A friend texted this morning, “So what do you do on a Sunday of sabbatical?”

I got to attend a goodbye party for a friend and colleague. Marni and I met the first time I taught the Enneagram Journey, about four years ago, and this year she was the MSW supervisor for our Trinity New Hope (affordable housing) MSW Intern from Northwest Nazarene University.

Then I attended worship at St. Paul Baptist Church near downtown Boise. Thanks to colleague Pastor Mike Sager for the recommendation. They have a great choir and the sermon provided what I needed after the two mass shootings. A member took me out to lunch after worship.

I read at a coffee shop in Eagle for a few hours.

Three great friends took me out for a late birthday dinner: Gretchen, Candice, and Joy.