I am not someone who writes a lot unless I have to for school. Writing has never been my thing, just ask the teachers I had in grade school who probably had a headache or two from trying to teach me the basic principles of grammar. So why would I decide to do a silly thing such as write a blog for the whole wide world to see? Well, there are several reasons:
1. I find myself in Wisconsin for the summer, away from friends and family. This blog is a good way to inform people of what I am doing here in Baldwin.
2. Writing is a good activity that can help to sort thoughts so that I'm not ruminating over the same things each and every day. I get tired of repeating myself.
3. I have heard that a lot of pastors write and that it is a good life practice. It also serves as an aid for composing sermons if done regularly.
4. Writing is a good spiritual discipline. When I read scripture, it can aid in wrestling with some of the things that are encountered. As Christians, we shouldn't just read scripture. We have to interact with it and wrestle with it. It has to convict us and we have to internalize it and let it master us and who we are.
5. Maybe my everyday vocabulary will improve. Quite honestly, it needs some improvement.
Now that I have given you a list of reasons why I should write, I suppose I should let you know how the last couple of days have been. Yesterday morning I left Sheridan for Baldwin. Dogs seem to be quite perceptive creatures because I swear that Pepsi did what she could to delay my leaving since she would walk really slowly in front of me as I finished packing my car. She is also very good at giving mournful looks, a basset hound could take lessons from her. From there I went up to the school and said bye to my Mom and Dad. I got to see a former teacher of mine as well, which was quite a nice surprise.
The journey itself was uneventful. I got across the Mackinac Bridge and decided to stop in St. Ignace for lunch before I began the trek across the U.P. While there, I made a wrong turn and ended up taking a tour of Main St. in St. Ignace. I ended up at Subway and had lunch there. It's a good thing that I stopped there, otherwise lunch would not have come until I hit Manistique. That was about two hours later. There was absolutely nothing in between. It was beautiful drive on US 2. Very heavily forested, with few towns to slow me down. I ended up crossing over into Wisconsin at about a quarter after 4 ET. Much of the drive across the state was through forest as well, with little towns the size of Fenwick or Vickeryville for the most part. Barron just edged out Ladysmith as the largest town I drove through until I reached Turtle Lake. Most of the towns were a gas station, bar, church, and a dozen or so houses.
I got into Baldwin about 8:15 CT and was welcomed by Pastor Tim and his two very energetic children. I am staying at a house across from the parsonage, I'm sure it's so they can keep an eye on me. I have the house to myself and it's a pretty nice little place. My car will get to be in a garage. That's a first. So far, I have felt quite welcomed by this church. I have been given numerous gift cards and told multiple times that if I need anything, to just ask. I get to meet the congregation this coming Sunday, I can definitely say that I'm excited for that.
This has been a lot of writing so far. I wouldn't be surprised though if I have longer posts later. I will try to update this twice a week with how things are going. It'll often be a mix of things that are written here. Anything from my daily activities to meditations on the pieces of scripture that I've been reading. I am excited to see what God has in store this summer. Hope that each of you are doing well. God bless.
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