I had to come home from Thanksgiving early because i had a few shifts that i had to be back for at Starbucks. This meant that my wife and son stayed up in NY with her family (i had to leave thanksgiving day for work on the 26th). They will be getting a ride back down on Thursday, so that means that i am alone all weekend and the first few days this week. While this gives me some devoted time to working on things at church (things are quite busy these days…some of my old posts tell why). Despite the “chance” to spend some concentrated time on “church stuff,” being away from my wife and son makes me realize how i would never want to be a single (i.e. non-married) pastor.
even though i probably do a terrible job at managing time between family and church (i think am getting better, at least i am working at it!) i need them so much. for those of you who know me, i am kind of an emotional misfit and my life is built around relationships. my wife and son obviously are the most important ones that i have…not to mention that they are simply the greatest and i love them to death. so,, when they are gone, it sucks. oh, and i am also quite possibly the most forgetful person in the world. i can’t tell you how many times my brain seems totally unattached from my body…my wife keeps me in line and puts up with so many things! God bless her!
i also just got back from spending a good hour with brad (my co-pastor) and we had a great time talking and dreaming about church. we both just counldn’t stop talking about how excited we are about the future of The Well and would not want to be serving anywhere else. everday day i wake up and realize where God has me in life, with an amazing wife and son and serving in a ministry where the Holy Spirit is really moving i just want to pinch myself and see if i am dreaming…
well, sorry for this mushy, emotional post…that’s what happens when my wife goes out of town…