Our wanderer has returned safe and sound, although he's only with us for a very short while, as it's off to the airport he goes at the crack of dawn tomorrow to fly south ...
Sounds like the expedition went well from what we've heard so far, and after a quick power nap he was ready to head out for a burger this evening before facing the packing for holiday.
Work continues to be hectic, and after a long queue down the motorway, I spent a typical office-based day of not getting much done, other than responding to requests from staff and clients. So my plan for tomorrow will be to hide out at home and try to make progress before heading off to our client event for the afternoon/evening (and then to the joy of four whole days off).
One of the fringe benefits of the long journey to work this morning was listening to a particularly good pause for thought on the radio. The speaker was talking about how easy it is to worry about just about anything and everything, from work-based stresses, to financial concerns (what's going to happen when interest rates creep up and mortgages get more expensive) to goodness knows what else, and he pointed us towards the words of St Paul in his letter to the Philippians. In fact I've looked up the key verses, which are in chapter 4:
"Don't worry about anything, but in all your prayers ask God for what you need, always asking him with a thankful heart. And God's peace, which is far beyond human understanding, will keep your hearts and minds safe in union with Christ Jesus."