A New Home
Well, I made it home from sabbatical and I am now one week into my new ministry in Owatonna. It has been a hectic week. I joke that I am the most popular person in town right now - it seems that everyone wants to see me! It has been interesting meeting with people, learning what the parish offers and how it operates, and getting the lay of the land. Folks have been wonderfully welcoming - even to the point that every couple of days a plate of food or some goodies appears. I hope I don't have to give back those two belt holes that I gained while in Belgium. The trip home was fairly uneventful until my big bag got lost somewhere between Minneapolis and St. Cloud. Luckily, I had packed in such a way that I had clothes to wear for a couple of days and the luggage got to me the next day. I spent a couple of days at my parent's house before making the move. During that visit my godfather, Marvin Lahr, passed away fairly unexpectedly. I was able to spend some time with the fam...