another friday

well. it's another friday, one more week passed. i dont mean to make it feel like i am counting down the weeks or days. But a few changes this week. I started working for John Peck again to make some extra money so we can pay our bills. I will be working wednesdays for him and probably thursdays, and then be in the SQ office mon, tues. and friday. We also sent out some support/update letters this past week as well. We are praying that a few people will help to support us this summer because SQ is not going to be able to and we will be in a tight situation.
I am starting to get kind of excited about moving our stuff home in June, and we will be packing up the SQ office as well during that time. Moving home is going to be fun, and a challenge. We will be moving home broke and starting completely new jobs, which should make things interesting. But God will provide, as He always does and I have no fear or doubts about that.
One thing has been on my mind, in a "normal" life, how do you keep from feeling like you arent making the most of what God has blessed you with, or that you are wasting your life because He chose to save you and extend His grace to you, and what are you doing to share that with others and make your life matter? just a thought. I dont want to settle for things, or just become comfortable, i want to be challenged, to challenge others, and praise God for what He's done in my life.

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wow, another week actually kind of flew by without me realizing it. It's already friday, i have 35 minutes till i get to go home for the weekend. It helped that i missed work on monday while driving back from MN. Today we purchased the tickets for the Ireland trip, so things are set for our small team of 6 to go to Ireland this summer. Steph and I are headed there a few days early to visit a few of my friends and so i can show her around. It should be alot of fun!!
Have to work tomorrow all day for Jeff on the farm, should be fun. Then we have dinner with the Peck's. I think they are going to try to talk us into staying in ministry instead of moving home, but John and I are also talking work because i am going to start working for him one day a week to earn some extra money to help with our bills. Oh and steph booked her tickets to go see Ali when she has her baby in May. That means a few days alone for me (better try to play basketball every night :). Alright, i better finish up my work.

end of the weekend

well...........the equation that was the title of the last post was truly met this weekend and did not disappoint. Kyle and Marie's wedding was wonderful, God provided a truly beautiful day weatherwise, skinny greg's devotional was challenging, and the plenty of tears of joy were shed. It was truly a blessing to be a part of the wedding and to get to witness the love between Kyle and Marie, and to see and hear how much they have impacted the lives of those around them.
It was also great to see alot of old friends and get to spend some time together reminiscing of the old days and the memories made. Also, the excitement is beginning as Steph and I shared of our plans to return to MN and Fat Greg shared his plans to return from Florida as well. Steph and I had a wonderful weekend, it's coming to an end tomorrow as we drive back to Oklahoma. We shared at church this morning what we have been doing with SportQuest and how God has provided for us and been working in our life. I also got kind of a job offer for a construction job, so we will see where God takes that and what He has in store for Steph and I. Well, off to bed and to pack to drive home tomorrow.

road trip + nostalgia = :)

well.....steph and I are headed home tomorrow night for the weekend. We are driving back to MN for Kyle's wedding. It's about a 12-13 hour drive and we are going to leave Thursday evening and drive through the night. We should arrive sometime early Friday morning. Then Friday night is rehearsal and dinner, Saturday is the wedding, and Sunday we'll hang out with her family. Then Monday we'll stop at my parents and then drive back to OK. Will be a busy weekend but should be alot of fun! I'm excited cause all the guys will be back for the wedding and we should all get to hang out, and I'll get to see people that I havent for awhile. Should bring us back to the college days, a little nostalgia.

birthdays

wow, just had a slew of birthdays. Sandi (my sister), my cousin Mandy, and my friend Kyle all had birthday's on the 5th, my sister Emily's was yesterday the 8th, my dad's is tomorrow the 10th and so is my friend Chris, and then lastly Jeremy's is on the 15th (tax day). Tomorrow night Chris is coming over for dinner and we baked him a cake (but he doesnt know :)). We were also talking about going out bowling, so that should be fun. I met him playing on the basketball team here, and we just hit it off as friends. He was in the army for awhile and doesnt have too many good friends around here, so steph and I have been inviting him to hang out with us more because he's a good guy who just needs some positive influences in his life. Anyway, not much going on today. Easter was good, had a great time with the Petersen's. Also, they are going to let us move in with them for a few weeks this summer so we can vacate our apartment early and save some money on rent. What a blessing it is to have friends like that!

Easter

This weekend is Easter. Steph and I wont be going home because Kyle's wedding is next weekend and we are going home for that instead. We will be heading over to the Petersen's for lunch after church to hang out with Ed and Jean, Tyler, and Jean's parents. It should be pretty fun and definitely good food.
Easter is an interesting time of the year. More people go to church on this holiday than any other time during the year. I feel like it is based solely on tradition, such as the whole family gets together and goes to church, then comes home and has a big easter meal. I wish more people took it seriously and realized how important the day really is. The resurrection is one of the most vital parts of Christianity. Jesus died on the cross as a sacrifice for our sins, but him rising from the dead conquered sin and proved he was not just fully man but also fully God. All other figureheads in religion cannot make this claim, they all died but none of them have risen again! The cross is empy and our sins are forgiven. What a blessing it is to be able to celebrate this day!!

:)

wow! it was a really busy weekend with my family here. It was really fun, but just more than we are used to. We took them out to Jeff Henderson's farm and showed them the baby goats and where I work on weekends, then we drove through the Wildlife Refuge and saw the bison, and finished if off by driving up to Mt. Scott and enjoying the beautiful scenery. The weather was perfect, I think it might have been the nicest day I have ever had when up on Mt. Scott. Overall it was a great weekend and my fam had a nice little vacation. It it going to be nice in August when we move back to MN to be close to both of our families and be able to see them more often.