Going to Pasadena

Wednesday morning I will fly to Pasadena.  I will be spending several days with the congregation of the Universalist Society of Pasadena (Throop Memorial)

Last Spring, after my spouse, the Rev. Marjorie Bowens-Wheatley received a call to the San Diego church I was offered the interim ministry of this historic Universalist congregation.  Marjorie's surgery was in late May, and it quite to our shock and surprise the gall bladder that was removed was involved with cancer.  First things first,  June and July Marjorie was recovering from surgery and she needed support and hands on support.  Her daughter and sister flew down to Tampa from New York and Philadelphia respectively so that I could go to General Assembly.  During the summer there have been others who have been with Marjorie while I preached somewhere, or did some writing. 

Now Marjorie is recovering, she has driven her car, and she is up and about and looking good.  The radiology treatments will be ending soon, and the chemotherapy is not having the awful side effects that we were worried about. 

Last month I made the decision that I could go to Pasadena for several days for consultations, in August, September and October.  We arranged for one of Marjorie's friends or sisters to come down while I was gone.  Now it looks like I might go out to Pasadena for several weeks in October.  In the last week I have begun to plan the interim with Pasadena,  which just a few short weeks ago I assumed would be winter before I began. 

Marjorie's doctors are quite pleased with her recovery and response to treatment.  Big evaluations coming up in several weeks.

I will try to write from Pasadena, but I will be busy with meetings.