The Present & The Future

Birthday Shout Out: April 14 🎂
Tim Renden

Sean and I are so proud of Tim! He has always had a gift of inspiring others through his acts of love, kindness, patience and understanding. He has coached swimming and waterpolo since he was 16 years old... all ages... from 5 years old to high school seniors! The kids love him and so do the parents... he leads by example! This year, Tim had been subbing throughout Irvine Unified School District, and in February, he accepted an Instructional Assistant Job for grades 4,5,6 at Beacon Park Elementary School in Irvine. God was guiding that decision, as he is spending these days working non-stop with online teaching...supporting the students and the teachers in these extremely challenging times! He has such a passion and heart for teaching, and it is evident! Tim has also been helping us to stay safe and isolated... he has been grocery shopping, running errands etc. We are so blessed and grateful... and can't wait to see all the good things that are in store for his future!

Not much else to say today. The gospel meditation (on Pray as you Go) brought up the idea of people and things that we might be missing during this time of isolation. And to take it to God... "if we can be present to the pain of our now, yet open to the creative ways of moving on from our present, we help create our future. In the Pope's words, we take care of the now for the sake of tomorrow."

As our country leaders are debating on when we can go back to "normal", one of my Bible study members shared this quote from Dave Hollis...I think it is worth pondering in this time of quietness:

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LYM, 

Reenie