like a fire

OK, so I haven’t posted much in a while. I hate saying this, but I have just been busy. Not too busy to blog, but too busy to think about what I would say to anyone who would read a post. Let me explain… no, that would take too long. Let me sum up.

My normal schedule of trying to get settled into a new church, get to know new people, plan the fall, network with some local youth leaders, meet families, be a dad and husband, etc. has been interrupted by:

Last week’s YAMIA (Youth Anglican Mission in America) meeting. It was really great to meet some of these guys and focus the mission and values of the YAMIA. Mostly, it was just really cool seeing other people in youth ministry with many of the same ideas and vision. These people were very close to my passion in ministry and they will be friends for a while. I left Wednesday morning at 5:00 AM and got back on Saturday at 8:30 PM. I didn’t sleep much.

Sunday morning I went to church and taught Sunday School. Then the room renovation began. Pretty much every single second I have had after 2:00 PM on Sunday has been spent working on this room. It is a lot of fun, but a LOT of work. Cathy and I have spent nights there that have gone into the early morning hours and began our days at 5:00 AM just to get it all done. Did we finish? Nope. Does it look really cool so far? Yup.

So tonight is the fall kick-off. Tonight’s message is done, most of the room is cleaned up and I am blogging. Does that sound like I am out of my mind. Sometimes I wonder.

BTW, I will post pictures of the room soon. Cathy is a genius and and artist beyond words.