pruning
pruning. not a very fun phase, and at the same time something that needs to be done to bring us higher. i'm not actually feeling like i'm in that stage of my life right now, but a good friend is. it's hard to watch this friend go through it, cause all i want to do is yell 'it'll be ok- just keep going'. and yet nothing i seem to say can portray what i'm thinking and trying to say... which is this simple fact:although pruning is not a fun stage, it's important. and everyone goes through it at different seasons in their life. we're constantly being molded, shaped, and changed- but there are certain season where a real deep pruning takes place. then there are times of joy and feeling like your cup is filled to overflowing. the thing to remember is this: when you're in the pruning stage remember who your God is and what He wants you to look like when you come out of it. a better person because of the fine tuning. He only wants the best for us. only the best. so hang in there... and let me know if there's anything i can do. you know i'm always here.
life as i know it
time is flying by. it's hard to believe it's been 30 days since my last real post. where has the time gone?
turns out it actually has been very busy. from making a 6 hour trip to cazenovia for dinner (of 1 hour) to working long days at the office, to street witnessing, to going to higley, to weekly bible study at our house, to planning a church bbq, (most of which my wife has taken care of!) to worship team, to jetskiing-- and add into that daily life....things are crazy.
and that's just the way i like them. usually. :) i love having people over. i love investing into the Kingdom. i love making surprise trips to caz for my mother-in-law's birthday. i love being able to share my faith with other people. what a privilege! i love jetskiing. i love waterskiing. i love anything on the water, really. summer is here and i love the warm weather (providing there's still a/c around when you want it...) because it means that people are out and about; doing the crazy things that summer brings.
and that's what i'm up to. all the crazy summer things. oh. and while we're on that subject i can't forget to mention that we had an absolutely awesome weekend with some of my favorite people last weekend. jeff, nick, rick, liz, kate and myself all rendevouzed in syracuse for a blast of a time- filled with games, laughter, water sports, shopping, and sunburns. the fact that there are people that love God, who are truly living for the Kingdom in every way, and we get to partner with them--- and even when they go away there's still contact that's kept and fellowship that's enjoyed. that's friendship, my friends. :)
so that's my update. nothing serious to say, nothing profound to write, just an update on me.
