February Already?!

Wow! It's been over a month since I've been on this thing. Lots has happened... been extremely busy... and there's no end in sight. It's a good thing :) To recap:

January was taken away by Mid-Year events and travelling outside for that visiting Hannah and Kristy in Oklahoma and hanging out with Tara in Omaha and Jules (finally!) too! It was REALLY nice to get back to Concordia for a little while. Nice for things to be 'normal' again. Words can't express how nice it was to be with people by own age who know me and love me for who I already am. To make a long story short, it was a great get-a-way but I was glad to get back here to work... and other things too :)

On February 1st I officially accepted the call to stay here at St John Lutheran Church in Palmer. So, there's a standing invitation for any of you who dream of vacationing here-- free room and board is hard to pass up, right? I'm looking forward to spending the next few years here. Things, I'm hoping, will be better. I'm struggling right now with my confirmation class of 22 sixth graders. (They might just drive me to alcoholism!) Basically, they respect no one so it's difficult to implement any kind of rules. My high schoolers are great... that is, the ones that come. Slowly but surely I feel this youth group dwindling. Plus this time next year, I'll be losing 95% of my youth to graduation and college. So, if you have any tips for increasing attendance and/or confirmation crap.

On an up note, few and far between I know, my faith life is getting a bit better. I've been a bit more diligent in my personal devos... they're still not every day but I'm working on it. Baby steps. Baby steps. AND-- more good things-- David and I have been doing Portals of Prayer together a few days a week, which is something he's initiated. Big step for him. (SIDENOTE: Keep his faith in your prayers. He's searching for something, he just doesn't know what. And I'm getting the feeling that I shouldn't be his go-to person for questions and such. Just pray for him.)

Other than that, things are good. I hope y'all have a wonderful Valentine's Day-- remember, it's not just for couples! Stay safe, and remember, Jesus loves you and so do I!!