Christmas….goood
New Years…..goood
Interview for approval to be ordained into the Lutheran Church……goood– approved
First round of Church planting interview (Mission Development) — goood – passed
That has been my life the last month. Worrying about this and that — trying to keep moving forward when things want to be at a standstill.
I was thankful for some “time off” this month. Granted it is no where near the time I would like to completely unwind but I was able to unwind some. Afternoons filled with relaxation, Madden 07, and MVP 05. There were other things accomplished but that was minimal compared to the relaxation.
This week I have been sitting in class. It has been a great class but we have 10 hours of class a day. Granted it is over in four days but the four days have been long.
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So I have been thinking about the month of January. I would like to call the month of January the month of dreams. First there are the dreams of the millions of people making New Year’s Resolutions. “I am going to lose weight this year, I am going to save more money this year, I am going to be a better parent/spouse/friend/family member.” We have many dreams for ourselves and our lives.
The Second dream is the dream surrounding Jesus’ birth. It is true that Jesus was born on Christmas which is in December. But the wise men come to us in January. Wise men who follow the star from a dream to find and announce the birth of the Messiah.
Finally we celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. this past weekend. King had a dream of a country that could be united, a country that could not be divide by race. While we have come a long way since his dream speech we still have a long way to go.
I don’t want to get into politics in this blog too much, but for me that’s one thing I am looking for in a leader of our country. Who can help further unite our nation and lead us into the future.
Here we are in the midst of Lent. Last week we celebrated Ash Wednesday and I witnessed first hand the power of the Holy Spirit. Since then I have been busy adjusting to my new life. This life includes a baby which is a blessing. But what also comes with this is sleepless nights, jealously by her big brother as well as a numerous amount of things that I have to adjust too as well as my family.
I have been thankful for my time off from work. As much as I enjoy what I do I think for many reasons I have been thankful for the time with my family and just a break from “everyday life.” I really think that this time has energized me for the final push for my internship. I can’t believe that I have I only have a few months left. I really think that I have learned a lot during this year. I have experienced things in ministry that I would never think that I would have to encounter and I am grateful that it has happened in a situation where I am learning. I know that I am not perfect and most likely will always have some flaws but I know I am miles from where I was when I started my internship.
I am starting the Cinch program once again. I think being home this week has helped me get a jump start on the program. I got some cocoanut extract and some pineapple so my shakes in the morning and at lunch taste like Pina Colada….yummy!! I have not been good about working out yet but that will come. I also have been going to Cinchclub.com where I get support from other people on a weight loss journey.
I think the breaking point for me was when I saw pictures of me holding my new baby and she looks like a premature baby. That’s not good. I need to do this for myself and my family.
What I have seen is that I am in a good place to be successful. There are people in better shape than I am in and people who are in worse. I don’t have any deadly health problems now. I don’t have any restrictions on what I can or cannot do so that makes me feel good. But I know if I put this off much longer I can do downhill pretty fast.
Things are still going well at home, we are sleeping when we can. Our little angel is still doing well but is getting more and more fussy. It happens with baby’s and the trick is to find out how to sooth them. Right now the swing is our saving grace for Addyson. She really enjoys it.
I forgot how powerful Good Friday is. Sure I did not see people crying, remembering what happened on this night 2000 years ago. But I did feel a sense of sadness, and I did feel that way too. Even though I have read the stories a million times, I heard that stories on Good friday and even taught on them, it never ceases to amaze me the power that they [...]
I was talking about this the other night, to relate a pop song and a psalm with my thoughts in the blog. It was pretty cool — try it…. I am going to start with a song — Losing my Religion by REM Every whisperOf every waking hour I’mChoosing my confessionsTrying to keep an eye on youLike a hurt lost and blinded foolOh no I’ve said too muchI set it [...]
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