The Basement

I’m sitting in my familiar place of solitude in the basement floor of the Multnomah Seminary Library. I’ve spent many an hour here over the past three years but not nearly as many as I will spend in the next eight weeks. Recently Kristen and I came up with a plan, and as odd as this may sound it is the quickest way to be without a plan that we could think of. On August 30th Kristen will be quitting her job at Sunset Pediatrics. Rather than spending what’s left of the summer looking for a summer job, we decided that I would spend my time more effectively doing everything I can to finish the first draft of my thesis. So I will be coming to this place in the basement of the library for the rest of the summer when Kristen is at work. I’ll be doing a lot of reading and hopefully a lot of writing. The trouble is I’m not sure exactly what I’ll be reading and writing quite yet, but perhaps I’ll have a better idea in a couple of weeks.

The unique thing about our plan is that beyond August 30th we don’t really have a plan at all. Well, I guess we are planning a trip to Glacier National Park the first week of September with Tony and Megan Stover, but after that we don’t have a plan. I am continuing to look for a job, as I will be until I find the right one, so perhaps I’ll have a strong lead by the end of the summer. If not we will probably pray a lot and see if the Lord puts a certain place on our hearts, then sell most of our stuff and move to that place. So if anyone wants the Lord to place a certain town or city on our hearts, you had better start praying too.

For the next two weeks I will be in California, the first week I am building a deck for my mom, the second week Kristen is coming down and we are hanging out with family and taking a break. I’ll write again when we return.

Blessings,
Dillon