so here i sit backstage minutes before our creative teams show up at ALC as we do our final two xmas eve celebrations. green and blue are good colors for that, right??
after the last celebration, my wife, aaron and i will skip out quickly to an overstuffed car and ride to NC throughout the night. i am excited and a bit worried.
excited because i know tonight will be very awesome here in our church community. worried because as the season has snuck up on me and i have not reflected on the moment as much as i would have liked to do so. emotionally, i would have preferred to take more time to feel and reflect today and the pst few days. lesson learned. the reason for worry is that as i ride down the road, the feelings will catch up with me and i may go into several hours of verbal reflection. i feel sorry for my comrades. but then again, maybe i wont.
it will be very cool to spend time with family and take some time off. i will miss ALC over the holiday, though. i really feel like shauna and i are integrating here pretty well. even on our way back from NC over thanksiving, we recognized the belonging feeling we have here in MD. it has been a very positive, life changing year for us both. not only that, God has proved himself very faithful to us. amidst the challenges, we have seen and experienced the grace and provision of a very caring father.
well what do you know, it seems i am connecting with those feelings already : )
merry christmas everyone,
take the risk and follow what God is leading you towards...you won't regret it.
-n
