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i leave today for our high school fall retreat. mixed emotions flood my mind and heart. our worship leaders for the weekend is the gal that i replaced and her husband. excited to see them (they are also old friends of mine)... excited for Deanna and her chance to reunite with students she loves... yet so afraid that i will lose my chance to connect ( Read more... )

why does it seem that everything always hits all at once? whether good or bad... things seem to come in groups... to a point where you cannot take anymore... and then there is more ( Read more... )

Had a blessed weekend with the Weisser family! They came to Oregon for Samuel's wedding and so i got to spend all weekend with them! Was incredibly fun!!! the beach, kids i love, a fun family, new friends, amazing weather, cute babies, games, laughter, and so much more! Thank you Lord for this kiss! I felt your love for me this weekend!


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God is so faithful! There is no one like Him! There has never ever been anyone like Him ( Read more... )

"those who love their dream of a Christian community and not the community itself actually become destroyers" of the community and themselves really ( Read more... )

i have too much stuff. haha... today i was trying to clean out and hopefully organize all the papers and junk that my "pack-rabbit" self likes to keep. let me say it again, "i have too much stuff" =) but im sure even recognizing the fact won't make it any better in the future... i will still want to keep way too much stuff. =) haha ( Read more... )

well... it is official. as of today i am now the #2 High-school Youth pastor at a church I went to in college! hard to believe this dream has become reality ( Read more... )

only 12 more hours till i have officially lived 25 years! i think i am having a "quarter-life crisis" =) haha... not really, but it has caused me to stop and reflect. where have i been? where am i going? life may not be exactly how i expected it to be at 25 but one thing is true i have seen 25 years of God's faithfulness, which started the day He ( Read more... )