That’s how long it has been since I’ve scrawled on this blog. Facebook and, to a lesser extent, Twitter, have seen more regular utterances during this time. Why? Perhaps a bit more immediate. I am usually reacting to or commenting on a stimulus that appears on social media.
Blogging, for some unknown rationale in my mind, deserves more gravitas.
So what brings me here today? Thrift! I just paid some money to keep this domain registration open. But maybe it’s time to consider again how this page can be used.
“9 months!” – this suggests a period of gestation. So what is birthing in my pilgrimage at the moment? During this time I have announced my movement towards retirement from full-time church work. It is still 21 months until this comes into effect at the end of my current contract with the church that has been our life and community for the past twenty years.
Changes will be big – finding accommodation, a new community, and satisfying tasks. A long lead time is helping as we research what can be done with limited collateral and the need to be far enough away to avoid interference yet close enough to maintain important continuing relationships. It is exciting and scary – as is the way with all our little deaths and rebirths.
So maybe this blog will become a place to reflect on the matters that arise during this transition period.
If this is not useful to the casual reader at least it will be helpful to me!
Wondering Pilgrim 
Glad your’e back. I had wondered what happened to you. Hope the transition will be smooth, and keep posting for your blog friends, were’e a community of sorts too.
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Thank you for your kind words. Just moseying over to your and other blogs to reacquaint myself with neglected blogging colleagues! Good to see that Care Africa continues and serves well. God bless you in your efforts.
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