This was taken recently of a Red Oak tree that Elaine and I planted in front of our Seward United Methodist Church. It was between 3 and 4 foot high when we planted it in April of 2008. We carried some water to it the first couple years and have continued to "nurture" it all along. This afternoon we were part of a small group to "Greet and Meet" our new Pastor. The host couple provided an ideal setting and Rev. Dale had a 5 item questioner for us to fill out. We spent the next hour or so going around the room with each of us indicating what we had written.
We had coffee, tea and cookies and by that time were ready to talk about some of the more sensitive issues that many churches and organizations face. I believe it was an excellent session and think it would have taken Rev. Dale many months to learn as much about us and how we feel about some of the issues as he learned this afternoon. And, we learned a lot about him and each other even though we have known our fellow members for some years. Oh, by the way, I was very favorably impressed when learning that his initial degree was in Forestry and Wildlife Management and didn't go to Seminary until a bit later in life.
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