I realized after I sent out an email telling people to look at my blog that I should actually say something about what is going on in my life to update y'all (I just started saying that the other day, don't know if its going to stick though).
Here's the short update: I'm still in Carman but I'm not working right now. I've been on stress leave from work (as a youth pastor at Carman Mennonite Church) since Nov. 28 and am not sure when I'll be going back (right now I have until the end of January to make some decisions). Its been a rough fall. I think most of you will know that this summer I was involved in a major car accident in Butte, Montana (never visit there...its the definition of hicksville USA). I was on my way to California with my friends Michael and Misty to visit my friend Sarah and to see the sights of LA (ok, mainly the sights on Rodeo Drive). We were hit by a drunk driver and my car was totalled and we were all injured and it was just a huge mess. Basically what has happened is that I was a LOT more affected by the accident than I thought then I tried to go back to work and was SO busy and it all just kind of fell apart. So I've been recouping for the past 5 weeks. I went home for Christmas with my family which was great. A bit hard b/c It was the first Christmas without my Grandma Downey (she passed away suddenly in Feb.), but good none the less. It allowed me a lot of time to sit with God and think and pray. I feel like right now I'm at a point where I am a lot happier with who I am but am still really searching about what my life is going to look like in the future. Its a very humbling thing when life is all good and you think you know exactly what life will look like one day and then the next you feel like you're running on a tank that is beyond empty and life seems so unknown and foreign from day to day.
Anyways, other than that not so encouraging stuff, things are good. I have found an amazing group of friends here in Carman (well, half of them are in Carman and the other half are in Rosenort which is about 40 minutes away). Larissa is still in Winkler so we see each other almost once a week which is a huge blessing. I miss my family, but I know that this is where God wants me. Life seems a little uncertain right now but I know that God will guide me through. I guess whats the point in having faith if you don't ever get tested and have to use it, right?
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