hey all, sorry I haven’t had any updates in awhile, everything has been FLYING and my task list for the month gets longer and longer! I’m sure you can relate. But you know, even with all the craziness, God’s been keeping me (as far as I go) sane. He’s placed some good reminders around me to enjoy the people around me, practice times of solitude and quiet to center myself on what’s important.
He’s also been reminding me nearly every day to live in the Present. Sometimes, as I’m sure you know, when things gets busy, it’s easy to constantly be looking ahead and multitasking like working on a paper while in class or a graphic while in a meeting… checking e-mails as someone is talking to you. er, not that I’ve ever done any of that… in the last two days… *cough* But I think when we do this, we often miss the joy in the moment because we are trying to fill it with too much. And if you’re anything like me, when you’re doing two things at once, neither is necessarily as fulfilling, rewarding, or high quality as I would have liked.
So even when things are busy and stressful, be present where you are. Be engaged in the meeting, add to discussions, enjoy the outside, turn off the TV if you’re talking with a good friend, look up from the computer when someone walks in the room. These little things have helped me enjoy every moment much more even when it is “work” and there is still a pile waiting to fall.
some of my tasks for the next week as I look toward LifePointe:
-> Fly out and Lead worship at the Fort Mills Campus launch!! woo hoo!
-> design the rest of my support material. Bring it to kinko’s.
-> Let EVERYONE know what I’m doing next and what it entails for me; includes mailings, presentations, travel, and facebook events galore!!
-> Set up the blog for my prayer and financial supporters to look in on what’s going on with me and LifePointe.
-> Let God keep me from freaking out with my jumble of notes, tasks, and deadlines. 
D He’s so good.
I’m so excited about what’s next, I’ll be sure to let everyone know when some of these tasks get set in place and how you might be able to come along side me as I start this crazy new God thing!
