Highlights of my week

Here’s some of the things that happened in the last week or so:

• Finished my internship at Suncrest Christian Church
• Ordained into the ministry by that same Church.
• Reading “ragamuffin Gospel” by Brennan Manning along with reading Proverbs.  Great balance, Manning talks about the constant grace that is needed in our lives and Proverbs talks about the practical ways to honor God with our lives and live the best lives we can in this grace we have.

• Saw LOTS of my wonderful friends in St. Louis.  Lots of parties including Gabe Brazle’s 18th complete with Fitz’s rootbeer keg (so great), and the grad parties of Tricia Cantrell and Tyler Stricklan.  I try not to do what people do when they get older and talk about how “I knew you when you were this big” ha, but I’ve known those two for quite some time.

• Having so many friends and family that support me so readily (in general for as long as they have known me and now especially as I am stepping into this new adventure with Lifepointe)
• I had to add to the last the friends that I have picked up along the way.  I find it so funny how God brings people together out of know where and for (seemingly) no reason.  I celebrated that with a couple friends this week.
• 6 hour drive with a 4 year old and a 1.5 year old… let me tell ya…

• beginning the process of packing up my material life for the move.  I’ve found old letters from dear friends, great pictures, my yoyos, my magic tricks, my star wars monopoly, all the essentials, ha ha.

Seriously though, some of the letters I found from friends and family were pretty touching.  A story my friend Collin Loveless wrote me as I was leaving for Johnson about our friendship and the adventures we lived (slightly embellished on), a letter sent with a hacky sack because I had lost mine and my friend said it just wasn’t right for me to leave without one, a letter of encouragement written 5 years ago about how much my friendship meant and how we would keep up through the years (got to see this friend this past week).  These are the things that remind me why I am heading in the direction I am…

They remind me of the lives I have tried to impact and have succeeded.  The times when I may even fall short and yet somehow God revives and renews.  The hope that it really is possible to change lives for the better and that God is the catalyst.  It’s the stuff that gives you goosebumps.

And that is my week…