I am three days away from graduating from Denver Seminary. My thoughts right now are filled with immense joy and mixed with a incredible fear over what is to come in the next couple months. Here is my short list of to-dos:
1. Graduate sucessfully
2. "Assist" in the birth of our daughter (i.e. try really hard not to faint)
3. Figure out how to get the contents of our house to Minneapolis soon after the closing of our house on June 25th
4. Find a job that will provide financially for the fam along with feeling like I am being used in a meaningful way (also so we have some sort of income and can qualify for a loan on a home)
5. Locate a house that meets Erica's criteria (lots of character, really cute, built-ins, in the city, built before 1950) and my criteria (won't fall apart and cost lots of money to maintain)
6. Try to re-learn how to be in the same city with family and meet all the many expectations
So, that is my minor whining, but whenever I dwell too long on those realities I am quickly struck with our place in life right now. We "randomly" made it to Denver Seminary where we have met so many friends that we will be exceedingly sad to leave. Erica "randomly" got a job where she can be a worship leader, mentor for young women, drama director, choir director, and use her degree. We "randomly" bought a house out here in a 3 day weekend over 3 years ago that happens to be within 10 minutes of both the seminary and Erica's job. We "randomly" showed up at Mission Hills church and found some of our dearest friends.
Praise God from whom all blessings flow. "Why do you worry?... seek first the Kingdom of GOd and all these things will be added to you!" It is my prayer that these next months might be a time to become drenched in the Kingdom.
4 comments:
I look across this sea of chaos and realize that the boats we find ourselves in are strikingly similar
Morrow,
Liz and I are stoked about seeing you walk across a stage of some sort and grab a piece of paper that says you're smarter than us.
Could you remind me when and where we should be for this shin dig. Also could you let us know about the after party.
We're very proud of you!
Also, add this to your list if you're getting a house built before 1950...
-Learn how to be a handyman, because crap is going to break all the time.
How about you also add to your list...
Thank goodness you have friends that know how to fix things and will be living so close!!! But part of that is also learning how to balance them... they might be more demanding than family... :)
Can't wait to meet the new gal in your life and live in the same city as you and your family. Say hi to the wife!
Love,
Em
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