Fall is in the air, and I guess you could say this is the autumn of my Sabbatical. This is my favorite time of year. I love the crispness in the air. One of my old football coaches used to call it “hittin’ weather”. I can’t say that I do much “hittin'” any more, but I’m sure going to enjoy the next few months.
I started my Sabbatical with a pretty good list of things I wanted to get done while I was off work. I am happy to report that each item has now been checked off my to do list as well as a few items that weren’t on the list.
I got a little ahead of myself with my reading. I have finished my daily devotional book (God’s Promises) as well as my other book (The Fred Factor). God’s promises transitioned from how to handle things you may be going through to how to live your life as a Christian and into “God’s Plan For Salvation”. As I stated in my previous blog, I think this would be a good reference book if you were looking for scripture to fit a particular subject.
I love “The Fred Factor”. It is my favorite of the motivational books I’ve read, and there isn’t a close second. I love the fact that I don’t feel like the author is trying to sell me another one of his books or a program at the end of every chapter and that it is based on a real life person and situation. When I wrote my last blog, I had read through chapter 4 which is the first chapter of the 2nd section. The first section defines what a Fred is. The second section explains how to become a Fred by discussing such things as the importance of building relationships. The third section uses Fred as an acronym to explain how to develop other Freds – Find, Reward, Educate, Demonstrate. The final section discusses what’s going on with Fred the postal carrier (the original Fred) and “The Fred Spirit”. The book is well written and easy to read but also is timely and substantive. Mr. Sanborn incorporates some great quotes to make some of his points. I highly recommend this book.
This is the last week of my Sabbatical. Reality is going to pay me a visit Monday morning. I plan on dedicating the bulk of my remaining Sabbatical to down time. It’s time to recharge the batteries and gear up. I mentioned my mom in an earlier blog. She has been in San Antonio staying with my sister for the last 6 or 7 months and has had numerous doctors’ appointments. She is supposed to come home some time this week. I’m looking forward to returning to some sense of normalcy.
Until next time, ciao for now.