So I went to California, yup… to California. Craziness, huh? We had some cash on a southwest Gift Card, and it was super last minute, but things just kinda fell into place, and work allowed me the week off -I was just SO blessed to have been able to take a break from the norm. Wow.
My batteries have been recharged from the restful week, and am pretty lit up about work and church and getting back to life again. I didn’t get out to see all of you Californians that I would have liked to… But I did not have as much time as I would have liked, either. Evie didn’t come -couldn’t get the time off work, but she was probably more disappointed that she couldn’t hang out with my mom than she was about missing me for a week!
My days there consisted mostly of going to the gym, walking the dog, and relaxing with friends and family. I have a bunch of pictures of the trip, and was really excited to have been able to see both of my killer brothers, and get to know one of them quite a bit better (It has been about 18 months!!). Kyle, a junior in High School now, has always been the baby brother, and now he drives, works, and does all of this other stuff -he is a pretty awesome dude. I am really excited to see my family again -with my wife next time, I hope. We are planning to go on a Spring Break excursion for about 10 or so days in April while Andrew (my other brother) will be back from Multnomah (Portland) for his break as well. A lot to look foward to. Hopefully during that trip, we’ll be able to see everyone, and make a trip out to southern California as well!
Another exciting event even closer on the horizon -We will be heading out to Missouri for a visit to the New Tribes Mission Training Center! We are eagerly looking forward to this trip, as we will be seeing where, hopefully, we will begin the next phase of our lives! We have pretty much finished up our applications, and are looking forward to getting accepted, and nailing down the details a bit further. On this upcoming trip, we are planning on touring the campus, maybe sitting in on some classes, and visiting with students who are in the midst of training for full time ministry. We are planning the twelve hour drive for a monday, and are going to stay there until wednesday, to get back to work on thursday. It will be a lot of driving, but worth every minute. We are excited to show you where we are headed, and share with you our desire to train for tribal church planting with NTM. We are really looking forward to getting some video up again, and this wil be a prime opportunity for it!
So check out the california pictures! there are a few albums in there… and granadahigh.com has some cool pictures of Kyle as spider-man in his homecoming skit -totally amazing.
mom says
My birthday gift is still just sitting there, I haven’t opened it, just felt it and smelt it, just thought you’d like to know.
Have a great day!!
mom says
I really miss having you here!!! It was so nice to have you back in the house again! The only thing missing was Evie, she really became my little buddy that summer you guys were out. Hey, I have a great idea, let’s do it again this summer!
I’m really loving my cd you made me, ask Kyle, I walk around singing all the songs all the time. I think Riley misses you too, he seemed a little down the last few days. I love you guys and can’t wait till you can both come out again!!!!