Catching Up

I’m beginning to see that it’s not so easy to keep up with these weblogs! You have to have a little discipline to write every day. If you get busy it definitely goes by the wayside.
Since Sunday we’ve been delightfully busy with our friends who are missionaries in Brazil. What a wonderful visit. Of course it was bound to take a toll on our health – we kept staying up half the night talking. There was so much to catch up on. I don’t think “normal” mortals could have followed our conversations. We switched back and forth between English and Portuguese and on top of that we spoke “Baptist”. It was really wonderful to catch up on everyone and just enjoy time with our friends. In addition we enjoyed doing some sightseeing with them. We had just gorgeous weather while they were here, although we have already begun to see fall is in the air. Across the river in Quebec, in the Gatineau Hills, a few of the trees were just starting to turn red and yellow. This morning when they packed the car to leave it was 42^o. That nip in the air, with the clear blue skies does make you think of leaves starting to fall soon. I’m planning on pulling up my pansies and planting chrysanthemums this weekend. With the arrival of Labour Day this weekend (yes we celebrate it here in Canada), that means the kids go back to school next week. I guess summer, in every practical kind of way, is over. One more season of our life has passed. Now we celebrate autumn. It’s good to live in the present moment.