As my Sabbatical continues, I have remained focused on spending time with my children. We have experienced some nice weather during the month of August and this allowed us to enjoy some time in our pond with friends and neighbors.
We have also had time to take a hike and enjoy more of the natural beauty of God’s creation.
My youngest son, Davis, completed his firearm safety requirement two weeks prior to the beginning of my Sabbatical. During my Sabbatical, we competed in our first “hunt and cover” tournament and we missed only one target. My son thought we won the tournament but I encouraged him to be cautiously optimistic. We didn’t win the tournament since another team hit all the targets. It was a great lesson for my son. My son enjoys winning, but he despises losing even more. We must be humble in our success, and gracious when we fall short of our goal. Since the tournament, we have been practicing a lot. My son is determined that we will not lose again.
Finally, we had some time for a history lesson. Wisconsin has a proud history of logging. As a result, we took some time to visit the “Big One”. It is a cross-cut section of a Douglas Fir tree that is 586 years old and was 238 feet tall. It was 98 feet tall and 133 years old before Columbus discovered America.
My time for my Sabbatical has come to an end. It was nothing that I thought it would be, but everything it needed to be. I have a stronger relationship with all three of my children. Blessings.