Wow! It’s been a while!
Where have I heard that before? Oh yeah, the last ten blog posts. Coming close to time to write final “papers” for the Stead Halstead School of Biblical Literacy. Unfortunately, this has taken a bit of the back seat this year. Mainly unfortunate because I still long for the knowledge and the opportunity to dig further into the stories that are so familiar. In a lot of other ways though, not totally unfortunate though, because I wouldn’t trade what has taken up my time instead for anything!
Here’s a quick review:
ENGAGED
Sarah and I got engaged in January. We were out Geocaching, which I’m apprecating more and more as a great way to get outdoors with friends. Sarah and I really enjoy the hunt together, so it seemed like a good time to get engaged too. We’re getting married in two weeks!
BEND
Jim, Dave and I led a mission trip to Bend Oregon through the INN. A great trip for sure, we worked with Habitat for Humanity and did a wide variety of things, including drywall, insulation, siding, more drywall, crawlspace insulating, and installing in-floor heating systems. So great. I learned a ton about leading a trip and realized I’d like to focus the next year on what it means to be a spiritual mentor. The School of Biblical literacy ties in with this, of course.
KABOBS
Sarah and I decided to do build your own kabobs as our wedding food. This is a pretty good sized undertaking since it means the food won’t be catered. It also means the food is about 10% of the catering estimate (nice!). The rubber really hits the road in the next two weeks as we get ready for all things wedding. I’m slightly nervous about this food situation, but we’ve got a lot of great people helping us out who know far more about food prep than I do.
the INN
My role as a senior staff member at the INN has continued to develop more and more. I’ve also signed on to direct the summer INN, which will be great. Summer INN will also give me space to step back and look at a lot of my tasks for next year and re-evaluate how somethings could be done better, more efficiently, and in a way that frees staff time up to do what they work at the INN to do – help students explore faith. This continues to be a great job, and I’ve got a lot to learn! A lot. A lot. A lot.
Alright, that’s the recap. That gets us current, which always feels good for moving forward. This summer, fingers crossed for one post a week. I’m sure I’ll have some good stories and pictures from all the new adventures and travels that are coming up!