Dancing in the Rain

Some would no doubt consider it a strange "Sabbath kick-off", but for me a trip to Six Flags Over Texas (in Arlington) was just the ticket! Between my love of roller coasters, the nostalgia this place holds, and the healthy benefits of fresh air and sunshine, it was fantastic. Oh, and the company was pretty great, too. The only thing that could have made it better would have been to have my "OG Six Flags fam" along--aka, my family and the Vests, of course! Six Flags has always been about facing and overcoming fear for me. I was a very fearful/timid child, and as an adult looking back I think one of the best things my parents did for my little anxious self was take me to ride roller coasters!! (I would insert the "tears of joy" emoji here if I could!) I was coaxed and cajoled on to rides I was hesitant about, but never forced to ride anything--though I waited in every line with them and I was not allowed to complain. Every year, there were rides where ...

"No battle plan survives contact with the enemy."  --Helmuth von Moltke the Elder (Chief of Staff of the Prussian army before World War 1) Well, so much for posting once a week! Although, I suppose if I had really thought about it I would have realized that right at the beginning of summer was not the time to take on that lofty goal. It was a busy summer, as per usual, and there was a grand finale of camp directly followed by a mission trip. Y'all, I'm not as young as I once was, and those 2 weeks back-to-back just about did me in!! However, they were great weeks and the Lord moved and worked and did great things, so it was TOTALLY worth it!  But now, it's August. This is the month where everyone at House of Faith takes a step back and just breathes for a little while. It's the only month of the year where we don't have programs, so everyone takes vacation during this month. And even when we are at work, it's nice and quiet and slow. C...

It's been exactly 4 years since my last blog post. What?! Where has the time gone?! Life has been busy, and as I look back I'm really sad that writing is one of the things I let fall by the wayside. Lately, the Lord has been stirring in my heart, reawakening dreams and passions that have been buried too long by the "tyranny of the urgent". Writing is one of those things, and this blog in particular. I want to be more intentional with the blog than I was before, although I don't have a really clear picture yet of what that will look like. I'm starting with a simple goal of posting at least once a week! Reboot: the dictionary definition says " to make a change in (something) in order to establish a new beginning". That sounds about right! The new design is more simple and focused than it used to be, which is indicative of where I want to go with it moving forward. For this post, let me just give you a snapshot view of my life as it is now (beca...