Though, I suppose technically again, that happened nine months earlier; life begins at conception, after all, and life is sacred.

It’s another Saturday, already. I feel like I did one of these posts only a couple of days ago, but, no...another week has passed. It was a pretty fun week, filled with many good things.

Saturday comes, and once again I haven’t done my weekly update. In some sense, doing this update is tedious, but I want to keep doing it if for nothing else than I want to keep some sort of a record of what has been happening. Never mind that I like recalling and recording the events of the week, despite the tediousness.