I’m glad to finally be here tonight.  This is one part of the week to which I look forward — Sunday night — not that I don’t enjoy preaching or leading the singing or leading the choir — it’s just nice to be home and relax.  Today started early because we had to take Rebecca to Roanoke to get a ride back to Southern Wesleyan.  It’s a nice arrangement.  She rides down with another pastor’s kid and it just so happens their family pastored Preston before us.  We were up at 6:00 and met a Sheetz in Roanoke (where we picked up a little breakfast before coming home.)

When I got to church, I found out a few of our key leaders were sick this morning, but I wouldn’t have to substitute.  (Yea!)  I was surprised by our attendance for worship considering we had so many sick, but there were college students home to make up for the difference.  We sang a new hymn (Come, Christians Join to Sing) that everyone picked up real fast.  For the first time in a long time, I preached with simply an outline.  It worked really well, but I enjoy posting the text, rather than just the outline.  I did take a good nap this afternoon (nicknamed The Wesleyan Hour!)

After that it was time for choir practice.  Just about everybody was there except Rebecca and it is sounding really good.  I’m looking forward to Easter.  After choir practice, we started a new study on the Ten Commandments, based on a book by Dr. Wilbur Williams, a professor at Indiana Wesleyan University.  He was my Old Testament Survey prof.  It went well, but I didn’t leave myself enough time, so next week I’ll make the adjustments.

It is good to be back home and relax.  It looks like I’ve got a long week ahead of me, but like the gospel song says, “One Day at a Time.”  Carp Diem!