Here we are in July with morning temperatures in the 60s, and regardless of what many may say -- climate change is real. So much is changing in our world, and the best thing we can do is to prepare ourselves for those changes or else the world will move forward and we will be left behind. Change is the only constant in our loves and if we are not prepared to accept that, life can become difficult for us.

With so many things changing around us -- another change is in the structure of our Northern Illinois Annual Conference. Until June 30th our conference had six Districts, but starting July 1st we have been restructured into five. We used to be part of the Chicago: Northwestern District, but now we are in the Lake North District. Our District Superintendent will continue to be Brittany Issac.

A friend shared this story with me some time ago:

A young couple moves into a new neighborhood. The next morning while they are eating breakfast, the young woman sees her neighbor hanging the wash outside.

"That laundry is not very clean," she said. "She doesn't know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better laundry soap."

Her husband looked on but remained silent.      [continued...]