During my send-off Ray asked me what I’d be doing during my Sabbatical. I said I’d be in search of peace and quiet! A strong sign that I found it came on Friday when I had two naps! Certainly a success to celebrate! (And repeat.)
It took me a bit longer than I thought to hit my Sabbatical stride. I haven’t slept in much so far. As a natural early riser, that’s always been a challenge. Since I’m playing basketball on Tuesday and Thursday at 6:00 a.m., I’m getting up at 5:30 on those days.
Physically, I’m feeling great! I’m working out steadily on top of the basketball, and we switched up our meal plan at home. We’ve cut all processed sugar and most carbs since my Sabbatical started. Once we got through a week without sugar high/low cycles, it’s been good. We’ve tried a bunch of new recipes and all but a couple have been pretty good.
There’s been a lot of basketball in my life lately. It’s a game I’ve always enjoyed playing and watching. On Saturday, I watched the Minnesota Golden Gophers beat up on Rutgers. The Gophers look to be headed to the NCAA tournament barring some calamity. On Sunday, I watched the Timberwolves destroy the Bulls on NBA.com. They’ve got an outside shot at making the NBA playoffs. Tonight we’re headed to Graham to watch the Lady Bulldogs in the playoffs, and Tuesday we’ll catch Wylie boys v. Big Spring.
For my devotional, I’m doing a study of 1 Peter. It’s called “Walk the Talk.” I’ve been a little less diligent that I should be with it. (Yes, I also get the irony in this statement.) There’s a part of me that’s whining like a tired 6 year old: “But Daddy, I don’t WANT to walk the talk!! A sure sign I better keep reading…
I’ll post again in a few days!
Todd