Thanks to the generous and far-sighted leadership of the Trinity board and the strong team of staff and faculty, I am able to take a six-month sabbatical during the latter half of 2016.
I'm not planning to blog regularly during this time, but I'm a few weeks into my time now and thought I'd post some pictures of things I've spent my time with so far.
It has been a very busy July: travels to see family, weddings, and preparations for our pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago. Lots of time with family--you will see a certain one-year old in many pictures below.
How am I doing? Better than I deserve, as they say.
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| In the mountains with Stone and his parents |
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| I rode Blood, Sweat, and Gears again this year to kick off the sabbatical |
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| Stone was not very pleased to see his sweaty Pops in a strange outfit at the end of the ride. |
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| I visited my Mom in Knoxville. Breakfast on her patio. |
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| Pat Summit died the day I was in Knoxville |
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| Mom and I paid a visit to her statue |
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| At the pool with my grandson |
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| On a visit to see Des' family in Atlanta, we stayed with friends who have this spiral stairway in their townhome. |
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| We rode bikes on the Atlanta Beltway and paid a visit to Ebenezer Baptist Churc |
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| And MLK's birthplace |
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| Then to Chicago |
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| My son, Chad, and his girlfriend, at the train station in Lemont, her hometown |
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| Playing the tourist in Chicago, on the architectural boat tour |
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| Rode a bike up to U of C Loyola |
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| Preparing for the Camino |
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| With Des on a Duke Forest Trail |
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| With Cooper on the Quarry Trail |
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| With Stone on the Garrett Farms Trail |
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