The Best Surprise Ever

She's home! My twin, the woman whom I look up to and admire like crazy, is home!! I can't believe it. She's been home since Wednesday, apparently, and has been waiting to surprise me. She came up behind me at church today... and I screamed, "OH MY GOD" at the top of my lungs, in the middle of the sanctuary... She's home!

We've decided that the whole being separated by long distances isn't such a good thing. In fact, she thinks I should move back with her when she does go back. Now there's an idea...

ANYWAY, we couldn't hang out today because of family stuff on her part, but tomorrow it's she and I! It's been so hard having her away. It's been like my left arm was missing, or something. But she's back, and Linds and I are a duo again. On the same leadership team for the first time since 2003, in the same town together for the first time in 2.5 months... it's pretty shhaaweet, if you ask me.

This Week:

Monday
-Dr. Appt
-Hang out with Linds

• work on skit stuff
• youth visitors DVD
• youth magazine
  

-Job hunt
-pastor carey stuff

• worship project
• speaking Qs
  

Tuesday
-Horseback riding
-Pastor Carey Stuff
-plan training for youth leadership

Wednesday
-Dr. Appt
-work on stuff at church
-tea with Tarah!
-youth group

Thursday


Friday

Youth Group & Lindsey :-)

Okay, I meant to peace off the net as of yesterday, but because of my failure to think through things, it'll be another day or two. Basically, my church does a media fast every year, and while they aren't starting that portion of our 40-day church wide fast for another 2 weeks or so, I'm on the net a lot and want to start early. So, this will be my last (I think?) post for a while.

I cannot even try to tell you how exciting it is to be working as a part of a youth ministry again. It's fun! It's also very nerve-shaking for me as I'm confronting fear and questioning my "skills." Almost always I feel inadequate and fear that Pastor Jay (the YP) will come up to me, tell me I'm a fraud, and disallow me to be around the kids. I know that's not really going to happen (or at least I hope!) but I fear it, nonetheless. I find myself being fairly timid around the kids and having to force myself to talk with them. I remember feeling this way the first month of my internship at GR First and am hoping that with time it will fade.

Memories! Lindsey and I made some today!











A note: I did, in fact, take more of Lindsey. They're on her camera and she uploaded them for me, so I have far more pictures of myself! (btw: I'm the redhead, she's the blonde, and I'm wearing her super-sweet hat)


This last one is of Jay, the Youth Pastor at my church. Lindsey and I decided we wanted to get him a funny gift, so we found a mug at the hope chest that reads, "You are a very special uncle." Hehe. I'm quite proud of us!

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