Saturday, April 07, 2007
California Dreamin' ...
It's Easter weekend and there's snow on the ground in Kitchener. The forecast high for today is minus 2 degrees Celsius. The words of the Mamas and Papas song, "California Dreamin'" are running through my mind. I'm thinking about my trip last week to Pasadena to visit my Outreach Canada team mates, James and Cathi Watson, along with their four boys, Isaac, Micah, Joshua, and Benjamin (pictured here).
My primary trip objective was research on organizational spiritual leadership development for Christian Horizons, a ministry to developmentally disabled people (I am doing start-up facilitation for a new initiative for them on contract). Fuller Seminary, where James Watson is doing PhD studies at present, was a perfect environment to meet some leadership development experts and gather resources. Key contacts included Scott Cormode and Betsy Glanville from the Fuller faculty as well as Paul Jensen, a PhD student and head of The Leadership Institute.
Personal highlights from the trip included
- going for a morning run in the bright sunshine in South Pasadena,
- an old time malt shop outing with the Watson's at Fair Oaks Pharmacy,
- a drive by of the Rose Bowl, home of the New Year's Day US college football extravaganza,
- family fun with the Watson family!
But it's cold today here. I'm "California dreamin' on such a winter's day ..." GG
