Back home from Guatemala! I taught for a week, preached in three churches, visited a fourth, got to be with half a dozen old friends, ate tamales, drank "rosa de Jamaica" for the first time, and enjoyed every minute of the time.

But it's good to be home again. I think I'm getting caught up, and then I look at the pile of things still on my desk. No, catching up won't be THAT quick!

The only part of the trip I didn't enjoy was the almost-7-hour layover in Miami on the way back. There's not a whole lot that's more boring than sitting in an airport that long with a dead battery in your laptop and no place to connect. I finally sat near some people who were plugged in and got mine hooked up after they left, then got some work done.

It used to be that you could watch the people, but the way some of them are dressed any more it's almost better to bury your face in a book or something.

Anyway, it's great to be home and sleeping in my own bed. And that's where I'm headed soon after I post this.