Last Leg of the Southern California portion of my sabbatical leave

Hi, everyone! I am in the City of Camarillo public library typing this afternoon's blog; I arrived in Ventura County early yesterday afternoon in ample time for my 2PM scheduled appointment with Pastor Tracy Cook of Grace Baptist Church. I did not realize until today that he is "Dr. Tracy Cook" having earned a Doctor of Ministry degree; in talking with him yesterday, he introduced me to several of his church members as spending this summer "working on my DMin degree" and I quickly corrected him because I have determined that the rigorous discipline of earning a DMin degree is beyond what I believe God desires of me. However, I called him earlier today to ask if I had inadvertingly offended him; I am not in any way diminishing the hard work of many others who have earned their DMin degree, mindful of Pastor Alan Tamashiro of Puna Baptist Church who is presently working on that degree. After the interview, he invited me to join his family and invited guests for dinner and what a treat after earting a week of frozen dinners, pizzas, ramen, ham sandwiches, etc: the dinner consisted of smoked chicken, tri-tip steak, ranch-style beans, garlic toast AND blackberry pie ala mode---Wonderful! Then I drove to the Logerquists, visited with them for the rest of the evening and slept well in their daughter's former bedroom(she got married last summer and now make her home w/her husband in Florida). Today I have enjoyed spending the day with Tim at his office in Simi Valley and will enjoy a quiet dinner with him and his wife Carolyn later this evening. I am a bit tired from my drive from Canyon Lake yesterday and have enjoyed just relaxing; I will resume my studies tomorrow through the weekend and enjoy attending church w/the Logerquists on Sunday. Praying for you all! Thanks again for your many prayers! Daniel