The last two days have been very similar. A lot of reading and reflecting. It's amazing how much thinking one does when they're not working. I find myself pausing for a little prayer a few times a day. I pray for people, issues, etc... that come to mind. Usually, I begin "God please..." I also try so listen if God is saying "Chris please..." That one is a little harder. But we must come to listen to ourselves, to listen to God, to come to rest in God. As I've been reading the life of St. La Salle and the Catholic Chatechism I am more convinced, well more aware, that all must come from and come to God. Jesus and the Holy Spirit should be our guides that give us the grace necessary to continue along the path to God. Wow, that's a lot of work, but ever so rewarding.
In terms of preparing for summer classes, I have done a lot of photo copying and organizing myself. Making sure dictionaries are available, creating homework sheets, etc...
Thursday evening, I cooked some very spicy enchiladas (by accident!). We spent a lot of time talking about the vocation program. We followed our dinner with a 2 mile walk around the park in our backyard (4 laps). I'll post pictures later.
Friday morning, I made my presentation to the La Salle Yakima Board of Trustees on my journey through the Lasallian world and discovering my vocation.
Friday also consisted of a Target run, post office run, reading, and my Catechism class with Br. Dat.
The summer community decided that Friday would be a outing/dinner out day. Since Br. James left to L.A. for a wedding, Br. Dat and I were left to venture on our own. We decided on bowling and dinner. The bowling alley is only 5 minutes away, so we headed there and bowled two games. Chris scores: 134 and 120. We ate dinner at the "Flaming Asian Grill." I had the almond chicken with fried rice. Br. Dat has mentioned that the portions were substantial, but what I got was unbelievable. It must have been the biggest plate I have ever been served, about 12 inches in diameter. It really makes two meals, all for $12.00!
Finally, we headed out for a walk. We kept it consistent and did 2 miles.
Tomorrow, we will visit Seattle. Seattle is about two and a half hours from Yakima. Br. Dat has family there, so we will drop by for a visit before touring Seattle.
Amen!
