It has been so long since I blogged for a general audience that I scarcely know where to begin. So much has happened over the past year that I have yet to fully process it all. Some bullet points might be the way to go:

–I retired after 20 years of full-time active ministry
–I began work as a part-time circulation clerk for the Ponca City Public Library
–I got a part-time job as a campus minister for the Northern Oklahoma College Wesley House
–We moved into a new house in Ponca City
–I lost my oldest brother suddenly to a heart attack
–I got a job as a full time Reference Librarian at the Stillwater Oklahoma Public Library (of course I quit at the Ponca City library when that began)
–We moved to Stillwater
–During all of this I was taking 9 hours towards my Masters in Library and Information Sciences

Needless to say it has been a time of overwhelming stress and chaos. There were days I didn’t know if I was coming or going. Working two jobs that involved a commute and driving 1-2 times a week to Tulsa for class made September and October absolutely exhausting.

My retiring from ministry has been in the making for a while. However, my departure was hastened for a number of reasons. None of those reasons are really important right now. Suffice it to say I made the right decision at just the right time despite the difficult that ensued.

I look forward to blogging again. It won’t be a place of controversy or pushing the envelope like it might have been at one point. However, this will be a place to talk about the world of libraries, books and information.

I hope that you will consider being a part of this discussion.