emerald city recap...

alyssa and i went up to seattle to visit our friend emily this weekend... the trip was unlike other seattle trips i've taken... we did some tourist-y stuff that i hadn't gotten to do before... (underground tour and the ferry to bainbridge island) we laughed a lot... and it was good for my soul... it was relaxing and a great release... i feel like i've been gone for a whole week and not just a weekend...

i love going to other churches... i love hearing sermons... i love a change of pace... my boss was actually up in seattle leading worship at emily's church, so it was fun to once again see cameron in that role... that was good for me, too... i was overwhelmed by the experience of church... i think i've decided i have some level of a.d.d., because sitting still during the sermon was a little tough... not impossible, but i wish i could retain more from listening to sermons without furiously taking notes... i rarely go back and look at the notes...

i picked up a good book this weekend... i love collecting random books and taking them out of context... so from the underground gift shop, alyssa found reproduced copies of the art of kissing, written in 1936... we each bought a copy and we had story time while we waited for the ferry and entertained the masses by singing "you've lost that lovin' feelin'" really loudly... it was great...

but another fun surprise awaited me in my mailbox... i never get mail... i ordered a friend's cd about a month ago, maybe... and i had kind of given up on ever seeing it... but when i got home today, it was waiting on me... and it brought some added joy to the weekend... listening to it has taken me back about 4 years, which is crazy... i'll post some additional thoughts on the cd once i've had a chance to listen to it some more... i already know a few of the songs really well, and i love those, but i'd like to listen to the whole thing a few more times before i give thoughts...

last thoughts on the weekend... i had the chance to get some new perspective over the weekend regarding an upcoming move... i'm just about sure of a move, but have been unsure of where i'll be going... i've been in the application process for journeyman, but it's just not feeling like the right thing, which is strange... but that's okay - i just don't know that it's time... but it may be sometime in the near future, but not now...

and... there's nothing really keeping me in the nw - i don't love my job... i like it, but i know it won't be the last one i have... i don't love my church... i really love my girls and i like my church and the ministry i've been able to be a part of, but it's not the last church i'll be involved in... and i have some great relationships that are a byproduct of my time in the northwest, but those relationships will not cease to exist if i don't live in the northwest...

so... the time to move is soon approaching... and as it stands right now, i'm about 94% sure that i'll be moving to a place i never dreamed i would move to... i would definitely appreciate prayers, if you are someone who prays... i want to know that i'm making the right decision... it feels right... i just want to be sure... just for the record, about 5 hours ago, i was at 89%... the estimated move date is not completely set... but i'm thinking right around/right after christmas... i just really want the door to shut if it's not where i'm supposed to go... so far, the only negative response i've gotten is from some people that i've now put into a category called northwest elitists... i may discuss that more at a later date... i've probably fallen into that category before... but i have full support of my family and most of my friends... (a few in particular who definitely have an interest...) so i guess we'll see...

for now, i have to get to bed because tomorrow is just another manic monday and i need some sleep before the craziness starts!!!