Say Cheese

There's a group photo on my nightstand.  The caption:

CREATED NOT COMPLETED  

renew/laguna beach/twenty ten

I read the words "twenty ten" like it's Greek.  Guess I just can't believe it's only been 2 years since then!!  It's amazing what can happen in such a short amount of time.  

I remember the moment that picture was taken....what happened before it and excited for what would happen after it.  Time does seem to just stand still in photos!  I wasn't thinking about a still shot of life 2 years from then.....how things would be....how people would be.....how things would change.....how people would change....  I just looked at the camera, smiled and said "cheese".

MoNth of MaY

.....I guess you'd say....

.....

....what can make me.....

....feel THIS way....

....my girls!

...talkin' 'bout....my girls...

(...my girls!...)

Wait & See

...I've heard it said...

...that good things...



...come to those...


...who wait.






Well.....if this is true....

do REALLY good things come to those who wait longer :)


[Guess I'll wait (more) and see!]

Nehemiah 8:10

and

do

not

be

grieved,

for the joy of the Lord is your strength

Handsy

...Earlier today a few individuals had a short meeting with Pastor Cory--just going over some upcoming events and just sharing a bit of his heart. He started talking about making more of an effort to establish & maintain relationships with students outside of church. Many times he's told us this (lol) but for obvious reasons: a relationship is more than "seeing" each other on Wednesday nights and how does true relationship grow off one night a week. Lindsey said that it was hard for her too to keep in touch outside of Re:new too. Justin made a comment to the effect of "everyone has stuff goin' on so it is hard".....

I'm the WORST at this. I'm the worst at.....connecting to pretty much anyone outside of Re:new besides MY peers obviously :). I guess even bums can have a lot to do during a week. But honestly, who doesn't have a busy schedule?....who doesn't have a full calender?.....who doesn't have places they have to go to?.....appointments they have to make?....who doesn't have a job to go to or do?....who doesn't have homework that has to be done?.....who doesn't have kids to raise?....or laundry that needs to be folded?....who doesn't have a spouse that needs quality time?....who doesn't have memories that need to be made?....who doesn't have to go to Wal-Mart...again?.....

Everyone's got a plate and, unless you have no pulse, it's full :). I love hearing about our leaders who are making differences in our students lives outside the church walls not because they're extending themselves but because they're doing it while living they're crazy, hectic lives. There's a beauty in having your hands full with life and still grabbing another life and influencing it! I think I'm holding on to some things I need to let go of if I can't say hey on a Fri. when I do it every Wed. Let's see if I'll change this habit of mine--I got a mean death grip :)