I fly tomorrow

I am excited to fly to Hawaii tomorrow and I had a great week full of working, packing, saying goodbyes, and running. My last day in SLO, I attempted a sub-5 minute mile after only three weeks of training, but I hit an invisible wall after lap three and felt like dying after crossing the finish line. If it wasn't for Shane yelling in my face to not give up, I would have quit the last hundred meters. I was proud to run 5:30 and maybe I can knock 30 off my time with some more training. I am currently in Santa Cruz visiting my buddy Josh and his wife Stephanie. I fly at nine tomorrow morning and I am pretty sure my suitcase is thirty pounds over the limit.

The Purpose of this thing

I want to record thoughts and meditations that will both encourage readers and inform friends of what is new in my life. I ask for your prayers continually for myself and that you would all pray like David prayed: "Search my heart Lord and see if there be any wicked way in me." Let us always come to God in honesty and sincerity asking him to set our hearts right before Him. The purpose of this blog will be at the very least a memory-bank for myself in the years to come. God has called me to pastor His people and I may have some interesting journeys and reflections ahead of me. My first destination will be Bible College on the lush garden-isle of Kauai. I will be entrenched in the scriptures for four months; A deep study of some of the most challenging books of the whole Bible will lead me to a closer walk with my God. God will hopefully bring me to the mat as I wrestle with His powerful revelation. I am full of anticipation for this time because I know that the Word of God will not return void and this will be a great investment into what God has called me to do. I leave next week.