This is the first time that I have gone to my blog to write in a long time. So, I am now encountering new changes that Google has made to Blogger. I probably will be spending time understanding what they are and how it will affect habits formed since 2008.
And, the new "simple" privacy policy?
The past couple of months life has been hectic but rewarding. Lots of things going on around me. In February, the Diocese of Delaware held it's 227th Convention in Dover. This event, the auditors and other pressing work had left me brain dead, figuratively and literally. So, I followed that event with 10 days of visiting family and friends in Florida, staying on both coasts and enjoying great weather. I am determined to make this an annual two week trip for the next couple of years.
Prior to leaving on vacation, The Rev. Canon Simon Mein passed away from complications from injuries received in a car accident returning home after convention. Simon was a friend, colleague and mentor for the 17+ years that I knew him. He and his wife Nan shared many conversations, though not as many as I now wish. In fact, it is Simon's blog Simon Surmises that has a place on the Source of the River. Sooner or later, I will have to remove this link, but I am not in a hurry to do so. Simon's Memorial Service was held in the chapel at St. Andrew's School while I was away. Headmaster Tad Roach's memorial can be found under the chapel tab.
While I was away, the Rev. Jeanne Linderman passed away. Another friend and colleague that I have also known for as long as I have worked in the Bishop's office. Her obituary in the Wilmington News Journal and the eulogy by The Rev. Canon Lloyd Casson are recommended reading. Jeanne's work as the first female priest ordained in Delaware, her social justice work as a lay woman at St. Andrew's, the major role she played as a bridge in the coming together of the folks from St. Matthew's and St. Andrew's and the mother of six are just a few of the major accomplishments of this woman. I was lucky to have known her.
I also attended the Memorial Service of my former boss, friend and colleague Chuck Elter. The years I spent at McBride, Shopa and Co as a CPA were made the better by knowing Chuck and I will miss him. It was bitter sweet to come together with old friends and reminisce about those days.
A week ago, I attended the Order for the Burial of the Dead for Anne Eldredge Harris, the mother of The Rev. Canon Mark Harris. Mark, for those of you following my journey the past several years, was one of my three wise men who persuaded me that I should go to Sudan and work for The Episcopal Church of Sudan. I never met Anne, a former practicing doctor, though Mark spoke of her often, of her art work and her poetry. Her service was wonderful. What I learned about Anne's computer generated artwork can be found at her website The Computer Generated Artwork of Anne Eldredge Harris. Please visit because you can not fully understand without going on line. What is more, is it began after Anne came to like at Cokesbury Village over 25 years ago. Both her professions of doctor and artist were well known at the Baylor College of Medicine. Imagine a life where re-incarnation is possible while still living!
So, with all of that I am looking forward to a mini-working retreat at The Kanuga Conference center in Hendersonville, NC outside of Asheville, NC.
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