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We stayed in South Africa with Nic and Magriet near Rustenburg; they live on a “farm” with a Conference and wedding center, a bed and breakfast, and their own home. Daily I got up early, took up my post near the pool and a table so I could watch birds and look into the mountain…

If I were to start over, what would I be sure to practice? Self-care Self-care is not only good stewardship of the self but also a gift to the church. When a Christian minister practices self-care, the congregation is blessed!

Grant, O Lord, that the course of this world may be peaceably governed by your providence; and that your Church may joyfully serve you in confidence and serenity; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Every morning — well, when we weren’t in a car driving off to speak somewhere — Kris and I walked. We called this “Sarengetti.” Nearly every day we watched a bundle of guinea fowl getting all worried our invasion of their space….
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