Changes in the wind...

Well, I have a couple of things to address:

First, the visit from Mike, Kindra, and Peyton.  Peyton is one of the cutest kids I have ever seen... We went out for dinner, and I had no idea what to expect going in.  Mike was my best friend for my first few years at Taylor, but when he started dating my ex-girlfriend, we kind of quickly ran out of conversation material.  So, when they said they wanted to come visit, I wasn't sure what to expect.  I had seen Kindra once since we had broken up, and it was extremely awkward at the time.  They came on Wednesday.  It turned out, it was like catching up with old friends.  Kindra even brought up the Winnie the Pooh prank, and we laughed about it a bit.  Long story short, I feel like I reconnected with a couple of friends.  Going in, I knew it would either be like that or super awkward and the end of a friendship.  I'm glad it went the way it did...

I recently cancelled my trip to Newfoundland.  After talking to Robyn, I realized that if I am going to drop $600 on a trip, I want it to be full of adventure and excitement and have good times with people who want to be around me.  That was no longer going to happen for various reasons that I won't get into.  Anyways, I now have to decide what to do with that week that I took off.  Should I just work?  Should I travel somewhere else?  I guess I'll just have to go with my gut.  I'm not sure what it is telling me.  It makes me a little sad that I can't go have the adventure I thought I was going to have...  Oh well, what can I do?

Last night, I read a message from Michelle, who I've been working on the Amazing race with, and she just out of the blue decided that she can't afford to take a week off and needs to work to pay back her parents some money.  This is scary for me.  It kind of leaves me in charge of the Amazing race and Evening program on my own.  Up until now, I was kind of along for the ride, and was going to be able to take on the responsibilities of in the moment explanations and back-up leadership.  I am quite scared and realize that I am going to have to rely on God now to get thru this.  I'm not sure even where to start.  We were supposed to be going out to camp tomorrow to tour the course of the race, I guess I may still have to get out there alone, and get on things.

On a positive note, I had a pre-dating date with Melissa on Thursday starting right after work.  We went for a walk, ate left-overs at my place, and then chatted until about 11.  We haven't scared each other off, and I am really enjoying spending time with her.  Her character is godly.  This is a woman who deserves the best.  She also really likes me, it seems, and manages to encourage me a ton.  I also met up with her yesterday after work.  She was out with her ex-roommate and the girl she was out with wanted to meet me.  So, I came by and hung out for a bit.  Melissa was a bit apologetic to me, because her old roommate tried to grill me a bit.  She didn't need to apologize.  I really enjoy spur of the moment things and off the cuff, thinking on my feet, conversations.

So, in conclusion, my day off today will involve lots of thinking, planning, and preparation for what God has in store for me over this summer:

"I need to rely on You, God, thru the good times, the bad times, and the ugly times.  You alone grant grace and mercy and I pray that you grant me both in the months ahead."

I also checked out a sermon series that I should footnote here so that others can check it out.  I watched the first sermon, and plan on watching the other 10 sometime soon.

http://www.marshillchurch.org/media/the-peasant-princess

it is a good site so far.  Anyways, signing off for now.