A few good things to bring you this week, and just enough energy to bring them to you.

Can’t remember who it was I was mentioning this too, but I’m more or less exhausted truth be told.

I remember one time, Liz went to see our family doctor, back in Canada. Liz was still working, we has small kids at home and we were homeschooling them. The doctor asked Liz if she ever felt tired or run down.

Liz’s answer…. “Fatigue is my constant companion.”

That’s kind of where I’m at. In the midst of all that however, there are bright spots …

Well…. that’s the end of trying to squeeze just a few more days out of summer!

– Timo returned to school this week.
– Dominic started the new Bible School year.
– … and I start teaching on Monday.

September is officially in full swing, and there’s lots going on!

Since the last time we visited, Western France had its 4-5 days of blistering hot weather.

Many parts of the world, and many parts of southern France have struggled with abnormally hot temperatures for much of the summer, but honestly, we can’t complain. Temperatures for most of July & August likely averaged in the 23-26˚C range (quite reasonable), but we did have a spell of 36-37˚C weather the week before last.

It means sleeping above the covers, with the fan running all night, and keeping the shutters closed for most of the day. It’s remarkable what a difference it makes.

The one thing I miss about home at times like that is the absence of standardized screens on all the windows, allowing a cool breeze to come through all night. We have makeshift screens on some of the windows, but they’re not entirely bug-proof!