- A lot’s been going on since my last mind dump a few weeks ago.
- Some highlights:
- Been coaching my girls’ soccer team — we are currently unfeated (you read that right) with one more chance this Saturday in our last game.
- Had the chance to see Hamilton at Gammage in Tempe. Twice.
- Would have been amazing to do once, but twice was over the top (I’ve got a really generous mom!)
- The music and choreography were spectacular.
- I think it was the best artistic / entertainment experience I’ve ever had in my life.
- I wake up almost every day with songs from that show stuck in my head.
- After battling through a few weeks of sickness with our youngest kids, everyone is healthy now and Molly is out of house arrest.
- Took a week in early February to work on seminary projects, and I am almost done (graduate in May!)
- I’m loving our Ephesians series. Been so fun.
- This is a BIG week when I think about the history of our church.
- This Sunday at 3:30pm we’re having a short Groundbreaking prayer service on the new property.
- When I think about how much money, time, and prayer have been invested into the land and building initiatives — and the vision for them — it’s amazing.
- When we signed an 8-year lease on our current space back in 2011, it might as well have been a 58-year lease.
- Felt like forever.
- But now, that window is closing (May 2019) and we’re on the cusp of a new, exciting future.
- Speaking of future, we’ve hired Arnold Ruiz to be our new Kids Director.
- Mark Andress is now leading the Care ministry and he’s handing Arnold the ministry in great shape.
- I’m thankful for Arnold’s courage in stepping into this ministry.
- It’s a big ministry that will only get bigger.
- As he gets settled, I’m looking forward to how God will grow him and prepare him to lead this ministry into the future.
- Our ministry is growing and changing, but I’m confident that with high character leaders like Arnold, God will continue to work powerfully among us.
- This Saturday I get to take in my first basketball game at Grand Canyon University.
- I’ve heard that it’s a crazy environment and I’m pumped to check it out.
- Lopes up!
- (I think that’s what they say!)
- Then the Oscars are on Sunday night.
- Since seeing films is one of my big hobbies (notice how I snobbily said films?), it’s an event I actually look forward to while the rest of America cringes.
- We have a fun tradition with some good family friends where we fill out ballots and watch it all together.
- Good times.
- Well, that’s what’s on my mind at this point.
- Have a great day.
- Oh, and I’m kind of doing some stuff on Instagram now in case you’re one of those people.
- From what our survey results said, that’s about 38% of you.
- All of life is all for Jesus.
